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…
Pukekohe woman Haitelenisia Kaumavae sentenced to home detention for $1.5m tax evasion
Her offending was described in court as repetitive and pre-meditated. Inland Revenue told the court that this case…
Rotorua man found with child abuse images sentenced to home detention
Ware earlier pleaded guilty to two counts of possession of objectionable material – one being a representative charge…
Ngamura Maui sentenced to home detention after hitting rival with car in Whakatāne
Things started to resolve, as the AGKs started “backing off”, but Maui arrived on the scene and didn’t…
Katikati cafe owner Joshua Van Loon sentenced to home detention for indecently assaulting staff
Van Loon faced 31 charges related to eight female staff members. He was found guilty by a judge…
What life at Burnham Military Camp’s detention centre will look like for attempted spy
Known formally as the Services Corrective Establishment, or SCE, Burnham’s facility has been described by one expert as…