Operation Reach: Senior Head Hunter charged over plot to smuggle 50kg cocaine from Brazil
The 60-year-old appeared in court yesterday, nine months after Operation Reach co-accused.
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A man was rushed to Middlemore Hospital but succumbed to his gunshot injuries.
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The man was rushed to Middlemore Hospital but succumbed to his gunshot injuries.
'I'm gonna blow': Police swoop on man who called Parliament threatening murder
He said he planned to harm children because his family was being taken advantage of.
Fake landlord with 180 convictions left young, pregnant couple homeless before Christmas
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Men face charges after ‘violent scuffle’ outside South Auckland takeaways
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Sex worker who fatally stabbed beloved father jailed after judge rejects rape claim
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Man who brutally murdered his friend, biting chunks from his ear, jailed for life
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Police warn motorists of 'dodgy' tow truck drivers
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'Sinister': Husband accused of rape fathered three kids with wife's younger sister
'This is a court of law, it’s not a court of morals,' the man's lawyer told a court.
'Lost the plot': Judge slams teen's retaliation of comatose man
“Whatever the victim had done ...(there) was utterly no justification for your behaviour.”
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Police said they did not believe there was a safety risk.
Broken eye socket, concussion: Man hurt in violent assault on train
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Court a 'sad occasion' for woman pleading to crash that killed sister
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'Highly careless': Unconsented earthworks damaged 'vulnerable' wetland
The experienced civil worker was fined $4000.
Businessman who drove off with 70yo woman hanging off his ute jailed for manslaughter
Miaoyuan Liang died after falling from the side of Anthony Williamson's vehicle.
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Police say the victim showed 'courage and tenacity' in coming forward.
Christchurch woman shot dead by 14-year-old daughter in US
The teen has been charged with her mother's murder.
'The risk of explosion is high': Fake gasfitter put lives at risk
John Arthur used fake ID to pose as a gasfitter for people with boats and motorhomes.
Queen St shooting: Officer shot in face determined to protect public despite nearly dying
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Where's the $50,000? Serial robber jailed for bizarre casino heist, but cash still missing
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‘She wants them back’: Cannabis grower pleads for police to return mum's pots
'My mother asked me to ask if I could get them back. She will get upset otherwise'.
Tauranga man who sexually violated woman after work function named
She woke in the early hours to a man, who can now be named, 'forcefully' violating her.
Jailed again: 501's wild police chase in stolen $249k Porsche followed murder-for-hire plot
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