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Received today — 3 May 2026 New Zealand Herald

Auckland man avoids conviction for allowing teen sex work at his Kohimarama home

3 May 2026 at 07:00
The judge called the case 'very unique and unusual' for such an unsavoury-sounding charge.

A man who pleaded guilty to helping a 16-year-old engage in sex work out of his home has been granted a discharge without conviction and permanent name suppression.

A man who pleaded guilty to helping a 16-year-old engage in sex work out of his home has been granted a discharge without conviction and permanent name suppression.

A man who pleaded guilty to helping a 16-year-old engage in sex work out of his home has been granted a discharge without conviction and permanent name suppression.

A man who pleaded guilty to helping a 16-year-old engage in sex work out of his home has been granted a discharge without conviction and permanent name suppression.
Received — 27 April 2026 New Zealand Herald

Comanchero gang member Patrick Langi jailed again after Auckland commando training

27 April 2026 at 05:00
It was envisioned as an elite hit squad and a US Marine was flown here to make it happen.

Patched Comancheros member Patrick Langi has been sentenced for training under a US Marines combat expert to be part of the gang's "Ghost Squad". Photo composite / Michael Craig and NZ Police

Patched Comancheros member Patrick Langi has been sentenced for training under a US Marines combat expert to be part of the gang's "Ghost Squad". Photo composite / Michael Craig and NZ Police

Patched Comancheros member Patrick Langi has been sentenced for training under a US Marines combat expert to be part of the gang's "Ghost Squad". Photo composite / Michael Craig and NZ Police

Patched Comancheros member Patrick Langi has been sentenced for training under a US Marines combat expert to be part of the gang's "Ghost Squad". Photo composite / Michael Craig and NZ Police
Received — 26 April 2026 New Zealand Herald

Auckland boy racer manslaughter convict Micheal Ngamo named, prison sentence lengthened

26 April 2026 at 06:31
'This offence uprooted my entire life,' his latest victim said.

Boy racer Micheal Ngamo is sentenced in the High Court at Auckland in July 2025 for manslaughter. Photo / Dean Purcell

Boy racer Micheal Ngamo is sentenced in the High Court at Auckland in July 2025 for manslaughter. Photo / Dean Purcell

Boy racer Micheal Ngamo is sentenced in the High Court at Auckland in July 2025 for manslaughter. Photo / Dean Purcell

Boy racer Micheal Ngamo is sentenced in the High Court at Auckland in July 2025 for manslaughter. Photo / Dean Purcell
Received — 22 April 2026 New Zealand Herald

Family violence killer Tupaea Kerr guilty of murdering Charlie Watson in Glen Eden, Auckland

22 April 2026 at 06:00
Victim of killing stabbed through the voice box and left with a shoe print on her face.

Charlie Josephine Watson was fatally stabbed in the neck after years of abuse at the hands of Tupaea Kerr. He has admitted so but denied murdering her. Photo / Supplied

Charlie Josephine Watson was fatally stabbed in the neck after years of abuse at the hands of Tupaea Kerr. He has admitted so but denied murdering her. Photo / Supplied

Charlie Josephine Watson was fatally stabbed in the neck after years of abuse at the hands of Tupaea Kerr. He has admitted so but denied murdering her. Photo / Supplied

Charlie Josephine Watson was fatally stabbed in the neck after years of abuse at the hands of Tupaea Kerr. He has admitted so but denied murdering her. Photo / Supplied
Received — 20 April 2026 New Zealand Herald

Pukekohe hit-and-run murder trial: CCTV shows Toni-Ashley Crawford crashing into Teri Rhind

20 April 2026 at 17:00
As the pedestrian lay alone in the road for 45 minutes, she focused on a hook-up.

Toni-Ashley Crawford appears in the High Court at Auckland, accused of having murdered Teri Rhind in Pukekohe in October 2024. Photo / Michael Craig

Toni-Ashley Crawford appears in the High Court at Auckland, accused of having murdered Teri Rhind in Pukekohe in October 2024. Photo / Michael Craig

Toni-Ashley Crawford appears in the High Court at Auckland, accused of having murdered Teri Rhind in Pukekohe in October 2024. Photo / Michael Craig

Toni-Ashley Crawford appears in the High Court at Auckland, accused of having murdered Teri Rhind in Pukekohe in October 2024. Photo / Michael Craig
Received — 16 April 2026 New Zealand Herald

Auckland murderer Malcolm Rewa, NZ’s most notorious rapist, sentenced after new crime emerges

16 April 2026 at 22:56
Malcolm Rewa was confronted in court by a woman who was 16 when he targeted her in 1988.

Murderer and serial rapist Malcolm Rewa appears in the High Court at Auckland for another sentencing after DNA testing confirmed he was the unidentified attacker in a sadistic 1988 attack and rape of a 16-year-old. Photo / Dean Purcell

Murderer and serial rapist Malcolm Rewa appears in the High Court at Auckland for another sentencing after DNA testing confirmed he was the unidentified attacker in a sadistic 1988 attack and rape of a 16-year-old. Photo / Dean Purcell

Murderer and serial rapist Malcolm Rewa appears in the High Court at Auckland for another sentencing after DNA testing confirmed he was the unidentified attacker in a sadistic 1988 attack and rape of a 16-year-old. Photo / Dean Purcell

Murderer and serial rapist Malcolm Rewa appears in the High Court at Auckland for another sentencing after DNA testing confirmed he was the unidentified attacker in a sadistic 1988 attack and rape of a 16-year-old. Photo / Dean Purcell
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