Articles by Craig Kapitan and Tracy Neal
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Crime
Guilty: Car thief caused the death of Mercedes owner in high-speed chase that ended in river
Friday, 17 May 2024, 1:17PMHe stole a blue Mercedes and drove at speed with the owner in hot pursuit. Now Kyle James Clarke has been found responsible...
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Crime
Sex worker slashed customer with knife in secluded carpark, severing artery
Friday, 17 May 2024, 10:50AMAn Auckland Central sex worker who for unknown reasons lashed out at a customer with a knife - causing massive blood loss after...
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National
UK man ordered to leave NZ after raping woman he met on dating app
Thursday, 16 May 2024, 8:32AMWARNING: This story discusses sexual assault and may be distressing for some readers A man who met a young woman on a dating...
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Crime
Crown says teens, 14 and 17, 'co-ordinated' fatal stab attack following road rage crash
Wednesday, 15 May 2024, 12:31PM“That’s what happens when you come to Beach Haven.” Those are the words witnesses heard as two youths, then aged 14 and...
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Crime
International rugby player who harmed endangered birds loses appeal
Wednesday, 15 May 2024, 10:07AMAn Auckland-based international rugby player and social media content creator who could have faced up to two years’ imprisonment...
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Crime
'Singled out': Transgender paedophile says prison punished her for inmate relationships
Monday, 13 May 2024, 7:15AMA violent, serial paedophile who is serving a rare indefinite prison sentence says a nearly half-year stretch in “solitary...
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Crime
$250k jewellery store heist: Getaway driver caught with gems stuffed in bra
Saturday, 11 May 2024, 4:57PMA getaway driver found with jewellery stuffed in her bra, price tags still attached, in the immediate aftermath of a violent...
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Crime
Māori weaponry instructor beat students with stick, says heritage exempted him from law
Saturday, 11 May 2024, 12:51PMA South Auckland primary school volunteer who admitted to whacking eight students with a stick during an overly zealous lesson...
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Crime
'I gunned it': Fleeing Merc thief's interview after 70yo owner died in watery crash
Thursday, 9 May 2024, 8:54PMA man driving a stolen blue Mercedes who was then hit from behind by an airborne car giving chase said he “thought he was...
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National
Liz Gunn trial: Airport security worker describes alleged assault
Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 10:34AMAn Auckland airport security worker says she felt intimidated and was questioned about her nationality by anti-vaccination...
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National
70-year-old died in watery crash after chasing man driving his stolen Mercedes
Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 7:08AMWhen Allister Christie spotted his stolen Mercedes being driven by another man he decided to give chase - but soon after...
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National
Dented rental car: Woman's credit card charged for damage she didn't cause
Saturday, 4 May 2024, 4:16PMA woman who returned her rental car after hours was surprised to find the company later deducted $2400 from her credit card...
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Crime
Auckland man revealed to young girl he wasn't her real father, then he slit her throat
Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 12:10PMWARNING: DISTURBING CONTENT A jealous South Auckland husband has admitted using a fish-filleting knife to cut the throat...
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Crime
Hefty sentence for father who beat baby to death, but identity still kept secret
Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 1:20PMAn Auckland man who beat his baby daughter to death - later admitting to police he turned his aggression on the 8-month-old because...
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National
Masseuse badly beaten after refusing client refund for $600 massage
Monday, 29 April 2024, 9:14PMSolomona Te Fono was 45 minutes into an hour-long massage when he decided it wasn’t for him and wanted a refund. But, when...
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Crime
Suitcase murder case: Mum's murder trial comes to halt at last minute, indefinitely delayed
Monday, 29 April 2024, 12:05PMA former Auckland resident who was extradited from South Korea in 2022 to face charges for the alleged killings of her primary...
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Crime
Father joined gang to protect son from 'bullies' - now they're locked up together
Sunday, 28 April 2024, 1:25PMA man who said he joined the Rebels motorcycle gang at age 42 to protect his teen sons from bullying in their “troubled”...
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Crime
501 murder-for-hire convict at-large in NZ after wild police chase in $249k Porsche
Friday, 26 April 2024, 5:24PMAn Auckland man deported from Australia as a 501 after serving prison time as a teenager for a murder-for-hire plot involving...
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Crime
Father recruited 17yo son for armed jewellery heist, claims opiate prescription to blame
Friday, 26 April 2024, 10:42AMFor 10 years, Julian Gerrard Brown had managed to keep his demons in check. But when a workplace injury resulted in a doctor’s...
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National
'Safer at home'? Dad who went to rest home for respite care died after a fall
Wednesday, 24 April 2024, 11:24AMThe family of an elderly man who died following a fall at a rest home says they are struggling to find a way to live with...
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Crime
Patuawa Nathan acquitted of murder and manslaughter after stabbing brother Challas Nathan to death in their Auckland home
Tuesday, 23 April 2024, 4:27PMA young South Auckland man whose boozy 19th birthday celebration at home with family came to an abrupt end when he stabbed...
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National
Estate wars: Woman goes to court after partner leaves $2m estate to his son
Saturday, 20 April 2024, 9:06AMA professional woman with a net worth in the millions felt she hadn’t been provided for adequately after her partner died...
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Crime
Identity revealed of defendant accused of killing security guard at Auckland reserve
Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 3:12PMOne of two men accused of murdering security guard Ramandeep Singh in West Auckland last year has lost name suppression. Lorenzo...
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Crime
Brother recounts anger, shame after killing sibling at birthday party
Tuesday, 16 April 2024, 8:58PMLess than two hours after his 19th birthday celebration ended abruptly with the stabbing of his older brother, Patuawa Nathan...