Courthouse reporter for @nzherald in Auckland. Former criminal justice editor/reporter for the San Antonio Express-News in Texas, and ex-TVNZ homepage editor.
Auckland, New Zealand
Joined March 2009
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My coverage of cop killer Eli Epiha’s trial took up four pages of the @nzherald today. Here’s the especially long special report that wraps it all up: nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/artic…
Authorities allege prison inmate accused of escape was found with shotgun, ammo. nzherald.co.nz/nz/new-charge…
Name suppresssion lapses and charge upgraded to murder for Panmure stabbing case. nzherald.co.nz/nz/panmure-st…
Man accused of refusing to wear mask at pharmacy, spitting on essential workers. nzherald.co.nz/nz/covid-19-c…
Auckland mall attack: Judge lifts name suppression for Isis inspired 'Lone Wolf' terrorist - why details can't be published yet.
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Who was the Countdown stabbing terrorist? The PM can't say much yet, but @SamuelPHurley and @jaredsavageNZH aready did a deep dive into his history last month. Their new update: nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland-m…
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Baby recycling plant death: Police want to identify mother of newborn before funeral nzherald.co.nz/nz/funeral-fo…
Social media influencer's rape, blackmail trial derailed by lockdown. nzherald.co.nz/nz/crime/covi…
Suspect who wasn't home when police went looking for him charged with Covid-19 lockdown breach as well. nzherald.co.nz/nz/covid-19-c…
Pro-tip: If you're wanted by police, now isn't a great time to be loitering in lockdown-deserted Auckland central. nzherald.co.nz/nz/covid-19-c…
Man who spat at officers during the April 2020 lockdown, claiming he had Covid, is arrested again -- this time accused of intentionally coughing on an officer. nzherald.co.nz/nz/covid-19-c…
Three more lockdown protesters and two people who refused to wear a mask at a supermarket were arrested today. Police in Queenstown also chased off snowboarders. nzherald.co.nz/nz/covid-19-c…
The conspiracy theorists charged in yesterday's anti-lockdown protest outside TVNZ, including musician and failed political candidate Billy TK, have appeared in an Auckland court and been banned from the internet. @weekesy_ reports: nzherald.co.nz/nz/covid-19-c…
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Police will have a highly visible presence across New Zealand to ensure awareness of the Alert Level 4 restrictions now in place.
Police expect people are by now well aware of what is expected of them and they are asked to follow the rules.
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Social media influencer 'manipulated child's mind', accuser says at rape, blackmail trial. His four days of testimony has just ended. nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/artic…
Mother to serve home detention for poisoning toddler at Auckland and Dunedin hospitals, causing brain damage. nzherald.co.nz/nz/mother-to-…
Police-pursuit crash: Man who fired his lawyer days before trial began — opting to instead represent himself — found guilty of leaving cyclist to die in hit-and-run. nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/artic…
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Six months of home detention for a man who admitted being party to the fatal attack on #MMA fighter Fau Vake - outside court @danthehangman said the sentencing was "an absolute joke"
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A social media influencer used blackmail, a spiked drink and unconsciousness following nights of drug or alcohol use to sexually violate two teens on multiple occasions, prosecutors have told jurors as the man's trial begins. nzherald.co.nz/nz/trial-begi…
"Yes judge, I do not want to call evidence." Despite representing himself at trial this week, that's about the most that was heard from a man accused of killing a cyclist while fleeing police in a stolen station wagon. nzherald.co.nz/nz/fatal-poli…
