Articles by Ric Stevens
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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...
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Crime
Philip Polkinghorne trial: The jury is going out - what happens now?
Thursday, 19 September 2024, 8:07amToday the jurors will start their deliberations into whether Auckland eye surgeon Philip Polkinghorne murdered his wife....
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Crime
Nine properties worth $5.7m seized in black market tobacco case
Saturday, 14 September 2024, 2:31pmPolice are moving to confiscate nine houses and apartments in Christchurch, Auckland, Wellington and Queenstown which have...
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Crime
Kiwi burglar made 51 drug deals by text while at home on monitoring bracelet
Sunday, 8 September 2024, 3:57pmA man with a criminal history 21 pages long made 51 drug deals by text message in the space of three months while confined...
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National
Canterbury farm workers turn out to be Colombia-linked cocaine smugglers
Saturday, 7 September 2024, 4:50pmStiff prison sentences have been handed out to South American citizens who, while working on farms in the South Island, formed...
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Crime
Boy, 9, comes to father's aid in violent Mongrel Mob 'hit'
Saturday, 31 August 2024, 1:36pmA nine-year-old boy came to the aid of his father who was being beaten unconscious by two others in a gang-related home invasion. “This...
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National
Developer, contractor fined $131k for cutting down tornado damaged pine
Tuesday, 27 August 2024, 7:36amTwo men who cut down a tree which had been damaged by a deadly tornado have now been handed the bill for not getting permission...
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National
'Vile and violent': Widow with a grudge makes 24 threats to kill
Saturday, 24 August 2024, 4:51pmAn Auckland widow with an irrational belief that her late husband’s lawyer somehow contributed to his death made “vile” violent...
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Crime
Undercover cop spends $60,000 in meth deals over six weeks
Saturday, 17 August 2024, 3:28pmAn undercover police officer netted a drug dealer by pretending to be a methamphetamine buyer who spent $60,000 on the Class...
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National
Police officer's kick to armed burglar's head deemed justified
Tuesday, 13 August 2024, 11:47amA burglar armed with a knife and fleeing police wrestled a police dog from his leg and held it by the jaw with both hands. In...
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National
Passionate primary teacher struck off after 'wilfully blind' $431k tax fraud
Thursday, 8 August 2024, 8:42pmA primary school teacher involved in a $431,000 tax evasion scheme with her husband was described by a judge as “wilfully...
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National
Teen driver in double fatal crash was 'very sensible and experienced' for his age
Thursday, 8 August 2024, 7:54amMechanics who looked at a car the day before it was in an accident that claimed the lives of a young couple believed it had...
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National
Security guard used 'excessive force' in restraining Eden Park pitch invader during rugby match
Tuesday, 6 August 2024, 8:47pmA security guard who was given a warning after using “excessive force” on a pitch invader during a rugby match at Eden Park...
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National
Crown nets cannabis dealer, and now it's after her house
Tuesday, 30 July 2024, 1:12pmA solo mother who became a “wholesale” cannabis dealer has avoided being sent to jail, but may lose her home. Veronica Jane...
