Articles by Ric Stevens
-
National
'An ethical dilemma': 30-year medical career ended by Covid vaccine stance
Saturday, 12 October 2024, 11:34amDr Phil Macdonald lost his medical career and business over his stand on a Covid-19 vaccination mandate. Macdonald is now...
-
Crime
Home owner used remote camera to catch 501 deportee stealing Christmas presents
Tuesday, 8 October 2024, 7:16pmA burglary victim with a remote video security system watched a 501 deportee moving through their house stealing things,...
-
National
Armed gang debt-collectors knocked on the wrong door
Saturday, 21 September 2024, 4:52pmLate one night, three gang members armed themselves with shotguns, adjusted their hoodies to hide their faces, and advanced...
-
National
Help came 30mins too late for mother and son following boating tragedy
Saturday, 21 September 2024, 9:22am- Boat skipper Kevin Andrew McQuire has pleaded guilty to manslaughter after a tragedy on Manukau Harbour in 2022. - Gemma...
-
Crime
Philip Polkinghorne trial: The jury is going out - what happens now?
Thursday, 19 September 2024, 8:07amToday the jurors will start their deliberations into whether Auckland eye surgeon Philip Polkinghorne murdered his wife....
-
Crime
Nine properties worth $5.7m seized in black market tobacco case
Saturday, 14 September 2024, 2:31pmPolice are moving to confiscate nine houses and apartments in Christchurch, Auckland, Wellington and Queenstown which have...
-
Crime
Kiwi burglar made 51 drug deals by text while at home on monitoring bracelet
Sunday, 8 September 2024, 3:57pmA man with a criminal history 21 pages long made 51 drug deals by text message in the space of three months while confined...
-
National
Canterbury farm workers turn out to be Colombia-linked cocaine smugglers
Saturday, 7 September 2024, 4:50pmStiff prison sentences have been handed out to South American citizens who, while working on farms in the South Island, formed...
-
Crime
Boy, 9, comes to father's aid in violent Mongrel Mob 'hit'
Saturday, 31 August 2024, 1:36pmA nine-year-old boy came to the aid of his father who was being beaten unconscious by two others in a gang-related home invasion. “This...
-
National
Developer, contractor fined $131k for cutting down tornado damaged pine
Tuesday, 27 August 2024, 7:36amTwo men who cut down a tree which had been damaged by a deadly tornado have now been handed the bill for not getting permission...
-
National
'Vile and violent': Widow with a grudge makes 24 threats to kill
Saturday, 24 August 2024, 4:51pmAn Auckland widow with an irrational belief that her late husband’s lawyer somehow contributed to his death made “vile” violent...
-
Crime
Undercover cop spends $60,000 in meth deals over six weeks
Saturday, 17 August 2024, 3:28pmAn undercover police officer netted a drug dealer by pretending to be a methamphetamine buyer who spent $60,000 on the Class...
-
National
Police officer's kick to armed burglar's head deemed justified
Tuesday, 13 August 2024, 11:47amA burglar armed with a knife and fleeing police wrestled a police dog from his leg and held it by the jaw with both hands. In...
-
National
Passionate primary teacher struck off after 'wilfully blind' $431k tax fraud
Thursday, 8 August 2024, 8:42pmA primary school teacher involved in a $431,000 tax evasion scheme with her husband was described by a judge as “wilfully...
-
National
Teen driver in double fatal crash was 'very sensible and experienced' for his age
Thursday, 8 August 2024, 7:54amMechanics who looked at a car the day before it was in an accident that claimed the lives of a young couple believed it had...
-
National
Security guard used 'excessive force' in restraining Eden Park pitch invader during rugby match
Tuesday, 6 August 2024, 8:47pmA security guard who was given a warning after using “excessive force” on a pitch invader during a rugby match at Eden Park...
-
National
Crown nets cannabis dealer, and now it's after her house
Tuesday, 30 July 2024, 1:12pmA solo mother who became a “wholesale” cannabis dealer has avoided being sent to jail, but may lose her home. Veronica Jane...
-
National
'Multiple failures': Midwife censured over note-taking errors during stillborn births
Monday, 29 July 2024, 2:37pmThis story includes details of stillborn births and may be distressing for some people. A woman who endured having a stillborn...
-
National
Why are 1000s of people lying in unmarked graves after dying in State care?
Saturday, 27 July 2024, 9:21amSome were laid to rest in unmarked paupers’ graves. Some were cremated, their ashes scattered over the hospital rose garden. Others...
-
Crime
Violent man wants to serve home detention with his mum - who moved cities to escape him
Thursday, 25 July 2024, 8:36pmA 22-year-old man with an extensive criminal history tried to avoid going to prison by suggesting he instead serve home detention...
-
Politics
Abuse in Care: Landmark inquiry describes decades of abuse a 'national disgrace'
Wednesday, 24 July 2024, 4:14pmRoyal commission of inquiry says ‘unimaginable’ and widespread abuse in care between 1950 and 2019 amounts to a ‘national...
-
Crime
Drug importer's house seizure linked to Bitcoin, the dark web and $268k of US meth
Sunday, 21 July 2024, 4:01pmA methamphetamine importer who bought and sold drugs on the dark web using Bitcoin has had his house confiscated by the Crown. Police...
-
Crime
Man who scaled courtroom barrier to attack murderer admits guilt
Wednesday, 17 July 2024, 3:19pmA man who scaled a 1.8m glass barrier in a Napier courthouse to attack a family member’s murderer in the dock has pleaded...
-
Crime
'Tell us where to find Heidi': Police call on David Tamihere to come clean
Thursday, 11 July 2024, 12:39pmPolice have issued a challenge to David Tamihere, whose convictions for murdering two Swedish tourists 25 years ago have...
