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Murderer’s son, Jakeem Bowman-Fenton, repeatedly rams patrol car, then threatens to shoot officers

4 May 2026 at 17:00
Jakeem Bowman-Fenton was a toddler when he saw his teen mum and relatives kill a man.

Jakeem Bowman-Fenton was just 2 when he witnessed his mother murder a man. He has admitted trying to ram a patrol car off the road and threatening to kill police trying to arrest him. Photo / Facebook

Jakeem Bowman-Fenton was just 2 when he witnessed his mother murder a man. He has admitted trying to ram a patrol car off the road and threatening to kill police trying to arrest him. Photo / Facebook

Jakeem Bowman-Fenton was just 2 when he witnessed his mother murder a man. He has admitted trying to ram a patrol car off the road and threatening to kill police trying to arrest him. Photo / Facebook

Jakeem Bowman-Fenton was just 2 when he witnessed his mother murder a man. He has admitted trying to ram a patrol car off the road and threatening to kill police trying to arrest him. Photo / Facebook
Received — 1 May 2026 New Zealand Herald

Zahn Reidy’s meth-fuelled crime spree culminates in theft of car with kids inside

1 May 2026 at 07:00
Zahn Reidy's near 12-hour spree cost his victims more than $30,000.

Zahn Reidy car-jacked a woman and two children during his lengthy crime spree. Photo / 123rf

Zahn Reidy car-jacked a woman and two children during his lengthy crime spree. Photo / 123rf

Zahn Reidy car-jacked a woman and two children during his lengthy crime spree. Photo / 123rf

Zahn Reidy car-jacked a woman and two children during his lengthy crime spree. Photo / 123rf

Amal Salad sentenced for causing fatal crash that killed promising young jockey, Ngakau Hailey

1 May 2026 at 00:00
Ngakau Hailey was doing a wheelie on his dirt bike when Amal Salad failed to give way.

Promising jockey Ngakau Hailey, inset, was killed while doing a wheelstand through a Hamilton intersection after Amal Salad failed to give way. Photos / NZME / Belinda Feek

Promising jockey Ngakau Hailey, inset, was killed while doing a wheelstand through a Hamilton intersection after Amal Salad failed to give way. Photos / NZME / Belinda Feek

Promising jockey Ngakau Hailey, inset, was killed while doing a wheelstand through a Hamilton intersection after Amal Salad failed to give way. Photos / NZME / Belinda Feek

Promising jockey Ngakau Hailey, inset, was killed while doing a wheelstand through a Hamilton intersection after Amal Salad failed to give way. Photos / NZME / Belinda Feek
Received — 29 April 2026 New Zealand Herald

Ex-Pak’nSave store boss Pamela Cossill and her $203k theft, fake $1.3m mortgage application

29 April 2026 at 08:00
Pamela Cossill, 38, spent the money on gambling and maintaining her household.

Hamilton mother-of-five Pamela Cossill, 38, outside the Hamilton District Court today, where she was sentenced on fraud and theft charges totalling $203,394. Photo / Belinda Feek

Hamilton mother-of-five Pamela Cossill, 38, outside the Hamilton District Court today, where she was sentenced on fraud and theft charges totalling $203,394. Photo / Belinda Feek

Hamilton mother-of-five Pamela Cossill, 38, outside the Hamilton District Court today, where she was sentenced on fraud and theft charges totalling $203,394. Photo / Belinda Feek

Hamilton mother-of-five Pamela Cossill, 38, outside the Hamilton District Court today, where she was sentenced on fraud and theft charges totalling $203,394. Photo / Belinda Feek
Received — 27 April 2026 New Zealand Herald

Recidivist ‘high-risk’ shoplifting mum Alicia Te Papa claims she’s an undiagnosed kleptomaniac

27 April 2026 at 07:00
Alicia Te Papa put items in a trolley then walked out of the store without paying.

Alicia Te Papa was sentenced to 10 and a half months' jail on 12 charges of shoplifting when she appeared in the Hamilton District Court last Monday. Photo / Paul Estcourt

Alicia Te Papa was sentenced to 10 and a half months' jail on 12 charges of shoplifting when she appeared in the Hamilton District Court last Monday. Photo / Paul Estcourt

Alicia Te Papa was sentenced to 10 and a half months' jail on 12 charges of shoplifting when she appeared in the Hamilton District Court last Monday. Photo / Paul Estcourt

Alicia Te Papa was sentenced to 10 and a half months' jail on 12 charges of shoplifting when she appeared in the Hamilton District Court last Monday. Photo / Paul Estcourt
Received — 17 April 2026 New Zealand Herald

Hamilton man Karl Barnett found guilty of driving dangerously, causing the death of a pedestrian

17 April 2026 at 06:57
He accepted he caused the fatal collision but argued it was not through dangerous driving.

Karl Sean Barnett pictured leaving the Hamilton District Court. He has been found guilty of dangerous driving causing death and injury. Photo / Belinda Feek

Karl Sean Barnett pictured leaving the Hamilton District Court. He has been found guilty of dangerous driving causing death and injury. Photo / Belinda Feek

Karl Sean Barnett pictured leaving the Hamilton District Court. He has been found guilty of dangerous driving causing death and injury. Photo / Belinda Feek

Karl Sean Barnett pictured leaving the Hamilton District Court. He has been found guilty of dangerous driving causing death and injury. Photo / Belinda Feek
Received — 16 April 2026 New Zealand Herald

Roger Sydney Samson towed boat on corroded trailer, killing young New Plymouth mother when it detached

16 April 2026 at 07:00
The woman's 3-year-old son was also in the car at the time of the crash.

Roger Sydney Samson was jailed for two years and four months when he appeared in the Te Kūiti District Court. Photo / Belinda Feek

Roger Sydney Samson was jailed for two years and four months when he appeared in the Te Kūiti District Court. Photo / Belinda Feek

Roger Sydney Samson was jailed for two years and four months when he appeared in the Te Kūiti District Court. Photo / Belinda Feek

Roger Sydney Samson was jailed for two years and four months when he appeared in the Te Kūiti District Court. Photo / Belinda Feek
Received — 15 April 2026 New Zealand Herald

Hamilton fatal crash accused accepts he should have revealed body ‘lock-ups’ when getting licence

15 April 2026 at 08:00
The accused said he was unsure his symptoms were real and had received conflicting advice.

A Hamilton man is on trial defending charges of dangerous driving causing injury and death after a crash on April 26, 2021, at the intersection of Poaka Ave and Whatawhata Rd in Hamilton. Photos / Belinda Feek

A Hamilton man is on trial defending charges of dangerous driving causing injury and death after a crash on April 26, 2021, at the intersection of Poaka Ave and Whatawhata Rd in Hamilton. Photos / Belinda Feek

A Hamilton man is on trial defending charges of dangerous driving causing injury and death after a crash on April 26, 2021, at the intersection of Poaka Ave and Whatawhata Rd in Hamilton. Photos / Belinda Feek

A Hamilton man is on trial defending charges of dangerous driving causing injury and death after a crash on April 26, 2021, at the intersection of Poaka Ave and Whatawhata Rd in Hamilton. Photos / Belinda Feek
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