Conviction ruled as strike one
A man who indecently assaulted a 16-year-old girl told his victim he had killed 11 people. Brazilian barista Roberto de Lima, who is in his early 30s, admitted a representative charge of indecent...
View ArticleSorted lawyer empathises with homeless
A man who went from being a self-described homeless bum to head barrister of his own law firm will be back sleeping rough next month. Simon Buckingham, 46, who also hopes to run for Labour in next...
View ArticleSunday Insight Rich school poor school parents decile dilemma
When Louise and Penn Trevella shifted from Wellington to Auckland with baby Phoebe for a new life, they looked forward to joining a tight-knit neighbourhood like the one they had just left. The...
View ArticleRugby All Blacks great win percentage
Greatness, of the statistical kind at least, has crept up and bestowed itself on the All Blacks of the past four years. Usually, greatness is the most subjective term - no one can agree on the criteria...
View ArticleConquering the anguish - again
Kaly Gilbert inconsolable after learning her partner Adam Morehu was shot dead by police. She had to break the news to their children and his family. Photo / Rob TuckerNorth Taranaki was quiet at 4...
View ArticleConsumer Watch Buy cheap and shiver
People should not buy low-wattage heaters expecting to save money on heating, experts say. Low-wattage electric panel heaters, such as the heavily-advertised Econo-Heat or Ecosave panel heater, are...
View ArticleName anomaly in taxi-scam manhunt
A taxi camera scam left drivers and cab users at risk because of gaps in legislation, politicians believe. The Herald on Sunday revealed last week that up to 800 cameras installed in cabs across the...
View ArticleAll Blacks Ranger fails to fire in test start
As Steve Hansen picks over the remains of this untidy All Blacks performance, he can at least comfort himself with the fact that he is more aware of several things about his players. Chief among those...
View ArticleBusch homeless
Megan Busch lives in a garage with her four cats and two dogs. Photo / Michael CraigThe mother of Lion Man Craig Busch has lost everything after a finance company called in her debt, forcing her out of...
View ArticleBusch homeless
Megan Busch lives in a garage with her four cats and two dogs. Photo / Michael CraigThe mother of Lion Man Craig Busch has lost everything after a finance company called in her debt, forcing her out of...
View ArticleBusch homeless
Megan Busch lives in a garage with her four cats and two dogs. Photo / Michael CraigThe mother of Lion Man Craig Busch has lost everything after a finance company called in her debt, forcing her out of...
View ArticleBusch homeless
Megan Busch lives in a garage with her four cats and two dogs. Photo / Michael CraigThe mother of Lion Man Craig Busch has lost everything after a finance company called in her debt, forcing her out of...
View ArticleBusch homeless
Megan Busch lives in a garage with her four cats and two dogs. Photo / Michael CraigThe mother of Lion Man Craig Busch has lost everything after a finance company called in her debt, forcing her out of...
View ArticleNZ pastor in jail on drug counts
Photo / File A New Zealand missionary on drug trafficking charges in Australia has been denied bail. Bernadine Terry Prince - also known as Pastor Bernie McCully - grew up in the Whakatane area. She...
View ArticleConviction ruled as strike one
He served his compulsory training in the army but "certainly did not kill anyone". She said she was standing by de Lima. Judge Nevin Dawson gave de Lima his first strike under the three strikes law and...
View ArticleWellington homes still without power as blast eases off
Source: ONE News While the polar blast hitting New Zealand continues to slowly ease off, the effects of the storm are still being felt across the country. Technicians in Wellington are still trying to...
View ArticleElderly woman attacked in her home
Police in Auckland are worried at an escalation in the level of violence being used in a series of home invasions. The latest attack was on a woman at her home in Pakuranga last night at 8pm, when a...
View ArticleAll Blacks ABs end series content
Contentment rather than elation flooded the All Black camp last night. Their ability to emerge triumphant against what they felt was the best French performance of the series was being cherished. That...
View ArticleBetrayed by a Filipina he married and brought over to New Zealand
DEAR EMILY, I have just seen your articles in the newspaper about OFWs having affairs. I am a New Zealand man, 64 years old, who spent nearly four years in an immigration office struggling to bring to...
View ArticleAll Blacks Three probing questions
Patrick McKendry of APNZ and Gregor Paul from the Herald on Sunday answer three probing questions from last night's test between the All Blacks and France. 1. Rugby Herald thought we were primed for a...
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