Articles by Tara Shaskey, Open Justice
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Crime
'Arrogant and disrespectful': Businessman guilty of rape
Friday, 13 October 2023, 5:52pmWARNING: This story discusses rape and sexual assault and may be distressing for some readers. A businessman accused of a...
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Crime
Appeal fail: Teen who broke cop's jaw and caused brain injury to remain in jail
Monday, 17 October 2022, 2:43pmA teen who broke the jaw of an off-duty police officer and caused him a brain injury in a brutal attack will remain in jail...
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Health
'Wholly preventable': Ear infection turns fatal for man in his 30s
Monday, 15 August 2022, 2:29pmDespite seeking treatment on multiple occasions for a recurring ear infection, a man developed a brain abscess and died. His...
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National
'Let down': Dying woman fights to spend remaining time in her home
Friday, 5 August 2022, 2:54pmA woman with terminal cancer wishes to leave the hospice to spend some of her remaining time at her home - but she can only...
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National
Cockroach infestation: Tenant to pay landlord after leaving property unlivable
Tuesday, 28 June 2022, 3:50pmFaeces on the walls, urine on the carpet, black mould and an infestation of cockroaches so extreme that the pests chewed...
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Crime
Inmate cites language barrier and lawyer's 'illegitimate actions' in second failed appeal
Tuesday, 28 June 2022, 2:10pmA man convicted of strangling his wife and threatening to kill her with a hammer claims a language barrier limited his understanding...
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Crime
Court sentences man to curfew for 'numerous' childhood rapes of sister
Wednesday, 15 June 2022, 3:33pmA brother who raped his younger sister "numerous" times throughout their childhood has now been convicted of the crimes but...
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Crime
GP censured for assault, threatening to shoot police
Monday, 13 June 2022, 3:22pmA doctor with a criminal history poured alcohol over his wife, ripped open her shirt to prod her torso with a fork while...
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Crime
Returning inmate caught smuggling drugs into prison
Friday, 8 April 2022, 4:53pmAn inmate with a stash of meth, cannabis bud and oil, and an acid tab was caught trying to smuggle the drugs into prison...
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Crime
Mental health nurse visited patient at motel, bought her gifts
Monday, 4 April 2022, 2:46pmA psychiatric nurse's "inappropriate" relationship with a mental health patient has been condemned by a healthcare watchdog...
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Crime
Taranaki man fakes kidnapping in blackmail plot
Friday, 1 April 2022, 3:27pmIn an attempt to get money for drugs, a man told his ex he had been captured at gunpoint by the president of a gang and was...
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National
Taranaki landlord ordered men to unlawfully remove family and their belongings
Thursday, 31 March 2022, 3:52pmA woman was forced into emergency accommodation and separated from her children after her landlord ordered "men" to unlawfully...
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Crime
Five homicides 'absolutely avoidable', a total system failure
Friday, 18 March 2022, 12:20pm"Heartbreaking" and "absolutely avoidable". Those are the words an unmistakably frustrated Shaun Robinson, Mental Health...
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National
Owner seeks to evict strip club and squatters from condemned building
Wednesday, 9 March 2022, 12:09pmFailed eviction attempts, overstayers, $48,000 in rent arrears and a condemned building have formed part of a long-running...
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Crime
Endangering life: Speeds of 160km/h reached in 55km chase through Covid-19 checkpoint
Wednesday, 23 February 2022, 3:33pmA man who drove through a Covid-19 border without stopping repeatedly endangered public safety when he led police on a 55km...
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National
Oranga Tamariki worker reinstated after being fired for 'aggressive' behaviour towards boy
Tuesday, 22 February 2022, 2:20pmAn Oranga Tamariki youth worker fired for becoming "aggressive" towards a young person by raising his fist and "inappropriately"...
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Crime
Glimmer of hope for addict who stole $130 of bacon, debit card fraud
Friday, 18 February 2022, 3:31pmA woman who pinched $130 worth of bacon and racked up nearly $900 on a debit card stolen from a social worker did it to fund...
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Crime
Naked man, 61, pestering teen girls banned from beaches
Thursday, 10 February 2022, 1:41pmA 61-year-old man has been banned from visiting New Plymouth beaches after one trip to the shore saw him approaching teen...
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National
Property developer fined $48,000 for repeated dust clouds
Wednesday, 9 February 2022, 2:36pm"Dust storms" blew over a state highway and into homes and gardens at one of New Plymouth city's most upmarket housing subdivisions,...
