Hoki Matete denied parole again but will be reconsidered in 2026, after 20 years in preventive detention
However, Matete remains an inmate of the Auckland Region Women’s Correctional Facility (ARWCF). The Parole Board declined to…
Murderer, prison escapee Phillip John Smith pleads for parole at his 18th hearing
Smith was caught in June last year with two phones in his cell, which is an offence under…
Matthew Kinghorn, who murdered New Plymouth jogger Anne McCullough, now eligible for parole
Kinghorn, then 28, received a non-parole period of 13 years when he was sentenced in the High Court…
Convicted murderer Mark Lundy to appear before Parole Board for progress hearing
He took his fight all the way to the Privy Council, which quashed the guilty verdict in 2013,…
Lauren Huxley’s brutal attacker Robert Black Farmer is up for parole next year
Lauren Huxley has no memory of the day she was confronted by a stranger in her Sydney home,…
SA government requests review of Snowtown murderer James Vlassakis’s parole decision
South Australia’s Attorney-General has called for a review of the decision to release Snowtown killer James Vlassakis on…
Parole Board highlights Taranaki murderer Julianna Nuku’s changing narratives
The board declined her parole and said Nuku needed to revise her reintegration plan so it accurately reflected…
Convicted Christchurch eye surgeon Ian Dallison seeks return to Canterbury
The Parole Board agreed to release him from prison in June this year, subject to several conditions, including…
Texting truckie Sarah Schmidt, who killed Caleb Baker, released before eligible date
Parole Board apology: Texting truckie Sarah Schmidt, who killed Caleb Baker, released before eligible date ZB Choose a…
Parole Board apology: Texting truckie Sarah Schmidt, who killed Caleb Baker, released before eligible date
Schmidt later pleaded guilty to two charges of dangerous driving – one each of causing death and injury.…
Don Wilkinson murder: John Ward Skinner released by Parole Board after 17 years behind bars for shooting undercover police officer
Sprung by their target Skinner, and his associate Iain Clegg, the pair of police officers fled on foot.…
Former Act Party president Tim Jago denied parole from prison sentence for sexual offending
One of the victims was younger than 16 at the time. Jago denied the offending when charged, took…