Articles by Belinda Feek
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Crime
‘You ruined my life’: Woman confronts rapist as he's sent to jail
Tuesday, 25 March 2025, 9:01pmWARNING: This story deals with sexual offending and may be distressing. A woman has described how being raped ruined her...
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Crime
Man who threatened to shoot kids in school says he was just ‘having a bad day’
Monday, 24 March 2025, 8:35pmA man who phoned Parliament House and threatened to start “killing kids” at schools says he was simply “going through a bad...
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National
'I luv u always have': Man's frightening, erratic infatuation with woman
Thursday, 20 March 2025, 8:08pmA man’s infatuation with a woman he falsely claimed he was in a relationship with became so intense that she feared for her...
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National
Woman bashed person with hammer in mall car park after seeing kid eating cigarettes
Thursday, 20 March 2025, 1:16pmA woman has admitted trying to bash a person to death with a hammer at a shopping centre after seeing a young child eating...
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National
‘Massive problem’: Man five times limit drank bottle of vodka then ‘went for a drive’
Tuesday, 18 March 2025, 4:07pmA Hamilton man caught drink-driving at more than five times the legal limit was on a zero-alcohol licence after months earlier...
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National
‘No remorse’: 50-year-old jailed for child abuse imagery – again
Monday, 17 March 2025, 10:05amWarning: This story contains content that people might find distressing. Despite previously being jailed, and placed on a...
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Crime
Teen who gave underage girl drugs before unlawful sex too young to be jailed
Wednesday, 12 March 2025, 8:39pmA 17-year-old who plied an underage girl with cannabis, before forcing himself on her on five occasions has avoided a jail...
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National
'Today, we get justice:' Sexually abused students tell teacher as he's sent to jail
Friday, 7 March 2025, 6:10pmFormer St Peter’s School teacher Geoffrey Coker maintains he’s been a scapegoat for sexual indecency offending against seven...
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Crime
'Both men helped themselves': Mongrel Mob members raped 14-year-old in motel room
Wednesday, 5 March 2025, 8:23pmWARNING: This story contains details that may be distressing for some readers A teen girl raped by two Mongrel Mob gang members...
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Crime
‘F*** this’: Frustrated mum removed baby's oxygen, tried to leave ED after delays
Sunday, 2 March 2025, 11:45amTired, angry, and stressed after a seven-hour wait, a Ngaruawahia woman ripped her baby off a hospital’s oxygen machine while...
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National
'A wolf in sheep’s clothing:' How one woman's $500k theft destroyed a family business
Saturday, 1 March 2025, 11:30amAfter getting caught in the devastating sharemarket crash of the 1980s, Michael Anselmi was determined to protect not only...
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National
‘Brought to its knees’: Employee’s $500k theft forces business to fold
Tuesday, 25 February 2025, 3:36pmA woman who stole more than half a million dollars from her employer over 14 months has brought the business “to its knees”,...
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National
Police officer charged with fracturing man's ribs and elbow during arrest, filing false report
Friday, 21 February 2025, 6:18pmA policeofficer is facing criminal chargesafter allegedly fracturing a man’s ribs and elbow during an arrest and then filing...
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Crime
'Her life had just begun': Distraught family address toddler's killer as she is jailed
Friday, 21 February 2025, 1:25pmA teen stepmother continued to deny killing her partner’s 2-year-old daughter as she was jailed for her death today. Jessica...
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Crime
Man killed by police ‘planned mass shooting’
Thursday, 20 February 2025, 7:17amThe former wife of a man killed in a shootout with police in Hamilton believes he was about to carry out a mass shooting...
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National
Prisoner who nearly died after meth bag burst inside him caught with the drug again
Friday, 14 February 2025, 5:16pmA prisoner hospitalised after a bag of meth he swallowed at a tangi burst, nearly killing him, has been found possessing...
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National
‘She said ’yes': Man acquitted of filming Tinder date during consensual sex
Thursday, 30 January 2025, 9:04pmA man has been cleared of making Snapchat videos while having sex with a woman he met on Tinder after his lawyer argued she...
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Crime
‘I’m so broken’: Family’s grief after car crashes into Fonterra truck, killing young couple
Tuesday, 28 January 2025, 8:40pmAn Auckland man will fight charges laid after the car police allege he was driving crashed into a Fonterra truck and caught...
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Crime
'I’ve got four counts of manslaughter and I want to make you the fifth,' man tells cop
Tuesday, 21 January 2025, 8:40pmA Hamilton man convicted for his part in an illegal street race that resulted in the deaths of four people drunkenly tried...
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National
‘Quite unusual’: Woman’s extravagant lengths to get free rent
Saturday, 18 January 2025, 11:42amA Hamilton woman defrauded four property rental companies over nearly three years, costing them tens of thousands of dollars. Christine...
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National
‘I can do whatever I want’: Shoplifter threatens to rape staffer during theft
Friday, 17 January 2025, 5:20pmA drunken shoplifter threatened to rape and kill a Specsavers staff member as he stormed out of the store with more than...
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National
'I felt like I failed her': Father haunted by preschool daughter's abuse
Friday, 17 January 2025, 3:14pmWarning: This story discusses sexual assault and may be distressing for some readers A father invited his friend over for...
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National
‘Now a low risk to others’: Teen involved in $378k Michael Hill robbery avoids jail
Wednesday, 15 January 2025, 8:20pmA 17-year-old who stormed a Michael Hill store with three others and fled with $378,000 worth of jewellery has managed to...
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National
‘Constantly looking over my shoulder’: Man's relief at being caught after five years on the run
Tuesday, 14 January 2025, 8:11pmA man who fraudulently clocked up nearly $50,000 of purchases from businesses like Bunnings spent five years on the run before...
