Wellington sex offender Opetaia Matagi jailed for 12 years
Matagi earlier admitted 17 charges, including sexual violation by unlawful sexual connection, attempted sexual violation, sexual violation by…
Auckland engineer who tried to film sex worker with smart glasses fights for suppression
Police seized the eyewear and confirmed they were Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses, used to take photos, video and…
Convicted Rotorua child abducter John Tekuru found outside school, at playground, after prison release
That data went on to find him in breach of his prison release conditions, which state that he…
Auckland fraudster James Selkirk jailed for firearms, fake licences and police ID
The judge pointed out that Selkirk has been assessed as a high risk of both reoffending and of…
NZ citizen Sauni Sini becomes 501 deportee from Australia for family violence offending
Sini, who had lived in Australia since November 2000, was deemed to have failed the “character test” under…
Tauranga man Noel Raymond Candy sentenced for historical sexual offending
The siblings had been staying with extended family, where he too was staying. Candy continues to deny the…
Police seize five weapons in Levin amid gang conflict crackdown
“Some time later another vehicle was stopped where police found a large knife,” Grantham said, Police said they…