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Robbery charge over armed incident
Police allege robbery was behind an armed incident in Bryndwr early on Thursday, in which a 25-year-old man was shot by an intruder.
High risk sex offender admits ESO breach
A high risk sex offender has admitted cutting off his electronic monitoring bracelet in Nelson and going on the run.
Christmas in prison for courtroom outburst
A man’s outburst in court as a jury delivered guilty verdicts in a rape trial has landed him in jail over Christmas for contempt of court.
Tsunami burglary charge remand in custody
A 24-year-old man who allegedly burgled a home a family had evacuated because of the tsunami threat, was remanded in custody at the Christchurch District Court.
Repeat burglar ‘can’t go home’
When 21-year-old Raniera Smyth finishes his prison term, he may go to Nelson to try to find work in the fishing industry because he’s not welcome to head home to the Gisborne area.
Woman convicted of 1992 toddler death now a ‘low risk’
Tania Gaye Hopping – once known as Tania Witika and jailed for the manslaughter of her daughter – is now seen as a low risk offender.
Ex-police officer’s ‘fall from grace’
An ex-police officer was sentenced to community detention for charging someone $1000 to help them through the court system over a traffic ticket, and then not following through.
Man admits riverbank manslaughter
After a long pause and a sigh in the dock, Tony Joe Harrington has admitted the manslaughter of a 41-year-old man in a riverbank fight in Woolston.
Home detention for bad street assault
A man who caused brain damage when he punched his victim to the ground in a street assault has been granted home detention.
Former school principal jailed for almost a decade
Former school principal Michael William Hogan has been jailed for nine years three months for prolonged sexual offending against a boy.
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