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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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