Crime

SCF five ready to fight

scf

Ed Sullivan and Bob White are looking forward to their day in court and the chance to clear their names.

Tuhoe show support for 'Urewera four'

Tame Iti

LATEST: Four years and four months after police descended on their homes in the Urewera Ranges, Tuhoe descended on Auckland yesterday.

Fraudster accountant loses dispute

accountants

A chartered accountant who fraudulently gave himself a payrise has lost an appeal against his conviction.

Nightclub bouncer remanded

Jonathan Dixon

The bouncer involved in the Mike Tindall incident appeared in Queenstown District Court on unrelated assault charges yesterday.

Robbed retailers want cameras, not flowers

Ernest Waterworth

Terrified store owners are demanding Wellington City Council beef up security on the main shopping street in Tawa.

Murder weapon adds to pain

Kenneth Moore's murder

Christopher Gleeson murdered the only father he knew with a cricket bat, a choice of weapon that the family described as "too upsetting for words".

Vandals trash dream home

vandalised

A couple only owned their Wairarapa "dream home" for a week before it was trashed by vandals.

Urewera four jury selected

Urewera accuse Tame Iti

Jury of 10 women and two men empanelled for the case of the "Urewera four".

Ex-MP admits charges

David Garrett - ACT MP

Former ACT MP David Garrett has pleaded guilty to drink-driving charges at an Auckland court.

Accused denies mansion killings

Cheng Qi 'Chris' Wang

A man accused of murdering two men after they allegedly attacked him in his Auckland mansion has pleaded not guilty.

They even took the kitchen sink

A home was burgled, trashed and flooded in the worst case of vandalism police say they have seen.

Man played cricket after bat murder

Moore

Man bashed mother's ex to death with a cricket bat - then played cricket the next day.

Thieves pillage weapons, armour

Mike Kjrr

JOHN ANTHONY - © Fairfax NZ News

A group of New Plymouth Vikings had their weapons and armour pillaged during a pre-battle warmup jog yesterday.

Baby murder-accused sobs in court

Serenity Jay

A man accused of killing a Ngaruawahia baby was silenced by a judge for persistent weeping.

Police access Facebook evidence

Matthew Hall

Police investigating a murder asked the US Government to have Facebook hand over information.

Man approaching kids in Waikanae

Police

Kapiti police are concerned about reports of a man in a white car approaching children.

Man jailed for screwdriver stabbing

Judge

A man who stabbed his former partner in the neck with a screwdriver has been jailed for 14 months.

Weekend behind bars for accused

Batato

One of the men facing extradition to the United States over the Megaupload piracy case will spend another weekend in jail.

Wellington man fit for murder trial

Strathmore house where stabbing death occurred.

A Wellington man charged with killing his wife has been found mentally fit to stand trial.

Teen jailed for sexual assault

A teenager who crept into a woman's house and sexually assaulted her as she slept has been jailed.

Drink-driver 'had crack' at police

Judge

A drink-driver who attacked two officers trying to breath-test him has been jailed for nine months.

Accused 'shut eyes and pulled trigger'

In the seconds before Troy Minto died, his alleged killer told him to "f... off" or he would shoot.

Baby death accused wants conviction discharged

Court

A man charged over the death of his baby son, who was found buried in a south Auckland garden, has had his sentencing deferred as he seeks a discharge without conviction.

Auckland bigamist sentenced

Court

An Auckland man who confessed to bigamy has been sentenced to community work and supervision.

AOS callout near Invercargill

LATEST: Police say the Armed Offenders Squad has been called out to an incident near the Waituna Lagoon Rd, east of Invercargill.

Taranaki mum on arson charge

Court

A Taranaki mother has been further remanded in custody for a psychiatric assessment following her arrest for torching her home and allegedly putting her two young children in danger.

Killer Clown Fiend guilty on drugs charges

The sole Killer Clown Fiend to escape a murder conviction following the body-in-the garage trial has walked free for the third time after pleading guilty to having a range of illegal drugs on him when arrested in New Plymouth.

Megaupload co-accused speaks out

Bram van der Kolk, Asia

One of the Megaupload co-accused is confident he won't be extradited to the United States.

Beneficiary admits $86,000 rort

A man who battled for seven years to get compensation admits he cheated ACC.

Tourist alleges police brutality

Police

The police complaints authority is investigating a tourist's claim of police brutality.

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