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A Hawke's Bay man charged with incest has been given extra time to enter pleas

The 22-year-old was originally charged on June 16, and the 29-year-old on May 10. The pair appeared in the Napier District Court via Audio Visual Link (AVL) today before Judge Mina Wharepouri. The charges of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm were withdrawn by the prosecution for both men, as they were replaced with the charge of murder. Defence counsels Eric Forster​ and Roger Philip​ entered not-guilty pleas for both men and elected trial by jury. Both men were rem...

  From left, Supt John Klepczarek, Police Commissioner Mick Fuller, Deputy Premier John Barilaro and Police Minister David Elliott open the new Queanbeyan Police Station. A $31 million, state-of-the-art policing facility was officially unveiled in Queanbeyan yesterday (April 26). The new station will house general duties, specialist, tactical, crime prevention and investigative units, as well as highway patrol and region enforcement squad officers. Deputy NSW Premier John Barilaro and NSW Poli...

HOA passes promised suite of e-legislation A long-promised update to the legislative framework governing how the Virgin Islands conducts business online came through the House of Assembly over the past week as five related bills got … A long-promised update to the legislative framework governing how the Virgin Islands conducts business online came through the House of Assembly over the past week as five related bills got the thumbs-up from legislators. After debating the Data Protection Act,...

The BVI Beacon House to tackle digital data bills The first House of Assembly sitting of 2021 is scheduled to kick off this week with a packed agenda that includes a slew of bills in the digital sphere up … The first House of Assembly sitting of 2021 is scheduled to kick off this week with a packed agenda that includes a slew of bills in the digital sphere up for debate, a busy question-and-answer session, and the introduction of several news bills designed in part to help the territory stay...

Thursday, 4 March 2021, 7:59 am Witnesses for faith-based institutions, including Archbishops and a Cardinal, will give evidence before the Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry this month, on their processes for resolving historic and current abuse claims. Phase 2 of the Faith-based Redress hearing runs from 15 to 29 March. Phase 1 of the hearing was held late last year and focussed on the experience of survivors in seeking redress (such as compensation, counselling, an apology etc) for ...

Law Society of NSW president will be in the region today to push for more resources in the Coffs and Clarence region.