A former Child, Youth and Family caregiver will keep his name secret after being accused of sexually abusing more than a dozen boys. The Auckland man faces a total of 43 charges against 17 boys. The 50-year-old appeared in the…
Auckland police are reminding the public to be vigilant about suspicious approaches offering home maintenance work in the wake of alleged scams by British nationals. Auckland City Police detective senior sergeant Bridget Doell said the individuals involved in those types of scams…
A prisoner who wanted to be a "lifer" since the age of 18 has been sentenced to preventive detention for viciously attacking fellow inmates. Stead Nuku, 26, appeared at the High Court in Auckland on Wednesday in front of Justice Matthew Downs…
Two British men, arrested on fraud charges following a series of alleged roofing scams in Auckland, will keep their names secret for now. The pair appeared at Auckland District Court via video link from Whanganui District Court in front of…
Have you recently pleaded guilty or been found guilty of a criminal offence? Are you going to be sentenced in the near future? You may be able to apply for a discharge without conviction under section 106 of the Sentencing…
As Christmas approaches it is a great time to relax, eat and be Merry but not too Merry if you need to drive home. The drink driving limits are much more stringent than they used to be and Christmas is…
The Bail Amendment Act, introduced in 2013 has a lot to answer for New Zealand's burgeoning prison population. When the Bail Act was amended, a clear co-relation to the increased prison population can be seen. Some would argue that the…
The trial of patched members and associates of the Headhunters motorcycle gang allegedly involved in a massive organised crime bust occurred in February of 2017. The trial involved eight defendants who faced a raft of different charges relating to the…
A man accused of the manslaughter of his 2-year-old daughter has told a court he planned to throw a sawn-off shotgun in a rubbish skip on the day his family moved from their home. Instead, he says the gun went…
The Harmful Digital Communications Act creates a new criminal offence for “causing harm by posting a digital communication”. The posting can include text messages sent to an individual or wider audiences where harmful communications are put on facebook or chat…
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