Articles by Craig Kapitan
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Crime
'Fractures on every limb': Daycare's concerns leads to discovery of infant's abuse
Friday, 13 June 2025, 9:16amWARNING: Contains graphic content. For about a year, neighbours could hear the constant crying of children from inside a...
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Man's 'devil' visions, LSD use led to scientist's fatal stabbing
Thursday, 12 June 2025, 4:17pmAuckland man found unfit to stand trial for the fatal stabbing of entomologist Stephen Thorpe. The 27-year-old defendant,...
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Driver accused of fatal Auckland bus stop assault appears in court
Wednesday, 11 June 2025, 11:05amA bus driver accused of fatally assaulting a man at a South Auckland bus stop has appeared for the first time in the High...
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Meth-smuggling bigamist who dodged deportation for 28 years jailed for rape
Tuesday, 10 June 2025, 4:09pmA drug-smuggling bigamist who New Zealand authorities have been trying to deport since his arrival as a self-proclaimed refugee...
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'Blood is thicker': Imprisoned father wins appeal after threatening a witness in son's case
Monday, 2 June 2025, 1:08pmFrancis Joseph Smith’s prison sentence for threatening a witness was reduced to six months’ home detention. Smith, 61, pleaded...
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Church-going bank employee led secret life laundering $3m for meth syndicate
Monday, 2 June 2025, 11:34amWatesoni Nacagilevu was sentenced to prison for drug smuggling and money laundering. He admitted to participating in approximately...
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Crime
'Gratuitous, mindless violence': Homeless man jailed for fatal bus stop attack on 60yo
Friday, 30 May 2025, 2:33pmJayden Antonio Cook, 27, was sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering 60-year-old Talini Manu. Cook, who was blackout...
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'Stole my childhood': Sexual predator foster carer given 23-year sentence
Thursday, 29 May 2025, 9:33amWayne Paul Henry has been sentenced to 23 years’ imprisonment for victimising four people over three decades. It’s his second...
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Comanchero v Comanchero crime: Second man admits terrorising bodybuilder's family
Wednesday, 28 May 2025, 1:19pmComancheros member Patrick Leonardo Langi has admitted terrorising a former member’s family with shootings. Langi and co-defendant...
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Crime
Judge grants mercy for phone repairer who went viral trying to airdrop intimate photo
Friday, 23 May 2025, 2:31pmA Sylvia Park kiosk employee faced up to five years’ imprisonment for attempting to AirDrop an intimate photo from a customer’s...
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Inside the Comancheros revenge plot against bodybuilder's family after gang exit stoush
Wednesday, 21 May 2025, 8:38pmElijah Meyer, 23, targeted Khalid Slaimankhel’s family, shooting into homes and endangering children. Meyer pleaded guilty...
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Company directors turned inmates: How two Australians duped Spark with $20m in contracts
Tuesday, 20 May 2025, 2:55pmAustralian IT expert Mark Lester and businessman Sean Bryan were sentenced to three years’ imprisonment. They illegally steered...
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Youth worker and brother of ex-MP found guilty of historical child sexual abuse
Friday, 16 May 2025, 4:51pmTaiawa Harawira was found guilty of historical child sexual abuse after a retrial in Auckland District Court. The jury returned...
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Crime
'Despicable': Swindlers imprisoned for $100k 'blessing scam' holiday
Friday, 16 May 2025, 7:10amThree Chinese swindlers were sentenced to prison before deportation for a $100,000 crime spree. They used a “blessing scam”...
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Crime
Teen accused of murdering US student at Auckland bus stop pleads not guilty
Wednesday, 14 May 2025, 10:50amNot guilty pleas were entered by a 16-year-old and a 32-year-old woman in the murder case of Kyle Whorrall. Justice Graham...
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'Safety of the public': Seven years after teen's murder, 16yo kidnap participant named
Tuesday, 13 May 2025, 11:22amMarica Toalei, involved in the torture and kidnapping of teenager Dimetrius Pairama, has been named after her appeal for...
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Mongrel Mob mum jailed after going into hiding during daughter's murder trial
Monday, 12 May 2025, 1:33pmKelly-Anne Burns was sentenced to two years and nine months for conspiracy to injure and failure to answer bail. Justice...
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Ellerslie double murder: Co-defendant's secret guilty pleas can now be revealed
Friday, 9 May 2025, 1:33pmShu Man Poon pleaded guilty to killing Mei Han Chong and Fuk-Fu Joseph Kwok in Ellerslie. Most aspects of the case are now...
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Pimp exploited 14yo girl, then made her a lieutenant in child prostitution ring
Thursday, 8 May 2025, 7:02amWiparera Paraire pleaded guilty to four charges involving the exploitation of young people. He ran a child prostitution...
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Sadistic chivalry with a power tool: Gang member admits drilling holes in stranger's thigh
Wednesday, 7 May 2025, 2:07pmIsrael Lama and co-defendants pleaded guilty to kidnapping and torturing man. The victim was subjected to drilling, burning,...
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Double-murder trial aborted after just one day
Friday, 2 May 2025, 1:11pmThe double murder trial for an Auckland man accused of killing an Auckland couple and conspiring to kill a third person has...
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Stephen Stone cleared of double murder as Crown drops retrial bid
Wednesday, 30 April 2025, 10:20amThe Crown will not pursue a retrial for Stephen Ralph Stone, whose convictions were quashed in October. It’s been over 25...
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Ex-prefect stood to strike it rich with maple syrup meth scheme – here's why it failed
Tuesday, 29 April 2025, 12:00pmAuthorities seized 713kg of methamphetamine concealed in maple syrup containers, intended for distribution in Australasia. Andy...
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Home detention for serial thief who tasered cop, stole car as owner clung to bonnet
Tuesday, 22 April 2025, 8:21pmZacharius Rakena faced up to seven years’ imprisonment after dangerous confrontations with a theft victim and police. Having...
