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Crime
Caught on video: Bungling young bandit jailed for jewellery heist
Friday, 29 March 2024, 4:45PMA young man who joined groups of underage teens in two brazen daylight robberies of high-end Auckland Central jewellery stores...
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Crime
Security company worker pilfers $466k, using his children as decoys, in years-long swindle
Friday, 29 March 2024, 12:34PMAn Auckland man managed to embezzle nearly half a million dollars from his employer in an elaborate, years-long payroll swindle. Randwick...
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National
'Danger to this country': Amateur bomb-maker claimed he had enough explosives to level Sky Tower
Tuesday, 26 March 2024, 4:42PMA homeless ex-con and amateur bomb-maker who caused the evacuation of a busy Auckland Central park earlier this year after...
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Crime
Identities revealed of two men accused of killing Head Hunters member in park brawl
Monday, 25 March 2024, 2:18PMTwo co-defendants set to go to trial next year for the alleged murder of patched Head Hunters member Charles Pongi during...
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Crime
Young murder victim died in mum's arms as primary school students walked home
Monday, 25 March 2024, 1:45PMA young gang member initially implicated in two Auckland murders during an alleged month-long crime spree in 2019 asked a...
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Crime
Ralph Vuletic jailed for Auckland Airport, Ports of Auckland meth import schemes
Saturday, 23 March 2024, 12:48PMA former Ferrari-driving Auckland property hotshot who 20 years ago was considered the industry’s youngest “mover and shaker”...
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Crime
Man who stabbed Auckland MMA fighter to death acquitted on self-defence grounds
Tuesday, 19 March 2024, 7:19AMThe fatal stabbing of well-known Auckland mixed martial arts fighter Kevin “Honey Badger” Hay outside a North Shore residence two...
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Crime
Gunman guilty of murder: Mum, best bud and girlfriend to be sentenced too
Monday, 18 March 2024, 8:30PMAn Auckland man who admitted to ambushing and fatally shooting a small-time drug dealer, fleeing with the victim’s wallet...
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Crime
Thief who sparked nationwide outrage for killing of dairy worker pleads guilty to murder
Wednesday, 13 March 2024, 10:32AMAn Auckland man who sparked nationwide outrage and widespread protests after stabbing to death a newlywed dairy worker in...
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Crime
'Strung out' murder defendant boasted of being 'active as f***' on morning of killing
Tuesday, 12 March 2024, 8:43AM$350 for a gram. Methamphetamine addict Julius Te Hiva Ka told jurors that was all he was thinking about on the morning...
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Crime
Ethan Dodds, accused of murdering Ben Mcintosh, spends second day in witness box
Friday, 8 March 2024, 5:12PMWhen authorities searched murder suspect Ethan Dodds’ home - weeks after Ben Mcintosh was shot to death in what appeared...
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Crime
Jail time for henchman who planned to burn down victim's house after stab attack
Friday, 8 March 2024, 2:06PMA religious fanatic who was recruited to stab to death a fellow Auckland resident he’d never met — then, as the victim fought...
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Crime
Radio host attempted murder plot was hatched by popular Auckland religious leader
Friday, 8 March 2024, 7:56AMA charismatic Auckland-based religious leader with two popular Sikh temples and thousands of devotees was behind a bloody...
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Crime
Man jailed for 'cowardly' fatal attack on comatose victim
Wednesday, 6 March 2024, 1:26PMSimmering anger over a woman appears to have spurred an Auckland man with an “alarming and extensive” criminal history to...
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Crime
Duo claims MMA-trained intruder's attack warranted fatal stabbing, head kick
Monday, 4 March 2024, 8:43PMWhen 50-year-old Kevin Patrick Hay - a large-statured man with mixed-martial arts training and a history of mental health...
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National
Bus driver stabbed ‘below his heart’ with hunting knife after Hop card malfunction
Friday, 1 March 2024, 4:07PMA man who stabbed an Auckland bus driver with a hunting-style buck knife just below his heart has pleaded guilty to the vicious...
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Crime
‘I’ve sinned. I murdered my daughter’: Damning police interview played at dad's trial
Friday, 1 March 2024, 9:07AM“I came in the room and my daughter was sleeping. As soon as my daughter saw me she cried, and then I was angry. I thought...
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Crime
Crown alleges slain man's partner helped his killer
Thursday, 29 February 2024, 8:54AMA small-time drug dealer who was shot in the head at close range after being lured to a West Auckland reserve under the guise...
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Crime
'You failed': Dad's grief as mother of 2yo beaten to death sentenced
Tuesday, 27 February 2024, 12:01PMA young mother who didn’t properly protect her 2-year-old daughter from her abusive boyfriend, resulting in the toddler’s...
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Crime
'Enough to level the Sky Tower': Amateur bomb maker's threat that spurred large-scale evacuation
Tuesday, 27 February 2024, 7:06AMA homeless, wheelchair-bound ex-con who caused the evacuation of Auckland’s Albert Park last month had warned police he had...
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Crime
Woman who helped cop killer flee murder scene jailed for longer term after meth supply raid
Friday, 23 February 2024, 6:35PMA woman who was previously convicted of helping a cop killer flee the scene of a 2020 shooting rampage returned to court...
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Crime
Both parents of 8-month-old who died covered in bruises admit they assaulted kids out of anger
Tuesday, 20 February 2024, 9:13PMAn 8-month-old girl who died after arriving unresponsive at a South Auckland clinic two years ago had suffered multiple “atypical”...
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Crime
Gambling addict bank employee lost $200k in fraudulent loans at SkyCity
Tuesday, 20 February 2024, 7:19AMA former Auckland bank employee who embezzled $262,000 from the business to fuel a severe gambling addiction has been ordered...
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National
Young Auckland couple jailed for 'aggressive bullying' that led to teen's dragging death
Friday, 16 February 2024, 1:26PMA young Auckland couple convicted last year of dragging teenager Connor Boyd to his death outside a Britomart nightclub after...