Podcasts about auckland district court

The man charged with murdering a passenger on an Onehunga bus this week went on an alleged crime spree on the same night. Kael Leona has appeared in the Auckland District Court charged with the murder of Auckland mum Bernice Marychurch - who was stabbed while travelling on the bus and later died at the scene. The 37 year old Leona is also facing three other charges which were allegedly committed afterwards - but are unrelated, Felix Walton reports.

There's an old saying that justice delayed is justice denied.   It's a legal maxim that means if legal redress to an injured party is available, but it's not forthcoming in a timely fashion, that's effectively the same as having no remedy at all. I don't think it's entirely true - a conviction and a prison term would bring some relief for victims of serious crime, but the stress of waiting years to see that justice delivered would be a heavy burden for the victim and their families.   The Government's looking for feedback on ways to speed up the court process. Currently, people can choose a jury trial if they're charged with an offence that has a maximum penalty of two years or more in prison. The discussion document from the Government is requesting feedback on whether that threshold should be extended to three years or more, five years or more, or seven years or more. Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith told Heather du Plessis-Allan last night how the changes might work:  PG: There will be arguments around three years, five years or seven years. Seven years would be a big change, and it would certainly have a huge impact on the overall efficiency of the courts, but of course you've got to balance that against, you know, the ancient right. And so I think it would be an interesting discussion. I certainly think we should lift it, it's just a question of how far.   HDPA: What kind of a crime we're talking about that carries seven years in jail?   PG: Well, things like tax evasion and arson.   HDPA: Indecent assault?    PG: Yes, and so five years for thinking of things like aggravated assault and three years, it would be things like, you know, driving while disqualified or with excess breath alcohol.    HDPA: I don't think you should go for a jury if you've just been pinged boozing behind the wheel, do you?   PG: Well if you lift it to three years you'd exclude those and so yeah, I think that's a very reasonable starting point.   That was Heather talking to Paul Goldsmith last night. Law Association Vice President Julie-Anne Kincade told Mike Hosking this morning that right now in the Auckland District Court, you'll get a jury trial faster than a judge-alone trial. And we need to be careful about using a “blunt tool” to try to solve the problem of the backlog within the courts. And certainly, there are improvements to the court process she outlined that have come into play just this year. Category 1 and 2 offences are heard in the district court before a judge alone. You don't have the choice of a jury trial. Category 3 offences that carry a maximum penalty of two or more years in prison, you do get the choice right now. Category 3 offences could include aggravated assault, threatening to kill, dangerous driving, or a third or more drunk driving conviction - that boozed behind the wheel one that Heather was talking about. So that's Category 3 where you do get the choice of judge-alone or jury.   They are serious offences, but do we really need a jury of our peers to sit in judgment of those crimes? Shouldn't we save the jury trials for the most serious crimes, the ones that are heard in the High Court -the murder, the manslaughter, the rape, the aggravated robbery? Jury trials are vitally important, they date back to Athens. Chief Justice Sian Elias and her colleague in the Supreme Court, Justice McGrath, summed up the importance of the jury in the case of Siemer v Heron in 2012:  "In exercising that function, jurors bring a diverse range of perspectives, personal experience and knowledge to bear in individual cases, which judges may lack. As fact finders, jurors determine which of the admissible evidence presented at trial is to be believed and acted upon. Juries ultimately decide whether the facts fit within a particular legal definition, according to community standards. In this way, they reflect the attitude of the community and their determination of guilt or innocence. The right to trial by jury is also generally seen as providing a safeguard against the arbitrary or oppressive enforcement of the law by the government." They go on to say that in cases where they feel the government or the forces of government through the prosecutor and through the police are using a sledgehammer to crack a walnut, then juries will acquit. They'll go no, this is oppressive, this is unfair, you've been way too heavy-handed. We, the community think this is wrong and it's a way for the community to say to the state you've overstepped the mark. So vitally important.   But should juries be reserved for the big-ticket crimes? Intuitively, I think yes, you know it should be for the big-ticket ones. But we don't want judges clearing up the backlog in the courts by whipping through cases without due thought and process. I'm not saying they would, and they don't at the moment.  Judges seem to be a little bit too thoughtful, a little bit too considered for my liking from time to time. But if you're told right, judge-alone, get cracking, let's clear this backlog - wouldn't your subconscious say righto, bugger it, guilty, next case, please. That kind of pressure to clear the backlog may inform the decision you make.   And it may not sound like a big deal, two years or more in prison, but by the time you take into account discounts and troubled backgrounds and the like, you'd probably only get nine months. But nine months in prison, you say it like it's nothing but what would nine months in prison do to you and me? It would be absolutely devastating if you were innocent. So intuitively, yes, save the juries for the big-ticket crimes, the High Court offences. At the same time, you don't want to see people sent to prison, even if it is just for a six-month term for a crime they didn't commit. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Law Association says changing the threshold for the right to a jury trial doesn't make sense.    Currently a defendant can choose between a jury or a judge-alone trial in cases where the maximum penalty is two or more years in jail.   The Government's seeking feedback on increasing this to three, five, or seven years, saying jury trials drive court delays.   Law Association Vice-President Julie-Anne Kincade told Mike Hosking that right now in Auckland District Court you'll get a jury-trial faster than a judge alone trial.   She says they need to be careful about using a blunt tool to try solve the problem.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A former political figure has been found guilty on eight charges of indecent assault dating back to the 1990's. The man has been on trial in the Auckland District Court for sexually abusing two teenage boys in West Auckland and Waikato.The charges carry a maximum sentence of 7 years' imprisonment. The man has had name suppression for the duration of the trial, but it can be reported he is not an MP, reporter Anneke Smith speaks to Lisa Owen.

