Courthouse reporter for @nzherald in Auckland. Former criminal justice editor/reporter for the San Antonio Express-News in Texas, and ex-TVNZ homepage editor.
My coverage of cop killer Eli Epiha’s trial took up four pages of the @nzherald today. Here’s the especially long special report that wraps it all up: https://t.co/q6OnJ4Itzh
@ClarkChef Hi Phillip. I’m a reporter with the Herald. It sounds like you had a wild morning. Any chance we could talk to you today if you have a moment to come up for air amid the brunch rush? Thanks.
Who was the Countdown stabbing terrorist? The PM can't say much yet, but @SamuelPHurley and @jaredsavageNZH aready did a deep dive into his history last month. Their new update: https://t.co/V6FcROtO7j
Man who spat at officers during the April 2020 lockdown, claiming he had Covid, is arrested again -- this time accused of intentionally coughing on an officer. https://t.co/qUdejW5m98
Three more lockdown protesters and two people who refused to wear a mask at a supermarket were arrested today. Police in Queenstown also chased off snowboarders. https://t.co/4YkCCVxNp9
The conspiracy theorists charged in yesterday's anti-lockdown protest outside TVNZ, including musician and failed political candidate Billy TK, have appeared in an Auckland court and been banned from the internet. @weekesy_ reports: https://t.co/p49mq1bV4D
Police will have a highly visible presence across New Zealand to ensure awareness of the Alert Level 4 restrictions now in place.
Police expect people are by now well aware of what is expected of them and they are asked to follow the rules.
https://t.co/Ml4fWLGmCq
Social media influencer 'manipulated child's mind', accuser says at rape, blackmail trial. His four days of testimony has just ended. https://t.co/yiXnBAPqTE
Police-pursuit crash: Man who fired his lawyer days before trial began — opting to instead represent himself — found guilty of leaving cyclist to die in hit-and-run. https://t.co/JkMaF3tNCC
Six months of home detention for a man who admitted being party to the fatal attack on #MMA fighter Fau Vake - outside court @danthehangman said the sentencing was "an absolute joke"
https://t.co/Jy7hwi7DX7
A social media influencer used blackmail, a spiked drink and unconsciousness following nights of drug or alcohol use to sexually violate two teens on multiple occasions, prosecutors have told jurors as the man's trial begins. https://t.co/BUJydId7er