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Bail refused in deception case
Electronically monitored bail has been refused for a second time for a 50-year-old Redwood man who is charged with obtaining nearly $93,000 by deception.
Bail bid delayed for shooting accused
A bid for bail for a 36-year-old man charged with a shooting at Yaldhurst last month has been delayed for three weeks.
Custody remand on shooting charge
An Oxford man has been remanded in custody on a charge relating to a shooting at a Yaldhurst property last month.
Heroin charges admitted by couple
A couple have admitted unusual charges relating to the manufacture and sale of heroin at an address in Wilsons Road in Waltham.
Recruitment consultant ripped off foreign workers
A Christchurch recruitment consultant has admitted ripping off mostly foreign workers for more than $20,000 and gambling away the money.
Defence wants to reassess sex attack risk reports
Consideration of preventive detention for a repeat sex attacker who was once a New Zealand representative wrestler has been delayed while the defence checks on assessments of the continuing risk he may pose.
Court responds to teen offender’s ‘great achievement’
A year after being involved in the aftermath of a violent liquor shop robbery, teenager Tamatea Lorenzo Briggs is seen as having the potential to be “a great leader”.
Receiving charge from Head Hunters raid
A man said to be a senior Head Hunters gang figure has been charged with receiving stolen travel vouchers after a police raid on the gang’s Christchurch headquarters last week.
Repeat upskirt video offending admitted
A man who has already done jail time for taking upskirt photographs in Northlands has now admitted committing the same offence four more times.
Truckie found guilty in cycle death case
A 51-year-old truckie has been found guilty of causing the death of a cycle tourist he never saw as he carelessly turned his truck across a cycle lane in Hornby.
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