The 43 year old politician and former lawyer was sentenced in the Auckland District Court this afternoon after pleading guilty in March to stealing almost $9000 dollars of clothing.

A retired law professor says a conviction for Golriz Ghahraman could spell the end of her legal career. The former Green MP pled guilty to four shoplifting charges in Auckland District Court yesterday. Retired professor Bill Hodge expects her lawyer will seek a discharge without conviction to give the best chance of continuing her work as a human rights lawyer. He spoke to Morning Report.

Golriz Ghahraman had nothing to say to media as she left the Auckland District Court today. The former Green Party MP has pleaded guilty to four counts of shoplifting at high end boutiques in Auckland and Wellington. A sentencing date has been set down for June 24. Herald reporter Katie Harris was in court, and says Ghahraman was very solemn- but didn't show much emotion. "There wasn't any tears going on that we could see, she was pretty quiet, she sat behind me before she went into the dock and I didn't hear or see any real outburst of emotion." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Three companies that profited from tours on Whakaari / White Island have been ordered to pay reparations of more than 10 million dollars. The week long sentencing drew to a close in the Auckland District Court this afternoon. Judge Evangelos Thomas awarded each victim a quarter of a million dollars.

Victims of the Whaakari White island eruption and their families have been awarded more than ten million dollars in reparations. Five companies that took tourists to the volcanic island before the fatal 2019 erruption were sentenced at the Auckland District Court today. Reparations are being paid by the islands' owner Whakaari Management Limited, White Island Tours and the helicopter company Volcanic Air Safaris.

Six companies convicted of health and safety failings in the lead up to Whakaari White Island disaster will be sentenced today in the Auckland District Court. The eruption in 2019 claimed 22 lives and injured 25 people. The hearings have been held in the Environment Court all this week because the District Court is too small. Victims and families have been making submissions along with the defendants. The Crown Research Institute GNS Science, was the last to be heard. Reporter Lucy Xia was there.

She checks on homeless people in doorways on her way to work and responds to texts for help in the dead of night - after 31 years as a social worker at the Auckland District Court, Michelle Kidd is retiring. Now 72-years-old, she helped set up therapeutic courts that give people the tools to restore relationships, gain stable housing and employment. Known as Whaea - auntie - to the homeless and judges alike, Michelle Kidd is a friendly face in an often daunting justice system. Amy Williams has the story.

