Articles by Craig Kapitan
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Crime
Construction cartel: Secret Auckland company admits bid corruption
Wednesday, 3 September 2025, 9:48amAn Auckland construction industry business that was the target of the nation’s first-ever criminal prosecution for “cartel...
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NZ fraudster loses US extradition battle over 400kg Hells Angels cocaine plot
Monday, 1 September 2025, 2:44pmA fraudster accused of scheming to help import 400kg of Peruvian cocaine into New Zealand, with a pit stop in Texas, has...
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'I'm dead, I'm dead': Father terrified after merging into gang convoy, sparking rage
Friday, 29 August 2025, 4:18pmA father driving home to his two young children after a Saturday morning work shift described a terrifying situation after...
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Woman who ran over, killed ex had contacted police earlier seeking help
Wednesday, 27 August 2025, 1:15pmA woman who fatally ran over her former partner following a tense night of recovering her property from his West Auckland...
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Revealed: Female teacher loses suppression fight over sex acts on student
Thursday, 21 August 2025, 8:07amA former Auckland teacher who was ordered to serve a term of imprisonment after admitting to performing sex acts on a 15-year-old...
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Two jailed in Comancheros retribution plot aimed at ex-member's family
Tuesday, 19 August 2025, 1:19pmWhen an imprisoned high-profile Comancheros member wanted out of the gang life but refused to pay a hefty fine for doing...
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'Toxic and volatile relationship' preceded fatal beating, Crown alleges at murder trial
Monday, 18 August 2025, 8:43pmWarning: This story refers to domestic violence When police found a woman dead in a West Auckland home, bleeding from the...
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Coroner reveals why Christmas Day samurai sword killing charge dropped
Friday, 15 August 2025, 7:07amA newly released coroner’s report has shed light on why police did not pursue criminal charges against a man who killed his...
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'Nothing for him in society': Judge grants arsonist's wish, sends him back to jail
Monday, 4 August 2025, 8:29amA judge has granted the wish of an arsonist who told police he burned down his South Auckland accommodation because others...
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Watch: Does imprisoned gang leader's happy dance prove he was in on $20m meth import?
Sunday, 3 August 2025, 8:14amCould a jailed gang leader’s happy dance – caught on prison yard CCTV – help prove his involvement in a $20 million meth...
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Company boss admits manslaughter after unroadworthy 20-ton truck killed roadworker
Friday, 1 August 2025, 7:09amFor six years prior to the moment a runaway construction truck hit and killed a road worker in a posh Auckland suburb, authorities...
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'Shocks the community': Group sentenced for 'sadistic' 19-hour torture session
Wednesday, 30 July 2025, 1:46pmWARNING: DISTURBING CONTENT A young Head Hunters member who was the ringleader in the gruesome, hours-long torture session...
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Details of gruesome driveway death revealed as woman admits killing
Wednesday, 23 July 2025, 11:46amWARNING: DISTURBING CONTENT A long-running dispute over personal property was the impetus behind a gruesome driveway death...
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'Hunt you down': Former 'shock jock' admits Ford Ranger assault
Saturday, 19 July 2025, 8:17amAfter getting into an argument with a security guard at an Auckland bank, former radio shock jock and reality TV star Iain...
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'Shattered her innocence': Pimp jailed for child prostitution ring ambitions
Wednesday, 16 July 2025, 1:10pmAn aspiring pimp who attempted to create an underage sex trafficking ring with the help of a 14-year-old victim has been...
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Self-defence? Mate of murder-accused says victim liked to use knives in fights
Tuesday, 15 July 2025, 12:40pmA little over a week before Joeli Rankin was fatally stabbed through the heart while forcing his way into a Mt Albert home...
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'Gonna whack it': Ex-gang member with hitman aspirations finally named
Sunday, 13 July 2025, 9:37amA Killer Beez member who was sentenced to home detention in December for a failed conspiracy to carry out the hit of a rival...
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Crown says Auckland murder victim removed knife from body, stabbed attacker before dying
Monday, 7 July 2025, 1:42pmWhen Chrishan Natan Raju fatally stabbed his partner’s close male friend with a 30cm kitchen knife, it was due to a long,...
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'This was your fault,' judge tells boy racer who hit pregnant teen, killing baby
Wednesday, 2 July 2025, 1:40pmA young woman who was about eight months pregnant when she was hit by a driver performing spinouts, resulting in the fatal...
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Man accused of murdering daughter, 5, with pillow is named
Wednesday, 2 July 2025, 11:01amName suppression lapsed today for murder defendant Mukesh Prashad, accused of smothering a young girl with a pillow before...
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Trio sentenced after kidnap victim dragged from library with severed fingertip
Monday, 30 June 2025, 8:53pmA dispute among drug addicts over a car led to a bloody confrontation in a library and a kidnap victim being dragged from...
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Neighbours of Massey reserve heard cries for help as security guard was beaten to death
Monday, 23 June 2025, 11:47amSecurity guard Ramandeep Singh had only been doing his job - trying to lock up the car park gate to Massey’s Royal Reserve...
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Baby killing Mobster loathed being called 'kid killer' in prison, so he murdered again
Wednesday, 18 June 2025, 1:21pmA Mongrel Mob member who killed his baby daughter - then used a prison kitchen-issued knife to fatally stab a fellow inmate...
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'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...
