Articles by Jeremy Wilkinson
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National
Killer who beat man to death with a wheel brace was full of 'righteous anger'
Friday, 13 September 2024, 3:36pmMurderer Peter Holmes has recalled that when he grabbed a wheel brace and beat a man to death he had been full of “righteous...
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Crime
'Fall from Grace': Lawyer who stole elderly client’s life savings given second chance
Thursday, 12 September 2024, 1:52pmA lawyer who stole his elderly client’s life savings and went to prison for it has been allowed to practise law again. Leuatea...
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National
‘I think I am going to die’: Adrenaline given incorrectly sends patient into cardiac arrest
Monday, 2 September 2024, 2:33pmA woman thought she was going to die when she was incorrectly given a third dose of adrenaline by a medical professional,...
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National
‘Appalling cultural appropriation’: Craft beer featuring Māori explorer to be removed
Tuesday, 27 August 2024, 3:42pmA brewery has been slammed for its “offensive” naming of a craft beer after historical Māori explorer Kupe and the use of...
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National
'I do regret that night:' Dad spent 35 years looking for daughter killed in cult
Saturday, 24 August 2024, 9:09amNew Zealand mother Ellen Craig beat her own daughter to death in an Australian cult in 1987. She then moved to New Zealand,...
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National
'Insult to injury:' Corrections evicts veteran prison officer over unclean house
Thursday, 22 August 2024, 8:51pmThe Department of Corrections says its decision to evict a veteran prison officer, who is in the midst of suing the agency...
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National
'His will was clear': Jonah Lomu trademark battle over, doco gets green light
Thursday, 15 August 2024, 7:03amA movie about rugby legend Jonah Lomu’s life has been given the green light after a protracted trademark battle about who...
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National
'Social rehabilitation': Injured man wanted ACC to buy him 4WD to go hunting and fishing
Saturday, 10 August 2024, 3:47pmA man with a severe knee injury has tried to get the Accident Compensation Corporation to pay for a four-wheel-drive so he...
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National
'Sexual innuendo': Former mayoral candidate sent students inappropriate pictures
Tuesday, 6 August 2024, 3:46pmWarning: This story contains graphic language A mayoral candidate with links to a high school sent inappropriate pictures...
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National
'I feel cheated': Tetraplegic denied ACC care despite missed meningitis diagnosis
Saturday, 3 August 2024, 2:55pmGlen Murphy has spent the last six years in a wheelchair paralysed from the neck down. Despite a judge ruling that his doctor...
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Crime
Jail for assistant high school principal who gave student sex toy, groomed her
Saturday, 3 August 2024, 1:50pmA teenager who went to her assistant principal for advice after boyfriend problems was left “deeply shaken” after he abused...
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National
Security worker with links to Mongols offered to be on Ardern’s security team
Saturday, 3 August 2024, 11:06amA security guard with links to the Mongols Motorcycle Club wrote to then-Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern offering to join her...
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National
'I wish I got a second opinion': Women left blind in one eye after missed diagnosis
Monday, 29 July 2024, 9:07pmA woman who is now blind in one eye after two optometrists failed to identify the signs of a severe eye condition says she...
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National
Did a realtor know gang members lived next door to property he was selling?
Saturday, 27 July 2024, 9:41amDid a real estate agent know gang members lived next door to the property he was selling? That’s the question a tribunal...
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National
ECE teacher hid vodka in Gatorade bottle and drank it while supervising children
Friday, 26 July 2024, 12:16pmAn early childhood teacher told colleagues she was sipping on a “a new sugar-free flavour” of Gatorade when it was actually...
