501 deportee Jeffrey Jones imprisoned for possession and distribution of objectionable material
Judge Louis Bidois also referred to the fact Jones had gone on to reoffend here after being deported…
Tauranga man imprisoned for rape of his 8-year-old cousin
According to the summary of facts, he would sneak into the girl’s bedroom at night, often telling her…
Jack Norris imprisoned for burning down Marlborough vineyard cottage after being evicted
If they had known, he would never have been allowed to stay. The owner told NZME outside court…
Immigration tribunal orders deportation of man jailed for raping wife soon after arranged marriage
The man was sentenced in April 2023 to seven years and 10 months in prison after a jury…
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…
Bay of Plenty father imprisoned for ‘recklessly’ causing brain injury to 8-week-old baby
Just hours after she returned from Starship, her own little boy was heading there, having been intubated, stabilised…
Former Bay of Plenty Family Court lawyer Paulette Main imprisoned for defrauding legal support scheme
Main was working as a Family Court lawyer in Tauranga when she made more than 1200 false claims…
Serial dishonesty offender Adrian Colbert imprisoned for Marketplace scams
The cars included a Nissan Skyline, Toyota Aqua, Suzuki Swift, Honda CR-V, Toyota 86, Subaru Impreza, Holden Colorado,…
Torture ringleader Israel Lama imprisoned along with ‘lieutenants’; younger brother granted mercy
Younger brother Sefelino Lama, who was 17 at the time of offending, was ordered to serve a sentence…