Articles by Catherine Hutton
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National
Addiction: $11k worth of drugs found in speakers at former boxer's home
Saturday, 29 March 2025, 11:20amA former boxer who picked himself up off the mat and fought his biggest opponent to date - drug addiction - not only won...
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National
‘Worst f***ing flight’: Executive’s disdain at assistant over business-class seat
Friday, 28 March 2025, 3:35pmA business-class seat on a long-haul flight was not up to the acceptable standard of a high-profile property developer, and...
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National
Here to stay: Court rules Wellington's rainbow crossing doesn't compromise safety
Friday, 21 March 2025, 4:58pmWellington’s Cuba St rainbow crossing was painted in October 2018, after the city council sought to make the city “more deliberately...
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National
What happened at the NZ First event? Judge's defence of alleged Northern Club incident
Monday, 17 March 2025, 8:42pmDistrict Court Judge Ema Aitken is challenging a decision to refer her to a Judicial Conduct Panel after an alleged incident...
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Crime
Woman steals $1m from trust helping needy kids, splashes out on online gambling
Monday, 17 March 2025, 7:02amWhen Iesha Warren first started working for a trust that helped needy children and families, she was responsible for the...
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Crime
Key witness in gang-related murder trial arrested, made to testify
Thursday, 13 March 2025, 8:59pmA key witness in a murder trial was arrested and made to come to court to give evidence on a shooting at a milestone birthday...
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National
‘Devastating’: Council ignored known risks at waterfront where man died – coroner
Tuesday, 11 March 2025, 7:10amA blistering coroner’s report says a young man’s drowning may have been prevented if Wellington City Council had investigated...
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Crime
Gang couple allegedly fled town, left child behind, after fatal 50th birthday party shooting
Monday, 10 March 2025, 8:42pmA gang member and his partner accused of killing one man and wounding another at a 50th birthday party were so desperate...
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Crime
Gang patch ban challenged, lawyer cites Nazi Germany, Taliban comparisons
Tuesday, 4 March 2025, 1:35pmA legal challenge to the so-called gang patch ban has been compared the controversial legislation to Nazi Germany and the...
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Crime
Security guard beat his partner in public after late-night row in Wellington
Saturday, 1 March 2025, 2:08pmAfter being thrown against a wall and sliding to the ground, a young woman who was being beaten by her partner in public...
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Crime
Foot fascination teacher says his 'soul was broken' when he stroked girls' feet
Wednesday, 26 February 2025, 8:25pmA primary school teacher who stroked and massaged two schoolgirls’ feet was part of a Facebook group dedicated to feet. While...
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Crime
Defence argue for acquittal in major meth case, accuse police of failing to follow policy
Monday, 17 February 2025, 9:00pmThe lawyer for a man charged in a major drug operation has urged the jury to acquit his client, saying police appeared to...
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National
Travel company to stump up $140k for unlawful pay cuts during the pandemic
Sunday, 16 February 2025, 5:01pmA travel company that failed to get an employee’s written permission before cutting his wages and bonuses during the pandemic...
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Crime
Driver who gave a gang member a lift was repaid with 18 punches, robbed of $1900
Saturday, 15 February 2025, 10:57amA man on a night out was robbed of cash and badly beaten after reluctantly agreeing to give a young patched Nomads gang member...
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Crime
$673,000 cash, 11.3kg meth found in drug searches, court hears
Monday, 10 February 2025, 9:00pmA police operation, which ended in the search of a man’s car, bedroom and phone allegedly yielded more than half a million...
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National
Reeling in the fishers: Police called as man chucks pāua into ocean during standoff
Monday, 20 January 2025, 7:02amA man stands on the edge of a rocky outcrop on Wellington’scoast clutching an armful of black shells to his stained black...
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Crime
Man who brutally murdered his friend, biting off chunks of his ear, jailed for life
Thursday, 5 December 2024, 12:40pmWire Manuel Reddington has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of his friend Jamie Gill at a property in the...
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National
Girl confronted church volunteer after learning about sexual abuse at school
Saturday, 30 November 2024, 3:02pmA young girl who confronted her abuser after watching a presentation about sexual abuse at school not only stopped the abuse,...
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Crime
Porn, sex toys and beatings: Couple's allegedly violent marriage revealed in assault trial
Monday, 25 November 2024, 8:43pmWARNING: This article discusses family violence, which may upset some readers. A controlling and violent husband allegedly...
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National
Tenant leaves rental in awful condition - but takes carport, gate and garden shed
Sunday, 24 November 2024, 11:22amWhen Lynette Chivon Pedersen moved out of her rental property she left it in a damaged and untidy state that took the landlord...
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Crime
'Satisfying': How police brought down kingpin of $2.9m stolen goods ring
Thursday, 14 November 2024, 8:55pmThe property mogul-turned-kingpin of a ring that netted almost $3 million worth of stolen goods has been locked up. Catherine...
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Crime
'He has this addiction:' Pensioner cast porn to tv, sexually assaulted teen
Sunday, 10 November 2024, 4:47pmA judge has described the actions of a pensioner whose pornography addiction led him to sexually assault a teenage girl as...
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National
'Kick them out': Aussie landlord sends his kids to NZ to evict tenants
Saturday, 2 November 2024, 2:23pmAn Australian-based landlord sent his adult children to New Zealand to evict tenants from his rental property without warning...
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Crime
Boxer facing manslaughter charges after man assaulted outside cinema complex
Monday, 21 October 2024, 1:34pmA boxer charged with the manslaughter of Luke Smith in central Wellington a fortnight ago can now be named as Siale Siale. Luke...
