Articles by Lesley Deverall
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National
Security vetting of foreign students in NZ?
Monday, 9 January 2017, 9:31amA security expert wants more scrutiny of foreign students coming here to study. It's after a man who studied at university...
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Emergency
Rescues underway at West Coast beaches
Tuesday, 24 November 2015, 3:00pmUPDATED 4.30pm: Two women have been pulled from the water near Lion Rock at Auckland west coast surfing beach Piha. Police...
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National
Soldier sacked after demanding sex pictures
Tuesday, 5 May 2015, 5:17pmA soldier's lost his bid to keep his job after he was dismissed for trying to coerce two women into sending him raunchy photos...
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Crime
Accused's name secret, but face revealed
Tuesday, 28 April 2015, 10:03amUPDATED 8.36PM: The Crown has opened its case in the trial of the man accused of killing Auckland woman Blessie Gotingco. A...
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World
Revenge porn sentences increased in UK
Tuesday, 14 April 2015, 10:04amRevenge porn can now get you up to two years jail in England and Wales. A new law's come into effect making it an offence...
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Crime
Ram raid ends in police chase
Tuesday, 14 April 2015, 7:03amUpdated 8.28am: A police chase that spanned almost the length of Auckland has ended with a car crashing into a concrete barrier...
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Emergency
Hunter shot in the back
Monday, 13 April 2015, 10:42amUpdated 12.50pm: A hunter is in hospital after being shot in the back. The 21 year old and a mate went to retrieve a deer...
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National
NZ's human rights record slammed
Thursday, 2 April 2015, 8:35amUpdated 10.37am: Human rights researchers are promising not to let their report languish. The report accuses New Zealand...
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Crime
Mark Lyon's "pimp" avoids jail time
Friday, 20 March 2015, 12:27pmThe young woman who acted as "a self-confessed pimp", luring under-aged girls into a web of sex and drugs has dodged a jail...
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National
IPCA Roastbusters investigation due tomorrow
Wednesday, 18 March 2015, 11:53amThe findings of an investigation into the police handling of the Roastbusters investigation are about to be released. The...
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Upper North Island
Police officer who shot dog with arrow charged
Wednesday, 11 March 2015, 8:20pmA Whakatane police officer who shot a dog with an arrow has been charged - after police reversed an earlier decision not...
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Crime
Police appeal after cycling child assaulted
Wednesday, 4 March 2015, 10:56amChristchurch police are door knocking in Hornby for witnesses to an assault on an 11 year old boy. Detective Senior Sergeant...