Meth lolly importers Yu Wang, Chen Cheah moved to NZ from Asia for commercial drug syndicate
Deceptively innocuous-looking, each tiny package contained an estimated 300 doses of pure methamphetamine. Among those inadvertently given the…
Why Christchurch killer Nathan Boulter avoided facing victim’s family at sentencing
Boulter, 36, stabbed McDonald, 37, to death in her Parklands driveway in July last year as she arrived…
Tim Jago sentencing: Former Act Party president jailed for latest sex abuse charge
Judge Gibson told the court Jago had not acknowledged the offending until now, and that the other two…
Pale Luka jailed for Upper Hutt home invasion, sexual assault over second-hand iPhone dispute
A dispute over a second-hand iPhone triggered a “horror movie” home invasion on a quiet Upper Hutt street…
Convicted murderer Beni Lea’aetoa avoids prison recall after meth plot sentencing
That investigation was an offshoot of Operation Trojan Shield, a scheme by the FBI and Australian Federal Police…
Norwegian crown princess’ son sentenced to four years in prison for rape: court
“I’m mostly known as my mother’s son, not anything else. So I’ve had an extreme need for recognition…
Drug smuggling sentencing for All Blacks great Jonah Lomu’s brother, John, adjourned
The submission from Lomu’s lawyer Jasper Rhodes said his client had been put under pressure from loan providers…
Erueti Wirihana sentenced to seven years for the cold-case manslaughter of Hastings man Eddie Peters
Erueti Wirihana sentenced to seven years for the cold-case manslaughter of Hastings man Eddie Peters ZB Choose a…
Judge rejects sex abuser’s claim of own abuse in Wellington sentencing
The court heard the man gave conflicting evidence to the report writers, unable to say if the alleged…
Mum demands justice, dad pleads mercy during sentencing of drunk driver Pace Kukutai-Tumata
Shortcliffe said his nephew, Pace Kukutai-Tumata, was a victim of circumstance, including a culture of binge drinking. “He’s…
Jonah Lomu’s brother John Lomu pleads guilty to amended drug charge, awaits sentencing
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Dunedin inmate laughed about ‘pool of blood’ after gang-linked jail attack
Judge Robinson said the victim was defenceless, had his back turned, and had no chance to protect himself.…