HHeadlines Read More More than 10,000 children stood down for physically assaulting other students, teachers last yearDecember 17, 2025 That drove down the total number of stand-downs and the rate of stand-downs for every 1000 students, which…
HHeadlines Read More Hamilton woman Kate Gough avoids jail after sexually assaulting teen boyDecember 5, 2025 ‘I’m being set up’ Gough’s offending covered the whole sexual offending spectrum, including sexual intercourse. On one occasion,…
HHeadlines Read More Man wielding hedge trimmer tasered three times after assaulting and chasing woman holding baby – were police justified?November 26, 2025 She was reportedly bleeding and screaming as he was hacking at the wooden shelter with half of a…
HHeadlines Read More Stevee Ormsby sentenced to six months’ supervision for assaulting self-appointed parking wardenNovember 22, 2025 At the trial, the court heard that Watts regularly took photos of illegally parked cars on his street…
HHeadlines Read More Northlander who assaulted two women named as ex-Kaipara councillor Pera PanioraNovember 4, 2025 “The way women are treated in a public office is despicable – I hate it,” he said. However,…
HHeadlines Read More Mathew David Linch jailed for strangling, assaulting Nelson woman over rent disputeOctober 21, 2025 A member of the public stopped to help and drove the woman to safety, with Linch following until…
HHeadlines Read More Prominent Northland leader admits assaulting two women in WhangāreiOctober 17, 2025 The case was transferred to Kaikohe District Court, at the request of the leader. Judge Greg Davis asked…
HHeadlines Read More Aakash Aakash of Wellington jailed for sexually assaulting woman, and lewd public actsOctober 10, 2025 Aakash was charged with unlawful sexual connection, indecent assault, and three counts of doing an indecent act, all…
HHeadlines Read More Blenheim man Delfin Cruz sentenced for indecently assaulting woman he lured with fake modelling jobOctober 7, 2025 Today he appeared in the Nelson District Court dressed in a grey suit. He was sentenced to a…
HHeadlines Read More Auckland musician who abused ex has convictions set aside, granted permanent suppressionSeptember 2, 2025 A jury ruled he had bitten his partner on the forearm and hit her in the head using…
HHeadlines Read More Katikati cafe owner Joshua Van Loon sentenced to home detention for indecently assaulting staffAugust 29, 2025 Van Loon faced 31 charges related to eight female staff members. He was found guilty by a judge…
HHeadlines Read More Bay of Plenty’s Napoleon Eketone sentenced for indecently assaulting teen exchange studentAugust 21, 2025 According to the police summary of facts, Eketone and the teen had been at the family home, along…