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Man who stomped on pregnant partner's stomach sentenced to home detention 5 May, 2021 04:21 AM 4 minutes to read Judge Mika said George Donnelly caused "extreme harm" to the victim. File photo / John Borren A man who violently gouged his partner in the eyes and stomped repeatedly on her stomach while she was pregnant has been sentenced to home detention. George Francis Donnelly, 25, appeared in the Hutt Valley District Court this afternoon on charges relating to the two incidents, which happened late last year. The first attack was in August 2020, while he and the victim were at home in Lower...

RNZ Judge Michael Mika leading the manuhiri on to Waiwhetū Marae. Photo: Dominic Godfrey / RNZ Pacific The New Zealand city of Lower Hutt has become the first outside Auckland with a Pasifika resident District Court judge. The selection of Michael Alaifatu Mika, a Samoan New Zealander, is being hailed as the vanguard of diversity and representation, the embodiment of Te Ao Mārama – a reflection of the changing judicial needs of a multicultural Aotearoa. At a powhiri at Waiwhetū Marae, Judge Mika described taking up the new role as a homecoming. The 53-year-old grew up in Kairangi – t...

hey, good morning, it's tuesday, may 7th. welcome to "morning joe" on a beautiful, beautiful day. what a beautiful may day. . >> gorgeous. >> with us onset, we've got mike barnicle, political analyst and visiting professor at nyu, former democratic congressman harold ford jr. and "fortune" magazine's assistant editor. we've got so much to talk about. i was really surprised at the last segment on "way too early" talking about chris christie undergoing an operation. chris text us to let us know this story was true or not. also, a lot of other things going on. today, we'll be seeing w...