Serial robber Salemona Lisipa sentenced after terrorising children in Auckland home burglary
As he returned to Auckland District Court last week for the latest sentencing hearing, Judge Claire Ryan said…
Serial fraudster Romney Lavea refused parole after denying he did anything wrong
The Parole Board in a decision released to the Herald said Lavea denied the offending that led to…
Catholic school teacher Charles Afeaki jailed again for serial child sex abuse in Auckland, Whanganui
The former Marist Brother appeared via audio-video feed last week, days after his 84th birthday and just over…
Serial sex offender Shannan Taylor sentenced in Whanganui to 22 years in prison
But his sexual offending stretched back even further than that. Taylor is already serving a prison sentence for…
Killer babysitter: Serial murderer Lise Turner’s cot-death lies and a mother’s unending grief
Lauree Ashworth remembers every minute of the day her son was murdered. When she left her Christchurch house,…
Serial shoplifter Anna Salari’s long list of victims as she’s jailed for latest spree
She targeted those stores nearly 60 times, stealing items worth a total of just under $25,000. The breadth…
Auckland High Court judge upholds jail term for immigration fraudster Vincent Smith
But in a reserved decision issued this week, Justice Amokura Kawharu agreed with her District Court counterpart that…
Malcolm Rewa: DNA breakthrough links serial rapist to 1988 teen attack
The High Court has today released the police summary of facts, which sets out the chilling events of…
Violent serial offender Nathan Boulter jailed for murder of Christchurch mum – but refuses to face victims in court
He had been released from prison just 13 days earlier. Nathan Boulter appeared via AVL for sentencing at…
James Van Der Beek, Dawson’s Creek star, dead at 48
“Those days will come.” The actor revealed he had stage 3 colorectal cancer in November 2024, though he…
Serial scammer Dean McAuley jailed again after cleaning out 91-year-old’s bank account
The court heard that in February 2025 McAuley knocked on the victim’s door and claimed to be “doing…
Tim Shadbolt obituary: New Zealand’s longest serving mayor dies at 78 after long illness
He first served as Invercargill mayor from 1993 to 1995, but while he was mayor, he contested the…