Tag: Auckland High Court

Police have launched sweeping raids targeting a notorious gang led by an imposing man who lived in east Auckland. Investigators have worked alongside Customs, Corrections...

An east Auckland man who permanently blinded his flatmate and landlord during a violent attack has failed in his recent attempt to have his...

The police’s watchdog has issued a scathing report on “inadequate” efforts to protect a young woman before she was stabbed to death by her...

A malevolent plot that left a man dead and his house destroyed by fire has seen one of the culprits sentenced to life imprisonment...

A gang boss who fatally shot a friend at his east Auckland home will serve more than 12 years behind bars for the crime. Emergency...

The law enforcement agency that laid charges against seven people over political donations is defending its decision to prosecute after the Court of Appeal...

One of the men convicted over the death of east Auckland personal trainer Wiremu Arapo has been sentenced to prison for his role in...

A young woman stabbed to death by an east Auckland man who had previously stalked her has been awarded an honorary degree. Farzana Yaqubi never...

The Court of Appeal has overturned the convictions of three businessmen in relation to large donations they made to the National Party. Yikun Zhang, Shijia...

A jury has returned guilty verdicts in the trial of two men charged following a fatal house fire in east Auckland in 2020. Personal trainer...

A young woman’s brutal murder by an east Auckland man has led the Labour Party to announce it will strengthen laws relating to stalking...

An east Auckland man who carried out a mass shooting at a construction site died of self-inflicted injuries. Matu Reid, 24, was serving a sentence...

Police are working to identify what led a man who was serving a sentence of home detention in Flat Bush to carry out a...

Former Botany MP Jami-Lee Ross is reported to be running an escort agency based at residential apartments at Auckland’s Viaduct Harbour. The unusual career change...

An east Auckland man has been jailed after smuggling drugs and cigarettes worth more than $770,000 into New Zealand. Justice Anne Hinton sentenced Flat Bush...

A teenager charged with murder following the fatal stabbing of a man in east Auckland has pleaded not guilty. The 17-year-old was arrested and charged...

The three businessmen found guilty of charges relating to large donations made to the National Party have appeared in court to be sentenced. Yikun Zhang...

A man who caused a fatal road crash in east Auckland in 2019 has been sentenced to prison. A jury earlier this year found Adam...

The Crown has highlighted multiple statements made in late 2018 by former Botany MP Jami-Lee Ross as what it alleges is evidence of his...

A defence lawyer has vigorously questioned a key Crown witness in a trial over election donations made to New Zealand's two largest political parties. On...

The details of trips to China by a New Zealand politician have been discussed in a trial relating to election donations. Seven defendants including disgraced...

An interview disgraced former Botany MP Jami-Lee Ross did with police during his falling out with the National Party in 2018 has been played...

A man who held a key role with the Labour Party has testified in court about an art auction the party held prior to...

The man who brutally murdered a businesswoman in her Sunnyhills home in late 2020 will serve more than 18 years in prison for the...

Seven people are defending charges in an Auckland High Court trial relating to alleged wrongdoing over large donations made to political parties. Among the defendants...

A man has been found guilty of manslaughter for his role in a fatal vehicle crash in east Auckland in 2019. Adam Speir was driving...

In the early hours of November 28, 2020, when most east Auckland residents would have been sleeping soundly in their beds, a killer was...

The defence has made its closing argument in the Auckland High Court murder trial of Fang Sun, who’s accused of killing his former business...

The daughter of an east Auckland businesswoman who was stabbed to death broke down in tears as she told a court she wished she...

The trial of the man accused of murdering east Auckland businesswoman Elizabeth (Ying) Zhong is under way. It's being held at the Auckland High Court...

A murder trial stemming from the death of an east Auckland man has been postponed. Defendants Greg Hart and Sean Andrew Hayde are charged with...

An east Auckland man convicted more than a decade ago of murdering his flatmate has died in prison. Glenn McDonald was sentenced to serve 11...

Three criminal trials with links to east Auckland are set to be held during 2022. The first is scheduled to begin on March 7 at...

The defendants charged over election donations to New Zealand's two major political parties will now be tried together. A ruling by Auckland High Court Justice...

The man charged with murdering east Auckland businesswoman Elizabeth (Ying) Zhong can now be named. He is 48-year-old Fang Sun. Sun has denied murdering Zhong and...

A new trial date has been set for the four defendants in the National Party donations case. Disgraced former Independent Botany MP Jami-Lee Ross and...

The criminal trial of the four accused in the National Party donations case has been adjourned. A staff member at the Auckland High Court told...

A trial date has been set in the case of two men charged with murder over a fatal house fire in east Auckland. Wiremu Arapo,...

The man accused of murdering east Auckland woman Elizabeth (Ying) Zhong has denied the charge. Zhong, 55, was found dead inside her vehicle on November...

UPDATED 4:30PM The relationship between a young mother and her alleged killer was one of “frequent violence and controlling behaviour”, a court has heard. Turiarangi Tai...