Peter Gray Engineering sentenced after worker fatally crushed at Ōtorohanga site
According to the court document, the victim’s family was at the hearing and gave victim impact statements, which…
Rongjian Feng sentenced in Christchurch court for torturing pet cat
However, it was years before the law caught up with him after CCTV footage revealed a series of…
Auckland baby boutique arson: Alec Bellamy, who previously targeted radio host, jailed after mental health lapse
“However, the potential for that was ever present.” Pram display ablaze Bellamy has been in jail awaiting trial…
Bay of Plenty private ambulance operators sentenced for deception over use and access to controlled drugs
The investigation into the pair arose after a concerned locum pharmacist contacted Medsafe about the quantities of controlled…
Taylor Broughton sentenced for life-threatening knife attack on Whanganui probation officer
Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi (PSA), a Corrections staff union, told NZME that probation officers’…
Declan Vaikele sentenced for shooting stranger on Auckland Central’s Fort St
There is a need to denounce and deter both crimes, she said. “People need to understand that this…
Tauranga man Vincent Reynolds sentenced over $80,000 tax and Covid fraud
Despite resigning as a director, he continued to control the company, filing GST returns, income tax returns and…
Dangerous driver Kevin Bishell, who caused fatal crash, sentenced for driving 190km/h, drugs
His latest brush with the law follows the death of Olivia Keightley-Trigg, 18, on August 28, 2018. On…
Former Waikato police officer sentenced for fleecing $68k from vulnerable victim
The frightened woman was too scared to open the door and cowered and hid. The now former officer…
Northland youth worker sentenced for assaulting child in his care
On that occasion, the whānau were cleaning the house and the child was told to clean his room.…
Drug kingpin Joshua Townshend avoids jail for $669k laundering, mephedrone ring
The raid signalled the end of Townshend’s criminal enterprise that involved importing and manufacturing drugs. An enterprise he’d…
Rakai Thompson sentenced for the Taranaki manslaughter of his friend, Te Omeka Pairama Akariri-Buckley
At the sentencing, the teen’s mother, Donna Akariri, said her son would never be defined by Thompson’s actions.…