Tag: Auckland District Court
UK scammers locked up and deported
Two United Kingdom nationals are being deported for their part in a text phishing scam which plagued Kiwis with millions of fraudulent messages, police...
Gang associate arrested after fleeing police
Police say they arrested a man after fleeing police officers and driving dangerously across Auckland’s motorway network on Wednesday night.
It followed an earlier incident...
Gang member arrested over presenting firearm, reckless driving
A gang associate faces serious charges after his reckless driving played out across Auckland last night, police say.
Just after 7.30pm on Wednesday, a police...
Scammers charged with obtaining by deception
A visiting United Kingdom national, who scammed New Zealanders out of hundreds of thousands of dollars, won’t be leaving the country anytime soon, police...
Chinese trio arrested for obtaining by deception
Three suspected scammers were arrested this week trying to leave New Zealand with a large quantity of cash from their alleged victims, police say.
A...
Suspect in fatal stabbing charged with murder
Police have charged a man with murder following a fatal stabbing on an Auckland bus on Wednesday.
A female passenger was stabbed multiple times while...
Fish trading company fined $360,000, employee jailed
An Auckland fish trader has been fined $360,000 and an employee jailed for three years and seven months for receiving and distributing thousands of...
Asian bus passengers under attack
Asian passengers on buses travelling to and from east Auckland have been racially abused, robbed, assaulted and spat at in recent months.
Police say they’re...
How mass shooter received home detention for violent attack
Before Matu Reid used a shotgun to kill two workers at a downtown Auckland construction site he’d strangled a woman during an attack so...
Second guilty plea in $8.7m mortgage fraud case
A second person last week pleaded guilty in an on-going $8.7 million mortgage fraud case brought by the Serious Fraud Office.
The SFO has brought...
Guilty plea in SFO property investment case
A Flat Bush property investor charged with fraudulently obtaining millions of dollars in home loans has pleaded guilty at the Auckland District Court.
The Serious...
Pair charged over teen’s death
Two people charged over the death of east Auckland teenager Connor Boyd will go on trial next year.
Boyd, 18, was injured in Auckland's CBD...
Three-year wait for justice
Two men charged with murder following a fatal house fire in east Auckland are set to stand trial almost three years after they were...
Pair arrested over jewellery store robbery
Two people have been arrested and charged in relation to the alleged armed robbery of an east Auckland store.
Counties Manukau Police say two offenders...
