Pensioner lures phone scammers into trap as police arrest unsuspecting tricksters
Officers attended the drop-off point and arrested a 20-year-old suspect. A similar ploy was attempted last September, when…
Letter from a sex offender: How an Auckland abuser tried to bribe his victim out of pursuing justice
He then offered her $5000 to drop the case. The letter left Claire shaking, sickened and “totally disgusted”.…
Former Covid response lead Alister Thorby stole $1.8 million from DHBs
As well as a holiday, he’d spent the money on a property in Foxton and multiple vehicles. Now,…
Auckland engineer who tried to film sex worker with Google Glasses escapes conviction
When spoken to by police the man declined to comment. The man pleaded guilty to one charge of…
System failures: Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora criticised over Waitākere Hospital stillbirth care
The blocked caller mode was one in a series of failures, including those of a doctor and Health…
Kole Stratford jailed for violent assault on woman over meth pipe
Kole Stratford was sentenced to prison in the Nelson District Court on a representative charge of injuring with…
Sex offender wins fight against prison manager after pen pal scheme was scrapped
After the incident, the prison’s director found the monitoring processes for the scheme were insufficient, as there was…
Melbourne model Elise Hodder’s life ‘criminally stolen’ by 24yo killer, family say
More than 50 family and friends of Hodder attended the Victorian County Court on Friday for a pre-sentence…
Alleged burglar armed with samurai sword tried to steal Porsche from Wellington home
Speaking to the Herald, a neighbour alleged a man had entered the complainant’s garage with the sword and…
Judge jails serial thief Tessa Heta after nine-month crime spree across Nelson-Tasman
The 36-year-old was sentenced in the Nelson District Court this week to just over a year in prison…
Man strips naked, claims to be Lucifer while flight boards to Wellington at Auckland Airport
He was restrained by a passenger on another flight, who held him down on a chair near the…
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…