A family's worst fears were confirmed this morning when the body of Mei Han Chong was found abandoned in bush in suburban Auckland. Police commenced a desperate search for Ms Chong after her husband, Fuk-Fu Kwok, known as Joseph Kwok, was found dead in their Ellerslie home on Monday after a brutal stabbing. It leaves the couple's child without a mother or father. After trawling through hours of CCTV footage, police managed to identify a man they believe to be responsible for the killings, and arrested him in Hamilton late last night. He appeared in Auckland District Court this afternoon facing two charges of murder. Reporter Amy Williams and camera operator Marika Khabazi have the story. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6340844545112

A legal expert says he is expecting hefty fines and reparations for the firms involved in the Whakaari White Island case. The Auckland District Court found Whakaari Management guilty on one of the two charges it faced over health and safety failings. And six other firms have already pled guilty to charges. Sentencing will be in February next year. Auckland University law teaching fellow Simon Schofield spoke to Corin Dann.

Locals are still reeling from yesterday's violent assault at New Windsor dairy, desperate for change and exhausted after yet another frightening ordeal. A 24-year-old man appeared in Auckland District Court today facing two charges of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and one of resisting police. One dairy owner who was stabbed remains in a serious condition in hospital, while the other his wife, who was also injured, has since been released from hospital. Louise Ternouth reports. 

A young Australian who was the only member of his family to survive injuries from the Whakaari White Island eruption in 2019 has described a lack of information about the dangers for tourists visiting the active volcano. The court has heard how tourists from a cruise ship were told to wear covered shoes and given helmets and a gas mask, and told to keep to the track. It's the second week of a trial in Auckland District Court over alleged health and safety failings in the lead up to the deadly eruption that killed 22 people and left 25 seriously injured. Amy Williams has been in court and filed this report.

'Everybody run.' An Australian tourist has recounted the terrifying experience of being on Whakaari / White Island when it erupted. This week, Auckland District Court has heard at times graphic accounts of what happened on the ground during the eruption, and the lasting impact it's had on victims. A warning: aspects of this story are distressing. Our reporter, Finn Blackwell, was there.

A survivor of the Whakaari White Island eruption has told the court she wanted to hold her husband's hand so she could die next to him. Graphic and emotional descriptions of the eruption on December 9 2019, the day that changed their lives, have been recounted on day two of the criminal trial. A warning: aspects of this story are distressing. Emma Stanford reports from Auckland District Court.

Profits ahead of employee and tourist safety. Lawyers have opened Worksafe's case against the owners of Whakaari White Island today, saying the Buttle brothers had not done enough to inform visitors of the risks. It's three and a half years since the eruption, which killed 22 people and injured 25 others. Lawyers say inadequate infrastructure on the island made survival and recovery of some more difficult. A warning, some parts of this story may be distressing. Emma Stanford has been at the Auckland District Court.

Harrowing stories of Whakaari White Island victims trying to flee to safety have been heard in the Auckland District Court. WorkSafe has opened its case against the volcano's owners and two tourism operators three and half years after the eruption that killed 22 people and injured 25 others. A warning some parts of this story may be distressing. RNZ reporter Lucy Xia has more.

Almost four years after the deadly Whakaari/White Island eruption, that took the lives of 22 people and injured many others, the criminal trial is getting underway. It is the first day of the case which is set down for four months at the Auckland District Court. RNZ reporter Emma Stanford spoke to Charlotte Cook.

Three commercial helicopter tour operators have pleaded guilty and will no longer face trial over health and safety failings in the lead-up to the deadly Whakaari eruption in 2019. A judge alone trial is due to start next week, at Auckland District Court. Today's guilty pleas takes the number of defendants down to six, including the island's owners and three members of the Buttle family. The last minute guilty plea means the start of the trial will be delayed by one day. Judge Evangelos Thomas told the court WorkSafe will need time to adjust its case. Amy Williams has been at the court hearing and joined Lisa Owen in studio. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6330721572112

An Auckland bus driver has been stabbed in Mount Roskill. It's understood the knife scraped - but did not puncture - the driver's lungs meaning he avoided invasive surgery. A 62-year-old man who will appear in the Auckland District Court tomorrow, charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. Tramways Union national secretary Gary Froggart spoke to Jane Patterson.

