Edward Gay
Riverhead quarry attacker’s first victim speaks out
It can now be revealed that Colin Jack Mitchell, who carried out the violent Riverhead quarry attack, was convicted of rape when he was just 15-years-old. Our court reporter Edward Gay spoke today… Audio
Woman claims man raped her after she answered newspaper ad
A woman says she answered a personal ad in a local newspaper in the 1970s, and a short time later a man turned up at her door. He stayed for four weeks, attacking her almost daily and on one occasion… Video, Audio
Convicted killer left early from mental health unit - report
A schizophrenic man who stomped a pensioner to death was hastily discharged from an Auckland mental health unit three days earlier because the unit was full. The High Court has released an internal… Audio
Man denies historic rape, assault charges
Four women, including a mother and daughter, say they were raped by the same man, as far back as the 1970s. The man, who is now in his 70s and has name suppression, denies the charges. The trial… Audio
Junior rugby coach denies sexually abusing boys
Alosio Taimo has spent the day giving evidence in his own defence after denying a string of allegations brought by 18 boys. The charges span nearly 30 years and the youngest complainant was just… Video, Audio
Accused teacher denies sexual offending before court
Former rugby coach and teacher aide Alosio Taimo has today entered the witness box to deny over 100 charges of sexual offending. Audio
Prisoner has six years added to sentence for attack behind bars
Samuel Junior Hutchins, who was one of three gang members who took part in a revenge gang-hit on a prison officer, has had over six years added to his sentence. Edward Gay reports. Video, Audio
26-year-old with 70 convictions faces sentence without end
Stead Nuku was sentenced to two years and three months in jail for burglary and breaching release conditions. But now, four years later, the 26 year-old faces a sentence without end after committing… Audio
Why was Yad-Elohim released from facility? Judge calls for inquiry
Justice van Bohemen has called for an independent inquiry into the care and decision to release Gabriel Yad-Elohim, who stomped a pensioner to death, into the community. Audio
Auckland man sentenced for sexually exploiting Filipino children
Auckland multi-millionaire and former local politician Martin Henry Lawes has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison after he paid to have impoverished Fillipino children treated like toys… Audio
Man accused on insider trading no Wolf of Wall Street - Crown
The Crown says Hamish Mark Sansom, the first person to go on trial for insider trading, was an opportunist who sold his shares in a road transport software company after a getting a tip-off from a… Audio
Prison guards acquitted of attack on prisoner
Corrections officers Desmond Fa'afoi, Wiremu Paikea and Viju Devassy have been acquitted of charges relating to an attack on a prisoner inside New Zealand's maximum security prison. Court reporter… Video, Audio
Prison guard on trial haunted by past assaults - lawyer
A lawyer for a prison guard says when inmates attacked his client it triggered flashbacks to another time prisoners assaulted him. Viju Devassy has been charged with attempting to pervert the course… Audio
Crown sums up in trial of Auckland prison guards
The Crown's summed up in a high profile trial of three Auckland prison guards who are accused of beating a prisoner and trying to obstruct a potential investigation into the assault. RNZ court… Audio
Wallace Tamamotu Te Ahuru admits deception, forgery
The man who was in charge of the finances for the trust that cares for the Waitangi Treaty Grounds stole more than $1 million and spent it on his luxurious life-style, including cosmetic surgery and… Audio
Man who sold drivers licenses sentenced to home detention
Lovepreet Brar - the man behind an online Hindi pop-sensation - has been sentenced to 11 months home detention for taking bribes for New Zealand driver licences. Court reporter Edward Gay filed this… Audio
Corrections officer accused of kicking prisoner after attack
Corrections officer Desmond Fa'afoi says he was fighting for his life as he wrestled with two prisoners armed with shanks. He is accused on kicking one of the prisoners who stabbed him in the head as… Audio
Prisoner said he’d been assaulted before he died
An inquest into an inmate's death which helped spark the Mt Eden prison fight club inquiry has heard he told medical staff he had been assaulted before he died. Audio
Prison officer on trial defends decision to turn camera away
A prison officer told a detective that he turned a camera away from his colleagues standing over a prone prisoner - not to protect them, but to try and locate a third prisoner involved in a violent… Audio
Prison officer caught on camera kicking prisoner in the head
Footage captured by a prison officer's body camera shows his colleague kicking a prisoner in the head as he lay on the ground. Video, Audio