Crime
Suspended sentence for assaulting female
Monday August 17, 2020A first-time offender was convicted and given a six-month suspended sentence for assaulting a woman.
Man injured in bush knife incident
Monday August 17, 2020A man received serious cuts to the forearm in a fight involving cane knives at a popular “after hours” hangout spot in town.
Man learns lesson: Just don’t do it!
Saturday August 15, 2020Gene Lewis Maxwell has learnt an important lesson at the High Court: don’t show off stolen bling in a community as small as Raro!
Two years jail for holding a knife to throat of shopkeeper
Thursday August 06, 2020Two of older robbers of the Tex Mart store in Nikao have been sentenced to two years imprisonment.
Sentence today for teenage robbers
Wednesday August 05, 2020Youngsters who robbed Tex Mart store with machete could get jail time for aggravated robbery.
Attacker to get treatment, not jail
Wednesday August 05, 2020An alleged violent attacker has been designated “not fit to plead” by Te Marae Ora’s mental health team.
Three strikes for violent offenders
Saturday August 01, 2020And alcohol is fuelling domestic violence and worsening mental instability, says expert.
Domestic assault accused in cells
Saturday August 01, 2020A man accused of an early-morning domestic assault has been further remanded behind bars.
Prison provides ‘comforts of home’ for repeat offender
Thursday July 30, 2020A recidivist burglar has admitted he only committed multiple crimes so he could return to prison and have a place to sleep and receive three meals a day.
