Man sentenced to home detention after secretly filming women for porn site uploads
14 May, 2021 03:34 AM
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The defendant secretly filmed victims over a period of years. Photo / 123rf
Warning: This story contains reference to sexual assault and self-harm.
Women who were filmed without their consent and had their videos uploaded to porn websites say they now struggle to use public bathrooms for fear of hidden cameras.
A man charged with secretly filming videos of women, including three teenagers, and uploading them to the internet was been sentenced to 10 months of home detention at the Wellington District Court today.
Thomas Coughlan05:00, May 07 2021
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The Government announced in March it was extending the bright-line test, reducing tax deductions on property investments, and would step up investment in communal infrastructure to support housing developments.
Less than half of the Government’s ‘’shovel-ready’’ infrastructure projects have begun by its first self-imposed deadline, with just 44 per cent of the 150 projects under construction by the end of February. Last year, the Government announced it would fund 150 ‘’shovel-ready’’ projects, costing $2.6 billion. The projects, including the Naenae pool development, the Eastern Bays Shared Path, and the Wellington District Court, were meant to kick-start the economy with an infrastructure boom as the country recovered from Covid-19.
Three arrested after police intercept package containing 2kg of liquid meth
30 Apr, 2021 07:12 AM
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The courier parcel came from Thailand and was intercepted by police in Wellington. Photo / File
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Three people have been charged with importing illicit drugs after police intercepted a courier parcel from Thailand containing 2kg of liquid methamphetamine.
Operation Torpedo was a joint investigation involving police and Customs.
It began when Customs officers intercepted the courier package which had been sent to an address in Wellington in March.
A further package containing 1kg of methamphetamine was intercepted in late April.
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In total, 3kg of methamphetamine, amounting to more than 60,000 doses, was intercepted.
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Police and Customs have seized 3kg of methamphetamine which had been sent to a Wellington address. (File photo)
Three people have been arrested after 3 kilograms of liquid methamphetamine was found inside two parcels that had been sent from Thailand to a Wellington address. Customs staff intercepted the first courier package, containing 2kg of the drug, in March. The agency then launched a joint operation with police, called Operation Torpedo, and another 1kg of meth was seized from a second parcel in late April. In total, the haul equated to 60,000 doses of methamphetamine.
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