A union representing bus drivers wants to see more security measures introduced to protect staff. An Auckland bus driver is in hospital with serious injuries after being stabbed in Mount Roskill on Saturday night. Police have arrested a 62-year-old man and he's due in Auckland District Court today. Tramways Union President Gary Froggatt told Mike Hosking that we could be looking to what's installed on buses overseas. He says London double-decker buses have an outside door which drivers can use to escape, but we don't have those here which is a bit of a problem. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Video Version on Bitchute   Vinny Eastwood returns to Highway Diary from Auckland, New Zealand.   We discuss his pending sentencing March 30th, 2023 around 10am, at the Auckland District Court 65-69 Albert Street, Auckland CBD, Auckland 1010, New Zealand. Vinny will be sentenced for having the audacity to peacefully protest the COVID-19 lock-downs.   Vinny's Music Video - Ja Ja Jacinda by Vinny & The Vendettas (Rasputin by Boney M Cover) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aioCUeg0ADE   The horse-faced tyrannical WEF slave, Jacinda Ardern, explaining New Zealand's distopia as a two-tiered society, at threat of Directed Energy Weapons, by cowardly, drug-addicted, unhappy, technofaschists https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgnEJXdV_Qk     https://www.thevinnyeastwoodshow.com/ www.EricHollerbach.com      

The coroner's inquest into the death of a man who was left face-down in a police cell with an incorrectly fitted spit hood covering his face has begun in Auckland today. The man's family filled the public gallery at the Auckland District Court hearing today, which is expected to run all week. Amy Williams has been at the hearing.

One of our biggest online retailers has been fined nearly a million dollars for misleading customers with its "daily deal" promotions. One-Day - now known as The Market - made claims of low stock which were found to be untrue, and many of the deals went on for months. An Auckland District Court judge ruled the company built its business model around consumers' fear of missing out and breached the Fair Trading Act in doing so. Commerce Commission general manager of fair trading Vanessa Horne spoke to Corin Dann.

Tesla (TSLA) adds $110 million in value after reports the company will ask shareholders to approve a stock split. Sigma Healthcare's (SIG) full year results are a mixed bag, reporting a net loss, but also expecting a return to profitability this year. A person accused of insider trading involving Pushpay (PPH) shares pleads not guilty in the Auckland District Court. www.sharesies.com For more share market news, subscribe to Lunch Money, Sharesies' bite-sized email update: https://www.sharesies.nz/lunch-money If you'd like to get in touch, for any reason at all, email recap@sharesies.co.nz or record a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sharesies2/message. Investing involves risk. You aren't guaranteed to make money, and you might lose the money you start with. We don't provide personalised advice or recommendations. Any information we provide is general only and current at the time. For specific advice, speak to a licensed financial advice provider

Contact tracers are racing to find out if anyone was exposed to a Covid-19 patient who busted out of MIQ.Police in PPE arrested the man this afternoon at a house in Otahuhu - almost 10-kilometres from the quarantine facility he'd been confined in.It's thought he fled the Ellerslie Novotel and Ibis facility about one-am.He has been charged under the Health Order, and bailed back to MIQ by an Auckland District Court judge, after appearing by video-link.Associate Health Minister Ayesha Verrall says public health teams are interviewing the escapee.LISTEN ABOVE

A man who escaped a quarantine facility had a risk assessment done on him before he absconded from the facility, the joint head of managed isolation and quarantine has confirmed. The man, who absconded from a quarantine hotel in Auckland early on Thursday morning is now at the Jet Park hotel with a security guard permanently on his floor. After being found and arrested yesterday, the Covid-positive man was charged and appeared in the Auckland District Court via a contactless video link. He was then sent to the Jet Park for quarantine. Joint head of MIQ Brigadier Rose King told Morning Report she was not aware of what was in the risk assessment. "As part of our procedures we do do a risk assessment. I don't have the results of that yet, and I am not aware of what information was passed on at the time."

Two people have pleaded not guilty to trespassing after being arrested protesting on Waiheke Island. The pair appeared in the Auckland District Court on Monday after occupying the proposed site of the controversial Kennedy Point marina. The Protect Putiki occupation say the korora - or Little Blue Penguin - which inhabit the area, will be threatened due to the development. Te Aorewa Rolleston reports.

Two people have pleaded not guilty to trespassing after being arrested protesting on Waiheke Island. The pair appeared in the Auckland District Court on Monday after occupying the proposed site of the controversial Kennedy Point marina. The Protect Putiki occupation say the korora - or Little Blue Penguin - which inhabit the area, will be threatened due to the development. Te Aorewa Rolleston reports.

