Crime
Six weeks' prison for dangerous drink-driver
Saturday 8 June 2019 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Crime
Once bitten, twice shy surely isn’t a mantra repeat drink-driver Teutoba Ariu lives by.
Disqualified drunks breaching bans
Friday 7 June 2019 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Crime
“Licences for broad welfare reasons to do with work and support for their families”
Policeman banging on families'
Friday 7 June 2019 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Crime
An officer is abusing his position by repeatedly checking on alleged offenders – lawyer
'Kick meth out, it's an abomination'
Thursday 6 June 2019 | Published in Crime
Nancy Kareroa Yorke has confronted P addiction at its worst.
'Cruel' to disqualify drink drivers
Thursday 6 June 2019 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Crime
Drink drivers’ mandatory 12 month disqualification has been put under the spotlight, after an airport fire engine driver lost his licence.
Reoffender pleads for leniency
Tuesday 4 June 2019 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Crime
A young man who has been remanded in police custody cried out seeking leniency at the High Court on Thursday.
Frequent offender imprisoned
Friday 31 May 2019 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Crime
Jonathan Elisa, 21, was sentenced to three years in prison when he was convicted of 13 criminal charges in the high court last Wednesday.
'Absolute menace' disqualified from driving
Friday 31 May 2019 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Crime
Judge Judith Potter has sentenced Wilfred Dauvois to three years’ disqualification of his driver’s licence stating that he is a menace on the road.
Court orders psychiatric test
Thursday 30 May 2019 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Crime
A young man who is always damaging his family property has been remanded in custody for a psychiatric assessment.
Brother jailed for manslaughter
Tuesday 28 May 2019 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Crime
The manslaughter case involving Pera Junior Tamanu Pera came to an end on Wednesday last week when he was sentenced to five years and four months’ imprisonment.
Fined for 'swerving'
Friday 24 May 2019 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Crime
A 20-year-old man was yesterday fined $50 for carelessly riding a bicycle.
Call for tougher drink driving measures
Friday 24 May 2019 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Crime
Tough new drink-driving laws such as immediate suspension of licence if caught driving over the alcohol limit needs a wide consultation before it can be implemented here, says police spokesperson Trevor Pitt.
Mother of abandoned child in court
Friday 24 May 2019 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Crime
A foreign worker who recently admitted to abandoning a child under the age of six in Matavera has been ordered to come up for sentencing if called upon the High Court within a year.
Customs tackles illegal imports
Thursday 23 May 2019 | Published in Crime
Two male adults were sentenced by the High Court on Wednesday after earlier pleading guilty to offences under the Customs Revenue and Boarder Protection Act 2012.
Two sentenced for illegal importation
Thursday 23 May 2019 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Crime
Course Neiao and Samuel Mataroa were sentenced before Judge Judith Potter at the High Court yesterday after admitting to offences relating to illegal importation.
Reoffender plead not guilty to rape
Wednesday 22 May 2019 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Crime
Notorious reoffender Wilfred Dauvois has pleaded not guilty to a charge of rape that he is alleged to have committed last year.
Police investigate motor vehicle crashes
Tuesday 21 May 2019 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Crime
Police are waiting for alcohol blood test results on a driver who is alleged to have fled from a vehicle crash site in Arorangi last week.
CIFA argues court's jurisdiction
Tuesday 21 May 2019 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Crime
Cook Islands Football Association (CIFA) is arguing that the High Court does not have the jurisdiction to deal with a claim filed against them.
18-months probation
Friday 17 May 2019 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Crime
Tony Tou has been sentenced to 18-months probation on a charge of theft as a servant.
Footballer sues CIFA for $1 million
Friday 17 May 2019 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Crime
A footballer is suing the Football Association for $1 million, claiming he was unfairly sacked from the national team for going out to dinner with his family.