Articles by Belinda Feek

Crime

Cop stole $68k from vulnerable pensioner he was meant to help after another crime
Monday, 16 March 2026, 11:19am
A police officer tasked with helping a vulnerable pensioner who had $14,000 stolen from her bank cards went on to steal a...
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'Dysfunctional compulsion': Porn-addicted lawyer loses bid to keep his name secret
Tuesday, 10 March 2026, 8:58pm
A Waikato law firm boss who had a porn addiction has lost his bid to keep his name secret. Damian Paul Botherway, of Botherway...
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'Hardly braked': Drunk, speeding driver killed two mates and lost a leg in fiery crash
Monday, 9 March 2026, 1:51pm
After reaching speeds of up to 125km/h, Kre Turia barely braked before his car smashed into the side of a delivery truck...
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'Doesn't get any worse than this': Man creates fake WhatsApp message after rape allegation
Sunday, 8 March 2026, 1:59pm
A woman is warning others to be alert after a traumatic Tinder date resulted in a man creating fake WhatsApp messages and...
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'Meth-addled' pair's $70k crime wave led police on dangerous pursuit
Wednesday, 4 March 2026, 3:56pm
Two men in the grips of a meth addiction led police on a high-speed pursuit after stealing cars, a caravan and threatening...
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'A liar and a manipulator': Nurse scammed $112k from colleagues, then went gambling
Sunday, 1 March 2026, 3:06pm
A nurse who scammed more than $100,000 from her colleagues for gambling has paid all the money back. But, that wasn’t enough...
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'Utter mayhem': Group of 10 teen burglars' crime spree ends with three in prison
Friday, 27 February 2026, 4:14pm
A group of 10 teen burglars stole a car, then set off on a spree of “utter mayhem” around the Waikato, smashing their way...
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Dad admits to killing 10-month-old son Mustafa Ali on first day of High Court trial
Monday, 23 February 2026, 12:05pm
Warning: This story contains details that some may find disturbing. Mukzameel Mukhzar Ali never wanted a child. After finding...
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Uber driver who raped teen gives up fight against publication of his photo
Monday, 9 February 2026, 9:41am
An Uber driver, convicted of raping a teenage passenger, has given up his fight to prevent media from publishing his photo. Satwinder...
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Man lay in wait before smashing his mate around the head with a baseball bat
Wednesday, 21 January 2026, 8:46pm
After arguing with his mate while drinking, Shane Khan lay in wait for the man, then crept up behind him and smashed him...
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'Sheer terror': Armed group storm teens' flat, rob them at knifepoint
Monday, 12 January 2026, 7:13am
In the dead of night, a group of armed men stormed a Hamilton flat, herded the young victims – some who had been sleeping...
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'You exploited them': Judge slams employer who failed to pay workers
Wednesday, 17 December 2025, 8:40pm
An employer who made one of her staff sleep in the back of her van, while forcing another who lost her baby to pay back her...
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Drugged driver ignored pleas to stop as he drove car across train tracks, killing three friends
Wednesday, 10 December 2025, 2:46pm
High on meth, Norton Sowerby drove his car onto train tracks, causing it to be struck by an oncoming train and killing three...
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'Totally unacceptable:' Murder victim's sister told off by judge for reading pre-approved statement
Sunday, 30 November 2025, 10:32am
A woman whose brother was killed by a group of Mongrel Mob members says she feels revictimsed after a judge stopped her from...
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Tradie ripped off 12 clients by taking deposits but not doing the work
Friday, 28 November 2025, 7:10pm
A Waikato tradie failed to complete any of the work for which his 12 victims paid deposits. Jason Mark Lambert’s victims...
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Inmate bashed prison officer after being told his mum had been killed
Friday, 28 November 2025, 3:10pm
A man on remand for robbery and violent offending punched a prison guard twice in the face after receiving news that his...
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'Doesn't look too bad': Trailer that killed young mum had bad rust, seized brakes
Thursday, 27 November 2025, 8:20pm
A trailer that broke free from a South Taranaki man’s vehicle, crashing into a woman’s car and instantly killing her, not...
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'Frenzied': Gang member stomped on inmate in pack attack while on remand for murder
Tuesday, 25 November 2025, 2:08pm
A Mongrel Mob member was involved in a “frenzied” pack attack on a fellow inmate while waiting to stand trial on murder and...
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'More than a tragic accident': Man lied about mate's death after shooting him on hunting trip
Tuesday, 11 November 2025, 2:39pm
A man who shot his friend during a night time hunting trip had earlier smoked cannabis and and told police the victim had...
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'Motivated out of malice and spite': Woman's deceit leaves trail of victims
Saturday, 8 November 2025, 1:37pm
A woman motivated by “malice and spite” carried out a lengthy vendetta against a former friend, spawning fake documents to...
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'You got it wrong': Cop sprayed compliant motorist with pepper spray three times
Wednesday, 5 November 2025, 3:11pm
A Waikato policeman who sprayed a speeding motorist three times with pepper spray for not handing over his car keys will...
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Driven by 'greed': Mum who spent $500k on food, holidays after workplace theft appeals sentence
Wednesday, 5 November 2025, 7:08am
A pregnant Waikato mother of five, jailed after siphoning nearly $500,000 out of her employer’s bank account over two years,...
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'A good man can do bad things': Man killed neighbour who was always shouting and swearing
Saturday, 1 November 2025, 10:24am
Bonny Anthony Temple may have been a good, law-abiding citizen, but he was still capable of taking a life. And, one day in...
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'Incompetent but good intentions': Tradie cleared of most fraud charges
Wednesday, 29 October 2025, 1:33pm
A Waikato tradie accused of leaving numerous clients out of pocket has been cleared of most of his charges, with the judge...