
Craig Kapitan
Criminal Justice Reporter at New Zealand Herald
Courthouse reporter for @nzherald in Auckland. Former criminal justice editor/reporter for the San Antonio Express-News in Texas, and ex-TVNZ homepage editor.
Articles
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5 days ago |
nzherald.co.nz | Craig Kapitan
WooKeun Kim pleaded guilty to careless driving causing death and injury after a crash near Taupō. Kim was disqualified from driving for 18 months and paid $10,000 in reparations to the injured victim. Judge Grant Fraser acknowledged Kim’s remorse and allowed him to return to Korea with his wife’s remains.
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6 days ago |
nzherald.co.nz | Jaime Lyth |Craig Kapitan
An Auckland resident who was charged with murder in January can now be identified after four months of court-ordered anonymity. The woman who was found dead in an Avondale home had only just moved in and “just bought a puppy and a kitten”, a neighbour has revealed. Police were called to the home on Holly St, Avondale, on January 11.
Shu Man Poon pleads guilty to double murder of Ellerslie couple Mei Han Chong and Fuk-Fu Joseph Kwok
6 days ago |
newstalkzb.co.nz | Craig Kapitan
Shu Man Poon pleaded guilty to killing Mei Han Chong and Fuk-Fu Joseph Kwok in Ellerslie. Most aspects of the case are now under a new suppression order. Poon will be sentenced on May 30; Lok Li’s trial was aborted and rescheduled. Double-murder defendant Shu Man Poon has pleaded guilty to killing Mei Han Chong and Fuk-Fu Joseph Kwok in the couple’s Ellerslie home two years ago, the media can now report after a suppression order lapsed this morning.
Shu Man Poon pleads guilty to double murder of Ellerslie couple Mei Han Chong and Fuk-Fu Joseph Kwok
6 days ago |
nzherald.co.nz | Craig Kapitan
Shu Man Poon pleaded guilty to killing Mei Han Chong and Fuk-Fu Joseph Kwok in Ellerslie. Most aspects of the case are now under a new suppression order. Poon will be sentenced on May 30; Lok Li’s trial was aborted and rescheduled. Double-murder defendant Shu Man Poon has pleaded guilty to killing Mei Han Chong and Fuk-Fu Joseph Kwok in the couple’s Ellerslie home two years ago, the media can now report after a suppression order lapsed this morning.
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1 week ago |
newstalkzb.co.nz | Craig Kapitan
Wiparera Paraire pleaded guilty to four charges involving the exploitation of young people. He ran a child prostitution ring, exploiting a 14-year-old girl and her friends. Paraire faces up to 14 years’ imprisonment, with sentencing scheduled for July. An Auckland man has admitted to having parlayed his illegal relationship with a 14-year-old girl into a child prostitution ring.
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Authorities allege prison inmate accused of escape was found with shotgun, ammo. https://t.co/S0DQDKnUjA

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

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