[ad_1] The jury has found Comanchero gang leader Pasilika Naufahu and member Connor Clausen guilty of money laundering and conspiring to supply pseudoephedrine, a class B drug. Pasilika Naufahu, head of the Comanchero gang. Photo: RNZ / Dan Cook A jury delivered the verdict in Auckland High Court this afternoon …
Read More »Guilty plea for the murder of a Raglan motorhome
[ad_1] A man who shot and killed an Australian surfer in his motorhome parked atop a Raglan cliff pleaded guilty to murder. Mark Ronald Garson had already pleaded not guilty to the murder of Sean McKinnon and had threatened to kill his partner Bianca Buckley after attacking them in their …
Read More »‘Terrifying’ moment to a young woman hit by a car on a busy Auckland road leading to police investigations
[ad_1] A police spokesman said they were aware of the footage and were informed. “We are currently consulting to speak with the child’s family to make sure he is well and provide road safety education,” they said. “We want to remind all road users, including pedestrians, of the importance of …
Read More »Romanian duo jailed after scamming New Zealanders out of $ 75,380
[ad_1] Two Romanian nationals who scammed more than 100 New Zealanders out of $ 75,380 have been jailed. Ionut Alexandru Oprescu, 31, and Victor Ionut Ghenadi, 36, were arrested in January for importing and possessing card extraction equipment, designed to help people obtain other people’s credit card details. The duo, …
Read More »2020 election: Greens say Labor climate policy is not good enough
[ad_1] Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson says Labor’s climate action promises are too weak to meet the Paris target of limiting warming to below 1.5 ° C. And he has criticized New Zealand’s public order policies, released today, calling them a desperate move by a low-voting party. Today, Labor leader …
Read More »Work on Ruakura Superhub Accelerates After $ 40 Million Raise
[ad_1] SUPPLIED An artist’s impression of the complete development of Ruakura planned for Hamilton. Development of the Ruakura Superhub on Hamilton’s eastern fringe will accelerate after a $ 40 million funding boost from the Government. The injection of funds, announced Wednesday, includes a $ 20 million grant to Hamilton City …
Read More »Rugby: rookie lockout Tupou Vaa’i makes initial impression of All Blacks
[ad_1] It was Ian Foster’s All Blacks first-team surprise package and he has since handled his rise with such poise that a test debut awaits him this weekend. And yet the best of Taranaki and Chiefs blocking Tupou Vaa’i is unlikely to come against the Wallabies, but in the years …
Read More »US Prison Guards Accused of Punishing Inmates With ‘Baby Shark’ Once Again
[ad_1] Two former jail employees in the US state of Oklahoma and their supervisor face misdemeanor cruelty charges after investigators found they forced inmates to stay handcuffed for hours and listen to children’s songs. Baby shark repeatedly, a prosecutor said Monday. At least four inmates were secured to a wall …
Read More »Rugby: John Plumtree, assistant coach of the All Blacks, will bring back the mestizo
[ad_1] Much has been made of Ian Foster’s rise to the All Blacks throne, but not the tough presence of John Plumtree as assistant coach. Watch the All Blacks go into collapse, cleanup, with renewed vigor against the Wallabies this weekend, and Plumtree’s influence should be clear immediately. After last …
Read More »Palliative care can’t survive on ‘cakes and electronics stores’
[ad_1] By Alex Perrottet of RNZ According to leaders in the palliative care field, the industry can no longer survive on “cakes and tents.” Dr Aileen Collier, President of Palliative Care Nurses of New Zealand, said that nurses’ pay was just the beginning of major problems facing a sector that …
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