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It is alleged the brothers had stolen two Ford Courier utes from Taupō on June 8, 2017. Storm told crown prosecutor Jacob Bourke he had been patrolling the highway when he heard a report about a sighting of a stolen ute. While heading towards where the stolen vehicle was last seen, Storm spotted two utes matching the description and began to follow them. Not long after Storm had begun chasing the utes, the one allegedly driven by Regan pulled over while Matthew continued driving. Storm claimed the ute driven by Matthew stopped about a kilometre down the road and he pulled in behind it, ...

123rf Taranaki drug dealer Damien Jake Ramsay was jailed for 30 months when he appeared in the New Plymouth District Court for sentencing on a raft of charges on Wednesday. (file photo) A Taranaki drug dealer caught with 30 grams of methamphetamine, $17,380 in cash and tens of thousands of dollars in stolen goods continued to offend after being released on bail. On September 18, 2019, police raided Damien Jake Ramsay’s Stratford address, which he shared with his partner Jo Anne Singh. Following an extensive search of the property officers discovered 30 grams of methamphetamine and $17,38...

Hannam said the report would address significant issues which had influenced Ratu’s offending. Crown prosecutor Jacob Bourke opposed the delay but acknowledged it wasn’t Hannam or the judge’s fault the report had not been prepared. Judge Greig said the report was pivotal because without it, he wasn’t able to arrive at a sentence of two years or under, so home detention wasn’t an option. He remanded Ratu in custody for sentencing on April 23, unless the report could be prepared earlier. The police summary of facts stated in May 2019 Ratu offered to supply or supplied a total of ...

Andy Jackson/Stuff “I could nail a couple of wheels to the side of my house, but it won't make it a towable vehicle,” Judge Tony Greig told New Plymouth District Court. Does Kurt Vickery have a building or a caravan? It’s a question the New Plymouth District Court debated this week. Vickery, of Tikorangi, had gone to the New Plymouth District Council (NPDC) to see if the wheeled unit he was planning to buy would be classed as a caravan and not as a building, the court was told. The council had informed him the unit would be classed as a caravan, Vickery's lawyer, Kylie Pascoe, told ju...

A man accused of rape was found not guilty in New Plymouth District Court on Thursday. A man accused of raping his friend was found not guilty in a jury re-trial in the New Plymouth District Court on Thursday. Kamyn Murray John Pratt was tried for the rape in 2019, but the jury of 12 was unable to reach a verdict and was dismissed. The re-trial began on Tuesday and Pratt pleaded not guilty to a charge of sexual violation by rape. It was alleged Pratt had raped the complainant while she slept in the early hours of March 22, 2018, at her New Plymouth home.