Northland killer dog owner Abel Wira added to child sex offender register
Mauled to death In 2022, Wira came to house-sit Thomson’s home in Panguru while his landlord was in…
Nelson rape: Mohammed Aziz who fled the country jailed for nine years after years of abuse
He was charged after returning to New Zealand more than a year after fleeing when police began an…
Mount Maunganui residents push council for boy racer crackdown
Wardill described the rapid acceleration, engine revving, excessively loud, tuned-up vehicles, aggressive driving and cruising that frustrated the…
Rotorua man James Tatham-Tahere jailed for indecent assault on teenage girl
Wickliffe said the Rotorua man, aged 21 at the time of offending, had an “unhealthy and disturbing” preoccupation…
Nelson man Louis Fleming sent to prison; had ‘desire’ to sexually abuse young children
The items included a USB containing more than 1900 files representing the sexual exploitation and abuse of children,…
Jury takes less than an hour to acquit Whangārei mental health worker of sexual abuse charges
The defendant, whose name is suppressed, has been on trial in the Whangārei District Court facing 16 charges…
Repeat offender Jerry Moka sentenced in Whangārei for raping friend’s daughter
The 51-year-old recently appeared for sentencing in the Whangārei District Court after being found guilty by a jury…
Family torn apart by stepfather’s ‘sadistic’ physical and sexual offending against kids
He was found guilty on multiple charges of sexual conduct with a child under 12 and sexual violation…
Neil Wallace jailed by Nelson court for child sex abuse after victim breaks silence
Wallace couldn’t see, but only hear the victim. The 55-year-old, described as “the predator who hid in plain…
Barry Delahunt jailed for brutal two-hour assault on partner in Nelson
Barry Delahunt pleaded guilty almost a year after the prolonged attack on the woman whom he also blamed…
K Rd pack rape trial: Three Auckland men found guilty of raping German tourist on New Year’s morning
If it was any consolation, he said, “I consider your verdicts entirely commensurate with the evidence”. The two-and-a-half-week…
Whangārei murder trial: Anaru Morunga says he killed ex to ‘protect family’
The Crown alleges he killed Reihana at the Pouto Peninsula home in Northland he shared with his mother,…