British political commentator considers suing U.S. following detention
LONDON — British political commentator Sami Hamdi said, on his arrival back in the United Kingdom on Thursday, that he…
Imprisoned mum of five Ariana Thompson-Bell fights for home detention
“This was a very warped sense of entitlement to money that she knew … she was not entitled…
How the arrest of an Israeli military lawyer has again shone light on shocking abuse of Palestinians
In a large room, divided by fencing and razor wire, a group of Palestinian detainees lie face down…
Auckland boy racer who hit pregnant teen, causing baby’s death, loses Court of Appeal fight
At his sentencing in the High Court at Auckland in July for manslaughter, the young woman he hit…
Former NZ Idol music judge Paul Ellis given home detention for high alcohol reading
Judge Bill Hastings said in sentencing him today that Ellis’ life “came unstuck” with the end of his…
Aitua Puriri sentenced for the manslaughter of his Whangārei nephew, Reign Puriri
At the High Court in Whangārei yesterday, there was a heavy presence of police and security officers as…
Reality TV funeral director Fiona Bakulich released from prison after winning sentence reduction on Auckland High Court appeal
Court documents state Bakulich swindled grieving families out of about $18,000 altogether, starting with a $3000 charge in…
Auckland teacher sentenced to home detention for grooming 11‑year‑old boy
“He was at a vulnerable and formative age and stage,” Judge Murray explained. “Your offending would have been…
Auckland man sentenced to home detention for filming 62 women in secret
At his sentencing in Auckland District Court today, the man bowed his head and wept during the proceedings.…
‘Dragged by hair, paraded in Israeli flag’: Flotilla eyewitnesses detail Greta Thunberg’s harrowing detention; prison conditions harsh, unsanitary
Flotilla eyewitnesses detail Greta Thunberg’s harrowing detention Eyewitnesses on a flotilla carrying aid to Gaza described environmental campaigner…
Hawke’s Bay scientist Rashmi Kant sentenced to home detention for indecent assaults on students
The victims should be going out with “a spring in their step and the world at their feet”,…
Man sentenced for possession of sexual exploitation material of children as young as 5 years old
Several electronic devices, containing sexual exploitation images of children as young as 5 years old, bestiality, and computer-generated…