Articles by Ric Stevens, Open Justice
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Crime
‘How dare you put your hands on my missus:' Killer's words as he stabbed woman in chest
Friday, 22 September 2023, 3:33pmA man said “how dare you put your hands on my missus” as he swung a knife into the chest of a woman, causing a fatal injury. The...
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Crime
Meth-maker with $1.5m debt to Crown has to give up ‘bequest’ from late father
Thursday, 14 September 2023, 11:35amA parolee who owes the Crown more than $1.5 million earned from a large-scale organised drug-dealing operation has been forced...
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Crime
Counsellor censured following rape comments
Monday, 5 September 2022, 2:54pmA "victim-blaming" counsellor has been censured after saying a woman's disclosure of a rape was a lie intended to "disguise...
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Lower North Island
Early-morning text alerts daughter-in-law to deaths of couple
Thursday, 30 June 2022, 4:01pmWarning: This article references mental health issues and suicide and may be distressing A coroner who investigated the deaths...
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Crime
Sex offender on preventive detention denied another appeal
Friday, 10 June 2022, 4:07pmA serial offender sentenced to preventive detention after paying a 13-year-old boy for sex has had a second attempt to appeal...
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Crime
Parolee with 'extensive' criminal history cleared to work as security guard
Friday, 3 June 2022, 5:09pmA prison parolee with an extensive criminal history, including violence and dishonesty, has been given approval to work as...
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Crime
Shearer told to pay back $3715 fleeced in Facebook scams
Friday, 27 May 2022, 4:14pmA 69-year-old shearer who allowed his bank account to be used for Facebook fraud has been ordered to pay back $3715 fleeced...
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Crime
Asset seized: Meth dealer couldn't hide car under name John Doe
Friday, 13 May 2022, 3:21pmA big-time methamphetamine dealer and high-stakes poker player registered his ute under the name John Doe to avoid it being...
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Crime
Murderer didn't know man he tried to blackmail had died
Friday, 6 May 2022, 4:03pmMurderer David James Lothian has been given another jail sentence, for trying to blackmail a man he did not know was dead. However,...
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Crime
Mobster jailed after kidnapping girlfriend and 'coward's punch' on female prison officer
Thursday, 17 March 2022, 10:36amA Mongrel Mob member has been jailed after he kidnapped and beat his girlfriend over several hours, and later threw a "coward's...
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Politics
Deportees from New Zealand 'fuelling Pacific Islands drug addiction'
Sunday, 20 February 2022, 4:45pmNew Zealand's deportation policies are contributing to growing crime and drug addiction problems in the Pacific region, according...
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Crime
'Manipulative' woman who hid daughter's injuries behind face paint on flight jailed
Thursday, 27 January 2022, 11:26amPublic Interest journalism, funded through NZ on Air A woman has been jailed for three years and two months after she punched...
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National
Inmate spitting blood and hooded before prison death
Tuesday, 25 January 2022, 11:52amAn angry inmate spat blood and was restrained and hooded before he collapsed and died in Hawke's Bay Regional Prison. An...
