Articles by Belinda Feek
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National
Jailed Facebook fraudster given more time after fake $12k payment for Holden revealed
Thursday, 14 August 2025, 8:54pmA Facebook fraudster already behind bars for scamming people out of $30,000 worth of property has been given more jail time...
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National
'Her behaviour is pathetic': Judge lambasts woman's five-month theft spree across three regions
Thursday, 14 August 2025, 8:49pmA woman with an extensive history of stealing went on a five-month crime spree, spanning three regions and ripping off leading...
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National
'I shot him in the f* face', Raglan man told police after killing uncle
Monday, 11 August 2025, 1:15pmWarning: Contains distressing content A man who shot his uncle six times with a shotgun had stopped taking his schizophrenia...
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National
'Put it down!': Shooting of armed man was 'preventable'; coroner slams police actions
Friday, 8 August 2025, 7:15amA man armed with a slasher and wrench who was being chased by police wasn’t trying to hurt anyone in the seconds before he...
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National
'Three life sentences': Whānau's anger after man admits killing three in railway crossing crash
Tuesday, 5 August 2025, 12:26pmThe whānau of three men killed by a train after a man drove through a railway crossing remain “angry and frustrated” at how...
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National
'Multiple excuses': Concrete tradie accused of taking deposits but not completing the jobs
Wednesday, 30 July 2025, 8:49pmA concrete tradie is accused of taking deposits from 28 customers and not only failing to complete the work, but also not...
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National
Drug farmer built 'shanty' on Waikato swampland to harvest cannabis plots
Saturday, 26 July 2025, 1:52pmA drug farmer built a makeshift structure on the edge of a Waikato lake so he could row out and check on his cannabis plots,...
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National
'A lot of fast food': Mum who stole $500k from employer blew most on takeaways
Monday, 21 July 2025, 9:01pmA woman who pilfered just under $500,000 from her employer says she spent most of it on takeaways and clothing. Ariana Thompson-Bell...
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National
'It's been spent': Father and daughter who stole $159k in ATM heist say cash is gone
Saturday, 19 July 2025, 12:02pmA father and daughter who looted almost $200,000 from an ATM claim $159,000 of the cash, which police are still searching...
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National
'Everyone could have died': Drink-driving mum who left 6yo critical in crash avoids prison
Thursday, 17 July 2025, 8:21pmAfter strapping her daughter into a booster seat and putting a half-drunk bottle of wine in the centre console, Holly Pattison...
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National
Man high on mushrooms crashes car into garage, with a preschooler on his lap
Monday, 14 July 2025, 9:00pmHigh on magic mushrooms and with a young child on his lap, a young man drove across a suburban road before crashing into...
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National
Home build dream shattered after business hacked and woman launders couple’s $150k
Saturday, 12 July 2025, 2:39pmA woman’s bank account went from a balance of 5c to almost $150,000 overnight – but it was not her money. Instead, it was...
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Crime
'A f* ugly mess': Gang boss' text after fatal hotbox attack on mate of 20 years
Friday, 4 July 2025, 1:17pmThe president of the Tribesmen Aotearoa gang says he didn’t want a fellow member to be killed, and didn’t order a “hotbox”...
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Crime
'Needs to be killed': Gang president allegedly ordered fatal attack on fellow member
Thursday, 3 July 2025, 8:53pmWhen a Tribesmen gang leader found out one of his members had been stealing money from the gang’s bank account, he allegedly...
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Crime
Nurse conned $112k from workmates, spent it on gigs, gambling
Saturday, 21 June 2025, 12:06pmA nurse who took more than $100,000 from three sympathetic colleagues after claiming her mother had died and her dad was...
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Crime
Probe into man who abused girl as he read her stories led to another sinister finding
Thursday, 19 June 2025, 7:53pmWARNING: This story details sexual offending against a child. A man who repeatedly sexually assaulted a 6-year-old as he...
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Crime
'I hate him': Partner of slain Tribesman lays blame for killing at president's feet
Wednesday, 18 June 2025, 3:17pmThe partner of a patched Tribesmen Aotearoa member allegedly beaten to death by his own group, lays the blame for the ‘hot-box’...
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Crime
'She's not your rehab': Man runs down partner, denies her medical treatment
Thursday, 29 May 2025, 8:11pmWARNING: This story contains details of domestic violence. A woman was so scared of her meth-fuelled partner that she jumped...
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National
'You need help': Judge urges man to stop drinking after 13th drink-driving conviction
Tuesday, 13 May 2025, 8:53pmA judge has urged a man to “get some help” and stop drinking after clocking up his 13th drink-driving conviction. Sukhdev...
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National
'I was just watering them': Man living in converted drug house denies being part of cannabis op
Monday, 5 May 2025, 2:46pmA man busted living inside a house meticulously converted into a commercial cannabis operation says he was only responsible...
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National
Businessman accused of siphoning company of $111k, buying weed killer and Hush Puppies shoes
Monday, 28 April 2025, 8:56pmA businessman is alleged to have stolen $111,000 in company funds to help pay off a personal loan and buy weed killer, a...
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National
'Sex on the leather couch': Doctor faces tribunal for 'blurring professional boundaries'
Monday, 14 April 2025, 8:32pmA doctor is alleged to have become “obsessive and extremely possessive” with a woman he met on a sexual website and went...
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National
'I’ll cut your throat,' drug seeker told woman days before breaking man's back
Saturday, 12 April 2025, 3:38pmA German national jailed for violent offences still poses a risk of being dangerously violent when he’s released from prison. Jan...
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Crime
‘Snitch’: Man hits grandmother with car, later runs down teen, laughs as he lies critical
Thursday, 3 April 2025, 8:54pmAfter intentionally driving his car into a 15-year-old boy several times on a rural Ngāruawāhia road, Manuhuia Kupe and his...
