
Sam Sherwood
National Crime Correspondent at Radio New Zealand (RNZ)
National Crime Correspondent for RNZ. Reporter of the Year 2024. Contact me on Signal and WhatsApp +64275739556 email [email protected]
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3 days ago |
stuff.co.nz | Poppy Clark |Sam Sherwood |Karanama Ruru |Erin Johnson
Tennis player kicks ball at line judge VIDEO CREDIT: TiktokItalian No 2 Lorenzo Musetti put himself at risk of disqualification when he kicked a loose ball into the body of a line judge. Yet Musetti got away with a warning from the chair umpire – an outcome which surprised a number of observers – and then went on to defeat Frances Tiafoe to move into the French Open semifinals. Tiafoe described the lack of action as “comical” in his post-match press conference.
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4 days ago |
rnz.co.nz | Sam Sherwood
A High Court judge has reserved her decision on whether the media should be allowed to report the nature of the allegedly objectionable material found on former deputy commissioner Jevon McSkimming's work computer. McSkimming resigned as the country's second most powerful cop last month amid a four-month investigation by the Independent Police Conduct Authority and police.
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4 days ago |
nzherald.co.nz | Sam Sherwood
Ashton Cresswell pictured at a birthday party five days before he died. Photo / SuppliedWarning: This story contains graphic details of violence against children. Four-year-old Ashton Cresswell was a tiny, vulnerable child who should have been treated with the utmost care. Instead, he died from “shameful” violence and neglect – and yet, no one was charged with causing his death.
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5 days ago |
stuff.co.nz | Sam Sherwood
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1 week ago |
rnz.co.nz | Sam Sherwood
Police have launched a review to establish how many cases of retail crime were filed while a controversial and now scrapped directive was in place. RNZ revealed last week a directive was recently sent to staff relating to police's File Management Centre (FMC) titled 'Assignment Changes - Theft and Fraud'. The directive said that from 26 March, the FMC was applying "nationally standardised value thresholds" when assessing theft and fraud files.
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Police watchdog reveals their role in McSkimming investigation https://t.co/9ZVGYxEuE9

Porn on McSkimming's computer investigated as alleged 'objectionable material' https://t.co/sQfGruRNnJ

Police deputy commissioner Jevon McSkimming has resigned, RNZ understands https://t.co/SHzHOa3Azf