Former Canberra business owner jailed for sexual offences against three of her then-employees
A Canberra businesswoman is behind bars after she was sentenced in the ACT Supreme Court for sexual offences…
Woman banned from owning animals after starving puppy found with bullet in leg, 100 fishbones in stomach
Patchy was put down after the pet pitbull cross was discovered emaciated, with a bullet lodged in its…
Palmerston North’s Jack Greer sentenced for street race crash that killed teen Olivia Hintz
While Hintz wasn’t in his car, and he didn’t crash, he still took part in an illegal street…
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…
Company director who drove into two Auckland women walking their dogs sentenced for hit and run
A judge said the man’s explanations simply weren’t credible. “It would have been clear to him that he’d…
Michael Pratt, owner of GirlsDoPorn, sentenced to 27 years in US federal prison
Before being arrested at a Madrid hotel in 2022, Pratt, 42, was on the FBI’s 10 most wanted…
David Moynaham sentenced after child exploitation material found at his Hamilton home
This week, the 65-year-old appeared in the Hamilton District Court for sentencing on 13 representative charges of unlawful…
Whangārei man Brian Amaitaiti sentenced for chasing teen with chainsaw over loud music
The situation was apparently common and an annoyed Amaitaiti got into a verbal altercation with the teen and…
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…
Freemans Bay stabbing: Auckland sex worker Laken Kingi sentenced after attacking client
“The defendant, holding a hunting knife, chased the complainant,” the agreed summary of facts states. “While running away,…
Bay of Plenty’s Napoleon Eketone sentenced for indecently assaulting teen exchange student
According to the police summary of facts, Eketone and the teen had been at the family home, along…
Foxton murder: Four sentenced for Mongrel Mob member Dean Kahukiwa’s death
Inside court, security escorted five people out during proceedings, which ran for several hours. The defendants William Hines…