new zealand cases

Grace Millane was on a round-the-world backpacking trip following her graduation. By December last year she was in New Zealand. It was her 22nd birthday and she hooked up with a guy (the unnamed accused) and they went on a pub-crawl. Later they went back to his flat for (he claimed) consensual...

At last details emerge http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11726687 An explosive audio recording played in court that captured Warriena Wright's final hours in Gable Tostee's Gold Coast apartment has revealed the New Zealander was drunk, at times incomprehensible and...

Two mates apparently have fallen out. Lou Vincent says Chris asked him to fix five cricket matches. Looks bleak for Cairns, but he won a case a few years ago for defamation. New Zealanders (not kiwis please) may be following this, I thought I would just see what people think...

This link is an interesting introduction to the case, because it starts from the perspective of the accused and convicted. http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/tamihere-feels-no-remorse-over-swedish-tourist-deaths-4756684 After analysing the case, should he be known as David Wayne Tamihere, or...

New Zealand is a country of 4.5 million. Multiply by 70 to expect the equivalent incidence of crime in America. I would be interested in views here, was this another man hanged for a crime not comitted, or unproved? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_James_Bolton

Meanwhile, cheered by the successes of Lundy and Teina Pora at the Privy Council, Scott Watson's keen to have another go: http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/67074130/convicted-double-murderer-scott-watson-plans-fresh-bid-for-freedom Guilt? I have no idea, but the evidence was average.

Mark Lundy is being retried for murdering his wife and child, and intriguingly the prosecution has moved the time of the murders to several hours later to fit a new theory. The wiki as usual is a good intro, and up to date with current trial. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lundy_murders We need...

Justice Minister Amy Adams says she is "one of the few people in New Zealand" who does not have a personal view on David Bain's guilt or innocence, and she will bring a fresh set of eyes to his long fight for compensation. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11365090...