Edward Gay
Nanny who kidnapped the baby she looked after sentenced
Nadene Manukau-Togiavalu faked a pregnancy and falsified documents to get a job as a nanny. Video, Audio
'Cheating service' settles - Police Commissioner
A couple at the centre of a website accused of selling completed assignments to students have settled with the Police Commissioner outside of court. The Police Commissioner asked the High Court in… Audio
Henry Anchondo admits bungled attempt to bring cocaine into NZ
A diamante encrusted horse head statue full of cocaine and a manhunt that went on for over a year - Henry Anchondo's case has all the makings of a bad movie. Court reporter Edward Gay was in court and… Video, Audio
Siblings on trial allegedly linked to Northland boat meth bust
The Crown says the boat that washed up on a beach in Northland with 500 kilograms of methamphetamine onboard led police to investigate dealers including siblings Riki and Chevon Wellington, who are on… Audio
NZ teen may be in Australia detention centre for months
The New Zealand teenager locked up in a Melbourne immigration detention centre is being held in an adult facility 12 to 13 hours drive from where his family live. Australian Immigration lawyer Greg… Audio
Abductor narrowly avoids preventative detention
Taga David Keepa Adams abducted a young woman on a central suburban Auckland street in daylight last year and was today sentenced to six years and five months in prison. Audio
Couple made $4.6m selling assignments to students
Police Commissioner Mike Bush says Steven Quan Li and his wife Fan Yang made more than $4.5 million from a website which sold completed assignments to students, and their money should be forfeited… Video, Audio
Son found not guilty of father's murder
A man who fatally stabbed his violent father has been found not guilty of murder. Court reporter Edward Gay has been following the case, and has the latest details. Video, Audio
Man killed by own son labelled brutal controlling bully
The lawyers for the son say he was acting in self-defence, but the Crown says the son stabbed his father, knowing that his actions could cause death and he should be found guilty of murder. Audio
'A new low' as NZ boy put in Australian detention centre
An Australian immigration lawyer says the locking up of a New Zealand boy in an immigration centre is a new low for his country. The boy, aged under 18, is being held in a detention facility alongside… Audio
Man admits taking bribes for drivers licences
A man has admitted taking bribes in exchange for drivers licences. Lovepreet Brar appeared at the Manukau District Court yesterday where he admitted a representative charge of obtaining by deception… Audio
Quarry attacker Colin Mitchell likely to die behind bars
Colin Jack Mitchell, 60, has been sentenced to preventative detention for abducting and attacking a woman in Auckland last year. He won't be released until he proves he's no longer a threat to… Video, Audio
Murder-accused’s partner says he beat her, threatened kids
A woman says she begged her partner's mother to call police after she was once again beaten by her husband, who later fatally stabbed his father. Court reporter Edward Gay reports. Audio
Murder accused apologised as father died in his arms
A woman whose son is on trial for murdering her husband has told a court how he cradled his dying father in his arms as he apologised for what he had done. Audio
'He was a monster' - Killed man compared to Jake the Muss
A lawyer for a man accused of murdering his father says the dead man lived the lifestyle of the Once Were Warriors character 'Jake the Muss', and was a bully and a monster. Edward Gay reports. Audio
Serial rapist Malcolm Rewa to be re-tried for murder
Rewa is serving a 22 year prison sentence for the rape of more than 20 women but despite his DNA being found at the scene of the crime and his conviction for her rape, two juries failed to reach… Video, Audio
NZ embassy staff on trial keeps name suppression
The Crown says DNA belonging to a member of New Zealand's embassy staff in Washington DC was found inside a camera. The man, who has name suppression, has been charged with attempting to make an… Video, Audio
Crown argues insider trading accused sold shares after tip-off
The Crown says Hamish Sansom sold shares in Eroad after getting a tip-off, but his lawyer argues he did so based on publicly available documents. The share prices plummeted days after he sold 15,000… Audio
Grand High Court building throws open doors to public
Some of New Zealand's most famous cases took place in the grand Victorian court room one at the High Court in Auckland which this month celebrates its one hundred and fiftieth birthday.
On Saturday… Audio
Killer hid psychosis before stabbing Marceau - Coroner
The Coroner is recommending better information sharing between the police, lawyers, the courts and mental health providers, after the murder of Christie Marceau in 2011. Video, Audio
