Articles by Katie Harris
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National
'Offensive joke': Taxpayers fund rapist's $120k battle to keep name secret
Saturday, 19 April 2025, 8:45amSerial sex offender Luca Fairgray’s years-long battle to keep his name secret cost the taxpayer $120,000 in legal aid bills. The...
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National
Trade Me pulls spy cameras listings featuring images of people having sex
Wednesday, 9 April 2025, 1:23pmA survivor claims sexual violence is being promoted by spy cameras listed on Trade Me with intimate images. Trade Me said...
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National
'Spoiling for a fight': Gang stoush shuts down Auckland High Court in murder case
Wednesday, 9 April 2025, 11:40amAn Auckland High Court judge locked down his courtroom this morning after a ruckus between supporters of a murder accused...
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Crime
Serial sexual predator jailed for sex with 13yo girl
Monday, 31 March 2025, 3:29pmLuca Fairgray has been sentenced to 4.5 years in prison for crimes against a 13-year-old girl. He was found guilty of three...
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National
Witness alleges he was punched by woman accusing NZ musician of assault
Thursday, 13 February 2025, 2:36pmA Kiwi musician is on trial for alleged physical abuse between 2022 and 2023. The defence claims the complainant initiated...
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National
Jury hears recording of Kiwi musician accused of abuse swearing at ex
Tuesday, 11 February 2025, 2:27pmKiwi musician accused of abuse told his ex to go “f***” herself in a recording played to court. He faces 11 charges related...
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National
Prominent musician accused of abuse in tears during ex-partner’s testimony
Friday, 7 February 2025, 12:49pmA prominent musician accused of abuse broke down in tears this morning as his former partner, who he is accused of assaulting,...
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National
Auckland man found guilty of charges after sex with 13-year-old
Monday, 3 February 2025, 12:10pmAuckland man Luca Fairgray has been found guilty of three charges relating to a sexual relationship he had with a 13-year-old...
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National
Man who had sex with minor tells jury she had the ‘body of a 16-year-old’
Wednesday, 29 January 2025, 1:02pmA man facing charges over a sexual relationship he had with a minor has told a jury the girl had the “body of a 16-year-old”. Luca...
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National
Man accused of sex with minor jumped out of window and hid from police, jury told
Tuesday, 28 January 2025, 8:50pmLuca Fairgray, 22, is on trial for charges of sexual conduct with a minor. The Crown alleges Fairgray knew the girl was 13...
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Crime
Lawyer for man accused of sex with 13yo says jury needs to consider his ADHD, Autism
Tuesday, 21 January 2025, 4:11pmA lawyer representing a man accused of having a sexual relationship with a 13-year-old girl told jury members they need to...
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National
Suppressed details of abuse victims published on Justice website in ‘serious’ privacy breach
Thursday, 16 January 2025, 6:36pmThe Justice Ministry has had to remove all family and criminal decisions from its website and begun a massive audit of thousands...
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National
Lord of the Rings actor jailed for sexually abusing Auckland girl
Saturday, 23 November 2024, 9:03amParis Howe Strewe, 48, was sentenced to 43 months in prison for sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl. Howe Strewe, who...
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National
Student kicked out of class for complaining about music teacher's erections
Sunday, 10 November 2024, 9:45amFormer Auckland Symphony Orchestra conductor and music teacher Peter Thomas was censured and struck off for having an inappropriate...
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Crime
Trial of prominent NZ musician charged with threats to kill, assault, impeding breath delayed
Tuesday, 15 October 2024, 8:53pmThe trial for a prominent Aotearoa musician accused of nearly a dozen crimes against a woman he was in a family relationship...
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National
TVNZ to axe 1九一星空无限 website from early next year, staff told today
Monday, 7 October 2024, 3:16pmTVNZ will axe its 1九一星空无限 website from early next year, according to a proposal released to staff today. The broadcaster, in...
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National
Teacher struck off after sex with student at top school, loses secrecy battle
Saturday, 21 September 2024, 9:07amA former conductor of the Auckland Symphony Orchestra has been found guilty of serious misconduct by the Teachers’ Disciplinary...
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Crime
'Very stupid': Man who helped supply gun later used in CBD shooting sentenced
Tuesday, 17 September 2024, 8:25am“Don’t ever underestimate the seriousness of your offending, and don’t ever come back here.” An Auckland District Court...
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Crime
Auckland man sentenced over attempted murder at Remuera campground
Tuesday, 10 September 2024, 2:43pmAn Auckland man who stabbed an acquaintance several times at a Remuera campground has been ordered to serve an eight-and-a-half-year...
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Crime
Father of murder victim offers love and prayers to teen killers
Wednesday, 31 July 2024, 1:04pmThe father of murder victim Joshuah Tasi has forgiven the brothers who brutally killed his son in Beach Haven last year. “We...
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Crime
Woman appears in court over brutal attack on teen bus passenger
Tuesday, 9 July 2024, 3:36pmThe woman police allege is behind a brutal bus attack that left a teen boy with facial injuries and missing teeth has appeared...
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National
Mama Hooch: 'Part of me was taken away' - second victim drops name suppression
Saturday, 6 July 2024, 9:06amWARNING: This article contains references to sexual assault At 22, Danielle Gare was drugged and sexually abused in a bathroom...
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National
Court upholds part of domestic violence victim's appeal against paying costs to her abuser
Tuesday, 25 June 2024, 11:23amJustices in the second-highest court in Aotearoa have upheld part of an appeal by a domestic violence victim who was ordered...
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National
'Suffering since you': Man confronts Destiny disciple accused of abuse as he leaves court
Wednesday, 12 June 2024, 12:55pmSecurity guards had to hold back a distressed man while he yelled at a long-standing Destiny Church disciple accused of sexual...
