Rakai Thompson acquitted of Taranaki murder of Te Omeka Pairama Akariri-Buckley, guilty of manslaughter
The foreperson delivered the unanimous verdict – guilty of the alternative to murder, manslaughter. Te Omeka’s whānau quietly…
Taranaki trial of murder-accused Rakai Thompson shown recording taken at scene of Te Omeka Pairama Akariri-Buckley’s stabbing
Later, salt, pepper, bread and butter were found on the bench next to the dish. After Thompson’s arrest,…
High Court trial for murder-accused Rakai Thompson begins after the Waitara, Taranaki, death of Te Omeka Akariri-Buckley
Rakai Jacob Thompson has been accused of murdering the 17-year-old promising rugby league player, with whom he was…
Childcare centre and supervisors charged after toddler’s death outside Darwin
A rural Darwin childcare centre and three of its staff have been charged after the death of toddler…
Death of child trapped in fence at childcare centre ruled ‘preventable’
The death of a toddler who became trapped on a fence at a childcare centre outside Darwin last…
Media Insider: Heat on RNZ chief executive Paul Thompson and board after scathing review – who can they lure? Air NZ safety video up in the (AI) air; Stuff journalists eye strike action
Less than 24 hours later, he was releasing a scathing independent review of RNZ National, in which former…
Daytona Thompson charged with manslaughter after the one-punch death of Daniel Nganeko in New Plymouth
He said he understood their grief and asked for calm, which was respected. On Monday, Thompson pleaded guilty…