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‘A roadmap to crime’
Shaun Francis Whittaker claims he has been “incarcerated in some form” for 27 of his 41 years. He made the claim in his “Memoirs from Inside the Wire” which was handed to Christchurch District Court...
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Crooked career choice in question
File image. © Andrew Bardwell A judge told Sean Daniel Browne he was “not the smartest guy”. Might be time for the teenager to rethink his crooked career choice. Browne has already served a 10-month...
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Airport oops leads to jail
A 32-year-old man has begun has begun a 20-month jail term after a monumental luggage oops at Christchurch Airport. Adam Joel Penfold, a photographer, was booked as a passenger on a Jetstar flight to...
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Coast man admits sword robbery
A man who robbed a West Coast petrol station with a samurai sword pleaded guilty to a charge of aggravated robbery in the Christchurch District Court. Fane Christopher Dudley, 38, entered the BP...
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Couple sentenced for meth lab at house
A couple arrested after a meth-lab raid by police on their Linwood property two years ago, kissed and hugged in the dock before they began their separate sentences. Jasmine Aroha Karetai, 38, was...
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Tour bus driver had no passenger licence
Police allege a tour bus driver stopped on Te Anau’s challenging State Highway 94 was not licensed to transport passengers and was using another driver’s licence and logbook. The driver had previously...
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Crown will seek to join murder-related cases
The Crown plans to apply to bring all cases together for three men facing charges relating to the alleged murder of a Greymouth mother. The joinder application is likely to be filed for a case review...
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Laughing woman ordered out of court
File image. © Andrew Bardwell A laughing woman was ordered out of court as the sentencing of determined burglar and receiver Matthew John Woods began in the Christchurch District Court. “Well, well,...
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Tourist driver admits fatal crash
A Chinese tourist driver who admitted causing a passenger’s death in a fiery crash near Cromwell on Sunday has been disqualified from driving before he heads home. Thirty-nine-year-old He Huang was...
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Charges mount against online cheat
Online cheat Jasmine Carole Lasseter stood downcast in the dock while a judge went through all the charges mounting up against her, one by one. With 34 charges now listed, the painful process took a...
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Phone-use bail condition for meth importation accused
A strict phone-use condition has been imposed on two men charged with importing methamphetamine with a street value of $50 million from Mexico, as they are released on electronically monitored bail....
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Skipper of grounded trawler faces charges
The skipper of the fishing boat The Lady Sarah that ran aground off Lake Ellesmere in December 2016 has been charged with failing to keep a proper look-out and a breach of work safety regulations....
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Delay for Sumner murder trial
A new date in September has been set for the High Court trial of three people charge with murder over the death of a man found injured in a Sumner carpark in March 2017. The trial had been set for...
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Tour bus driver and manager found guilty of fraud
A tour bus driver and his employer have been found guilty of fraud charges after a traffic stop on the difficult Te Anau highway found the driver was not licensed to carry passengers. Christchurch...
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Alleged wine fraud company in liquidation
A North Canterbury wine company facing charges alleging fraud concerning wine production, has been placed in liquidation this month. The Waipara-based company, Southern Boundary Wines Ltd, and two...
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Online child sex abuse offender jailed
The United Nations estimates that 750,000 sexual predators are connected to the Internet at any one time. One offender stood in the dock in Christchurch today before beginning a two-year five-month...
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Stealing computers should bring harsher sentences – judge
Stealing computer gear should be regarded as an aggravating feature at sentencing because of all the financial, personal, and sentimental details people store on them, said a Christchurch judge as he...
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Youth planned mass killing in Christchurch
A Christchurch teenager who converted to Islam planned to ram a car into a group of people and then stab them until the police killed him, the Christchurch District Court was told at his sentencing....
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Fraudster back in custody on more charges
Repeat fraudster Ann-Marie Kathrine Smith is back in custody awaiting sentence after admitting four more offences – some of them while on release conditions after her jail term. She appeared in the...
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‘Vigilante justice’ charges admitted
A man accused of carrying out vigilante justice over some schoolyard bullying has pleaded guilty to kidnap, assault, and sexual violation charges in the Christchurch District Court. The 40-year-old has...
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