Several people have been arrested this morning in relation to what the police are calling a major transnational crime operation. They are due to appear in the Auckland District Court and the Hamilton District Court today on a wide range of serious drug-dealing and money laundering offences. Police in Auckland have just been briefing media. RNZ reporter Nick Truebridge has more.

Several people have been arrested this morning in relation to what the police are calling a major transnational crime operation. They are due to appear in the Auckland District Court and the Hamilton District Court today on a wide range of serious drug-dealing and money laundering offences. Police in Auckland have just been briefing media. RNZ reporter Nick Truebridge has more.

A young, up and coming mixed martial arts fighter, who was critically injured in an alleged assault in central Auckland has died. Fau Vake, 25, was injured last weekend. He died a week later, on Sunday morning. Four people have been charged by the police over the incident and have already appeared in the Auckland District Court. Further charges are likely. Vake trained at City Kickboxing and he gym held an event for him last night. Mike Angove, a coach from the gym, spoke to Corin Dann.

A young, up and coming mixed martial arts fighter, who was critically injured in an alleged assault in central Auckland has died. Fau Vake, 25, was injured last weekend. He died a week later, on Sunday morning. Four people have been charged by the police over the incident and have already appeared in the Auckland District Court. Further charges are likely. Vake trained at City Kickboxing and he gym held an event for him last night. Mike Angove, a coach from the gym, spoke to Corin Dann.

PUKEKAWA. WAIKATO. On the 2nd of March 1971, Arthur Allan Thomas, having been found guilty of double murder, was driven from the Auckland District Court, 30km north, over the Auckland Harbour Bridge. Exiting at Albany, the police van eventually got onto Paremoremo Road. The ‘paddy wagon' drove another 5km before taking a left, soon after the van pulled over. When Arthur exited the vehicle he was greeted by, what would be his home for the foreseeable future, Paremoremo Maximum Security Prison. The song that ends the podcast today is courtsey of Folksong NZ: Mist on the Waitako Visit www.truecrimenz.com for additional information on this case. Including a transcript of this episode, with supporting pictures, sources, and credits.

A police officer has been charged with indecently assaulting a fellow cop.The 28-year-old accused appeared this afternoon in the Auckland District Court before Judge David Burns.The policeman was arrested this morning and charged with indecent assault and sexual violation by unlawful sexual connection.He pleaded not guilty to both charges.The alleged offences occurred on February 5 in Northland, according to court documents viewed by the Herald.The man's lawyer, Paul Borich QC, sought interim name suppression for his client.Further details about the case were also suppressed.Also today, dramatic scenes unfolded on the Auckland waterfront as a seaplane crashed into the harbour, and the city's Lime scooters are set to return this weekend. Hosted by Juliette SivertsenSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A judge has addressed the grieving family of slain British backpacker Grace Millane, saying "your grief must be desperate". A body was discovered in the Waitakere Ranges yesterday, and is believed to be Grace Millane. A 26-year-old man is charged with her murder. He appeared in Auckland District Court this morning, wearing a blue boiler suit. The Millane family was in court for this appearance. Judge Evangelos Thomas started the hearing by addressing the family, saying everyone hoped justice would be fair, swift, and bring them peace. And, candlelight vigils are being planned in both Auckland, and Wellington.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The man who pushed a High Court judge over in a fit of road rage incident, has been sentenced to community work. James Lawrence Beaumont Gilliland was charged with injuring Justice Mary Peters "with reckless disregard for the safety of others" following an altercation in Auckland's Ponsonby in May.It resulted in Justice Peters breaking her wrist in four places. She sits in the High Court at Auckland.Gilliland, a 29-year-old computer programmer, initially pleaded not guilty to the charge.He then admitted the crime and sought a discharge without conviction.That application was rejected and he appeared in the Auckland District Court for sentencing this morning. Also today, a guilty plea by the man who broke Wellington's $300,000 Water Whirler sculpture, another mass pilot whale stranding on NZ shores, and the medicinal cannabis company calling for pot growers to bring in their unique strains.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.