Articles by Ric Stevens
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Lower North Island
'Highly preventable:' Man killed on highway warned not to hitchhike just two hours earlier
Friday, 31 January 2025, 4:57pmA police officer gave Christopher Connell a lift and told him not to walk on the highway at night. Connell continued to do...
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National
Masseuse told to apologise and get mentor after woman's distressing massage
Tuesday, 28 January 2025, 2:25pmA practitioner of Chinese medicine was told to apologise after breaching patient rights. The practitioner allegedly touched...
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National
Former airwoman abused by her boss fails in bid for compensation from RNZAF
Tuesday, 28 January 2025, 2:09pmMariya Taylor sought exemplary damages from the RNZAF for sexual abuse she suffered at the hands of former sergeant Robert...
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National
Two teens among four charged with Napier murder
Wednesday, 22 January 2025, 3:25pmFour men are in custody charged with murder after Napier street-dweller Boy Taylor was found dead. Taylor, 58, was discovered...
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National
501 deportee loophole: Sex offender rejoins NZ community with no oversight
Tuesday, 21 January 2025, 8:48pmA child sex offender was deported from Australia to New Zealand after serving a jail term. Judge David Robinson found he...
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Upper North Island
‘Driver error’ the cause of a car crash that killed three people
Thursday, 16 January 2025, 8:57pmA car crash near Matamata in 2022 killed three people. Associate Coroner Dan Moore found Jay Robert Acton’s car crossed the...
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Upper North Island
‘Driver error’ the cause of a car crash that killed three people
Thursday, 16 January 2025, 6:16pmA car crash near Matamata in 2022 killed three people. Associate Coroner Dan Moore found Jay Robert Acton’s car crossed the...
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National
'Undue risk': Power grid saboteur set free but will still be monitored
Wednesday, 8 January 2025, 3:32pmNew Zealand’s first and only convicted saboteur has been released from prison but will remain subject to electronic monitoring...
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National
'Please stay': Stabbing victim foresaw 'frenzied' knife attack
Monday, 23 December 2024, 10:43amJoshua Winitana Keil was jailed for eight years for a frenzied knife attack on a woman he knew. The victim required six operations...
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National
Tug-of-love: Court rules on whether kids stay in NZ with dad or move to Spain with mum
Thursday, 19 December 2024, 7:08amTwo children caught in an international tug-of-love have been told they can stay in New Zealand with their father and don’t...
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Crime
High-stakes saga: Mother, son lose $2.2m, including a Maserati, in asset forfeiture
Saturday, 14 December 2024, 3:15pmFuqin (Lily) Che and Qiang (Michael) Fu will forfeit $2.2 million in assets to the Crown. They were convicted under anti-money-laundering...
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Crime
'Crime pays': The life and times of a self-proclaimed 'real gangsta' and now convicted rapist
Saturday, 7 December 2024, 1:34pmEarl Campbell was jailed this week for more than 15 years, with no chance of parole for 10 years, for a ram raid and raping...
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National
Father raped and beat his children, then left his $700k in assets to another family
Thursday, 28 November 2024, 8:43pmThe adult children of a man who abused them have lost a legal bid to gain access to $700,000 of his assets. The Supreme Court...
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National
'Ugly and racist': Man's abusive TikTok posts after Salvation Army shop assault
Monday, 25 November 2024, 8:52pmStephen Elliot was jailed for assaulting a couple in a Salvation Army store. His sentence was later changed to home detention. He...
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Crime
Meth dealer loses $37,000 in 'tainted' cash after suspicious Airbnb owners called cops on him
Saturday, 23 November 2024, 4:59pmPolice found loaded firearms and $300,000 worth of drugs and cash at an Airbnb in Karapiro. Methamphetamine dealer Jonathan...
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National
'Unacceptable': Man dies after hospital keeps him sitting in ED for hours, loses notes, fails to order scan
Monday, 4 November 2024, 2:16pmSouthland Hospital staff lost an envelope with vital patient notes when an elderly man was taken to hospital. Health and...
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National
Police move to seize land and cash related to alleged $2m Winz fraud
Sunday, 3 November 2024, 3:55pmA restraining order has been issued over land and bank deposits belonging to two Auckland men. Police allege the pair have...
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National
R&V tragedy: Uni student's 2020 death 'tragic illustration’ of drug use dangers
Tuesday, 22 October 2024, 11:16amFletcher Dylan Wong displayed anxious and paranoid behaviour after taking what he believed was MDMA at Rhythm and Vines. He...
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Crime
Overseas holidays, sunglasses, botox, cake: How a drug-dealer's wife laundered the cash
Wednesday, 16 October 2024, 7:05amPaula Aroha Toleafoa was convicted of laundering over $430,000, spending $73,000 on ‘lifestyle’ expenses. She served 10...
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National
'No remorse': Burglar breaks into neighbour’s unit, sells everything in it
Tuesday, 15 October 2024, 10:23amA refugee lost almost everything in her Auckland home when a neighbour broke in, burgled it and sold what little she owned. It...
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National
'An ethical dilemma': 30-year medical career ended by Covid vaccine stance
Saturday, 12 October 2024, 11:34amDr Phil Macdonald lost his medical career and business over his stand on a Covid-19 vaccination mandate. Macdonald is now...
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Crime
Home owner used remote camera to catch 501 deportee stealing Christmas presents
Tuesday, 8 October 2024, 7:16pmA burglary victim with a remote video security system watched a 501 deportee moving through their house stealing things,...
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National
Armed gang debt-collectors knocked on the wrong door
Saturday, 21 September 2024, 4:52pmLate one night, three gang members armed themselves with shotguns, adjusted their hoodies to hide their faces, and advanced...
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National
Help came 30mins too late for mother and son following boating tragedy
Saturday, 21 September 2024, 9:22am- Boat skipper Kevin Andrew McQuire has pleaded guilty to manslaughter after a tragedy on Manukau Harbour in 2022. - Gemma...
