Jacob Blake sentenced for Christchurch van thefts and drug‑fuelled crime spree
The man leapt into the passenger seat and tried to stop him from driving off. But Blake drove…
Mathew Hannon sentenced for manslaughter after he ‘engineered’ neighbour’s death
After a lengthy police investigation, Hannon and two other men were charged with murdering the 55-year-old. Mathew David…
Auckland teacher sentenced to home detention for grooming 11‑year‑old boy
“He was at a vulnerable and formative age and stage,” Judge Murray explained. “Your offending would have been…
Blenheim man Delfin Cruz sentenced for indecently assaulting woman he lured with fake modelling job
Today he appeared in the Nelson District Court dressed in a grey suit. He was sentenced to a…
Basil Anderson jnr sentenced for killing his father in Pātea, South Taranaki, amid meth psychosis
The 36-year-old appeared in the High Court at New Plymouth for sentencing on an admitted charge of manslaughter.…
Music mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sentenced to over four years in prison
Combs was acquitted by a jury in July of the most serious charges against him – sex trafficking…
Blade Herbert sentenced over Whangārei ‘drug deal gone wrong’ that led to kidnapping
Dressed in black clothes and wearing a glove, Herbert began yelling at two victims in the lounge. “Where…
Whangārei father and son sentenced in relation to cannabis operation
The court heard that on October 30 last year, Tipene jnr was driving when he pointed an air…
Christchurch man who kept $215,000 in employee PAYE is sentenced to home detention
Between May 2022 and March 2023, RSL was required to file PAYE returns each month. Inland Revenue said…
Joshua Turner sentenced in Nelson Court for cabin scam; ordered to pay back ‘every cent’
“You advertised. You knew what you were doing and you went down the track, including exploiting [the victim]…
Rotorua woman Elaine McHardy sentenced after defrauding aviation company
McHardy was sentenced in Rotorua District Court in June, but recently lost her battle to keep her name…
Christchurch builder Gary Moss gets home detention for $260,000 tax evasion
He also failed to file tax returns from 2019 until 2022 and in 2023 filed a false income…