Sam Sherwood is a Senior Journalist for the New Zealand Herald, with a focus on crime.
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One-armed hitchhiker killer Shane Hoko recalled to prison
Shane Hoko was kicked out of a rehabilitation centre for not following its rules.
Children who lost parents in fatal crash remain in hospital
Three people were killed in the crash in Otago on Monday.
Businessman third person killed in crash that killed couple
A 'well-respected accountant' is the third person to have died in the Otago crash.
‘Devoted parents’ killed in crash, three of their kids critically injured
The couple posted a photo together on Facebook two hours before the crash.