Auckland school caretaker Ashton Kipa loses appeal over LSD supply to girl, child porn
“Yes all good, make sure you don’t save me as Ash in case your mum sees,” Kipa replied.…
Police Minister Mark Mitchell denies early briefing on Jevon McSkimming complaints
He maintained he was not even aware of Ms Z’s existence until he was briefed on November 6…
Diabetes: Tauranga man breaks spine during seizure while asleep
“I had such a violent seizure that it snapped four [vertebrae] of my spine. “I bit through my…
Hawke’s Bay man hits two holes in one at Lake Taupō golfing challenge
He was relatively prepared in the scheme of things, with his clubs with him, and bought 50 balls…
Danyl McLauchlan: The rot at the top of the NZ Police
Jevon McSkimming and Andrew Coster were once our top police officers. Photos / Getty Images. There must have…
Rebels gang member Ernest Albert’s claim of self‑defence rejected in Mid North stabbings case
Drinks turn to double stabbing According to the court’s recently released decision, Albert was in Kawakawa in June…
Drink-driver Zejayohn Hurinui killed elderly motorist and himself hours after being banned from driving, coroner finds
His mother told police she had travelled from out of town to support her son at court. After…
Murupara police station break‑in accused sacks lawyer in court
Christiansen is alleged to have intentionally damaged doors in the building, and to have threatened to do grievous…
Mark Richardson on life after cricket, broadcasting and starting over in finance
Except, one-by-one, those broadcasting gigs fell over, culminating on that fateful day in March 2023, when Today FM,…
Joshua Turner sentenced in Nelson Court for cabin scam; ordered to pay back ‘every cent’
“You advertised. You knew what you were doing and you went down the track, including exploiting [the victim]…
Caregiver tried to alter elderly man’s estate; judge upholds original will
The High Court said each diary entry appeared to have been written by the caregiver, and signed by…
Female health worker loses medical licence after sharing images of children being abused
Since then, her medical registration has been suspended, and this week the Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal convened for…