Anneke Smith
Solicitor-General challenges 22-year jail term for sex offender
The Solicitor-General is challenging a finite jail term imposed on one of the country's worst sex offenders.
Alosio Taimo was found guilty of nearly 100 sex charges relating to 17 victims after a… Audio
Dairy robberies drop after security funding - police
Police are reporting a sharp drop in dairy robberies after the government dished out more than $2 million for extra security measures.
National set up a $1.8 million fund to cover half the cost of… Audio
Comancheros gang member jailed for 'execution style' murder in Māngere
A Comancheros gang member who murdered a young father and tried to kill the man's wife has been jailed for life. Audio
Driver jailed for road rampage that targeted Asian family
A man who targeted an Asian family in a road rampage near Auckland has been jailed for two and a half years. Fraser Milne appeared in the High Court at Auckland this morning to be sentenced for what… Audio
Mother and son describe violent dairy stabbing
A mother and son have described the moment they were attacked in a violent dairy robbery in central Auckland last year. Gita and Siddartha Patel explained what happened during Ngatama Kaienua's trial… Audio
Man on trial for violent Grey Lynn dairy robbery
Ngatama Kaienua denies keeping watch while a teenager entered an Auckland dairy last year and stabbed a mother and son minding their family business. He went on trial today at the High Court at… Audio
Auckland man jailed for murdering his mother
Kiri Brackenridge, who murdered his mother and set fire to her Mt Roskill home, has been jailed for life with a minimum non-parole period of 10 years. Audio
IPCA report finds officer used ‘gross abuse of power’
The police watchdog has found the handling of an arrest in South of Auckland almost three years ago was excessive and unlawful. It found an officer deliberately and forcefully kneed a man in the head… Audio
Otara man jailed for life for machete murder on church grounds
South Auckland man Ueta Vea, who murdered a church bell-ringer he suspected was having an affair with his wife, was sentenced to life in prison this morning in the High Court in Auckland. Audio
Top lawyers call for govt-funded cultural reports on offenders
One of the country's top lawyers want the government to fund special reports that help sentencing judges understand an offender's background.
The Ministry of Justice stopped paying for cultural… Audio
Drunk driver sentenced for killing taxi driver
A drunk motorist who ran a red light, killing a taxi driver in Auckland's CBD in 2017, has been jailed for nearly four years. Farshad Esfehani was sentenced in the High Court at Auckland this morning.
…Men linked to Comancheros found guilty of murder
Two cousins linked to the Comancheros have been found guilty of murdering a man and trying to murder his wife in Māngere last year. Court reporter Anneke Smith has the details. Video, Audio
Attaché sentenced over secret toilet recordings
Alfred - or Fred - Keating was found guilty in April after he tried to film his colleagues on the toilet for his own sexual gratification. He was sentenced today to home detention. Audio
Murder-accused denies he knew of plot to kill
Fisilau Tapaevalu admits being there the night Abraham Tu'uheava was shot dead but denies knowing about a plot to kill him. He is on trial for murder in the High Court at Auckland - but says he was… Audio
'Got the wrong guy. I'm innocent'
Mesui Tufui - one of the men accused of murdering Abraham Tu'uheava and trying to murder his wife Yolanda Tu'uheava in Mangere last year - told his version of what happened the night Mr Tu'uheava died… Audio
Mosque attack accused to go on trial in May, 2020
Court reporter Anneke Smith joins Checkpoint live from outside the High Court in Christchurch, where Brenton Tarrant pleaded not guilty to 90 charges this morning. She told Lisa Owen what will happen… Video, Audio
Mosque attack accused pleads not guilty to more than 90 charges
Survivors and families of the victims of the Christchurch mosque attacks were left distraught after the man accused of the attacks pleaded not guilty today to more than 90 charges of murder, attempted… Video, Audio
Accused mosque shooter may enter pleas on 92 charges
Accused Christchurch mosque shooter Brenton Tarrant is due to appear in the High Court at Christchurch at 9:15am where he may enter pleas to the 92 charges he faces.
The 28-year-old faces 51 charges… Audio
Police describe bloody scene of fatal Mangere shooting
Police officers called to a shooting in Mangere last year have described the bloody scene and their attempts to find out what happened from the sole survivor. Audio
James Whakaruru's killer convicted of more crimes
A man who killed Hawke's Bay boy James Whakaruru 20 years ago has pleaded guilty to 11 serious violence and sexual violence charges, which he committed after he was released from prison. Audio
