‘Too dangerous to be free’: Mum who poisoned husband sentenced
“And then, having failed in her first effort, of spending the next 17 days not changing course, but…
Christchurch man took 486 pāua from Hikurangi Marine Reserve to sell
“He intended to sell the pāua, which is illegal,” Jay said. “Fishery Officers have zero tolerance for this…
Auckland father Michael Cole, linked to 451kg meth import, gets home detention
As a result, he appeared in the High Court at Auckland today for sentencing on charges of money…
Alexandra man sentenced for secretly filming partner while she slept
“I could not outrun what you left in me.” The woman was giving a victim impact statement in…
Mattheus Heimer sentenced to nine months supervision for assaulting woman at McDonald’s Queenstown
The incident arose after Heimer entered McDonald’s Queenstown in the town centre at 3am on December 17, 2025.…
Gore mother sentenced after accidentally running over and killing 3-year-old son in driveway
Malakai Kumeroa-Philp died following a driveway incident in Gore on New Year’s Day, 2025. Photo / Supplied After…
Former All Black Robert Kururangi sentenced for illegal home-kill operation
Kururangi had leased the land to farm pigs, and later told Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) officers that…
Auckland duo sentenced, handed $45k fine for importing and selling prohibited weapons
The couple were arrested in June last year and sentenced at the Auckland District Court yesterday. A 50-year-old…
Gloriavale teacher Vigilant Standtrue sentenced for assaults on boys
In a victim impact statement read to the court, the 29-year-old father of four said he had lived…
Amal Salad sentenced for causing fatal crash that killed promising young jockey, Ngakau Hailey
The courtroom friction began before the hearing, as Hailey’s family argued with security over the amount of seating…
Rotorua man who gambled Covid relief funds sentenced to home detention
Rumble set up the company RumbleboysNZ in September 2020 but he never traded under that name or his…
Auckland boy racer manslaughter convict Micheal Ngamo named, prison sentence lengthened
“I never thought in my life I would hurt someone in this way,” he said in a letter…