Craig Kapitan

Courthouse reporter for @nzherald in Auckland. Former criminal justice editor/reporter for the San Antonio Express-News in Texas, and ex-TVNZ homepage editor.

[Craig Kapitan @HearsaySA]

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

[Craig Kapitan @HearsaySA]

@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.

[Craig Kapitan @HearsaySA]

Authorities allege prison inmate accused of escape was found with shotgun, ammo. https://t.co/S0DQDKnUjA

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Name suppresssion lapses and charge upgraded to murder for Panmure stabbing case. https://t.co/MdTYgmnxkw

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Man accused of refusing to wear mask at pharmacy, spitting on essential workers. https://t.co/4ANu0hyOFa

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Auckland mall attack: Judge lifts name suppression for Isis inspired 'Lone Wolf' terrorist - why details can't be published yet.
https://t.co/brjGcmxfxc

[Craig Kapitan @HearsaySA]

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

[nzherald @nzherald]

Baby recycling plant death: Police want to identify mother of newborn before funeral https://t.co/fVMoZDFhOf

[Craig Kapitan @HearsaySA]

Social media influencer's rape, blackmail trial derailed by lockdown. https://t.co/RGMQBzA3lC

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Suspect who wasn't home when police went looking for him charged with Covid-19 lockdown breach as well. https://t.co/LjhHzkN2CA

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Pro-tip: If you're wanted by police, now isn't a great time to be loitering in lockdown-deserted Auckland central. https://t.co/eXCUzgvDdl

[Craig Kapitan @HearsaySA]

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

[Craig Kapitan @HearsaySA]

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

[Craig Kapitan @HearsaySA]

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

[New Zealand Police @nzpolice]

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

[Craig Kapitan @HearsaySA]

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

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Mother to serve home detention for poisoning toddler at Auckland and Dunedin hospitals, causing brain damage. https://t.co/wrf1Zy0LZV

[Craig Kapitan @HearsaySA]

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

[Miriam Burrell @MiriamBurrell]

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

[Craig Kapitan @HearsaySA]

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