Articles by Craig Kapitan
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Crime
How a months-long teen feud over girl sparked quadruple shooting, murder
Wednesday, 15 October 2025, 11:27amAn Auckland teenager who shot four other young men last year at the apex of a prolonged feud that started over a girl has...
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Man accused of smashing Winston Peters’ window appears in court, granted bail
Friday, 10 October 2025, 11:22amThe man charged after allegedly smashing the window of Foreign Minister Winston Peters’ Auckland home with a crowbar has...
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‘Manifestly excessive’: Judge converts Casketeers fraudster’s prison term to home detention
Friday, 10 October 2025, 10:23amDisgraced former funeral director and reality TV star Fiona Tania Bakulich, who has been in prison since April for defrauding...
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Bus driver fatally punched belligerent passenger, left him at stop as he continued route
Wednesday, 8 October 2025, 11:55amAfter having to deal again with a belligerent, intoxicated passenger who had caused trouble on previous occasions by refusing...
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Criminal charge filed against bus driver accused of hitting 83yo pedestrian
Monday, 6 October 2025, 10:23amPolice have filed a criminal charge against an Auckland bus driver who was behind the wheel when an elderly pedestrian was...
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NZ reality TV star claims celebrity status has made prison unfairly harsh
Tuesday, 30 September 2025, 1:12pmDisgraced former funeral director Fiona Tania Bakulich, who went from featuring in a hit reality TV programme to life behind...
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Pills in juice: Mother told psychiatrist chilling account of killing children
Thursday, 18 September 2025, 2:06pmWARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT She mashed up the sleeping pills in fruit juice and offered it to her children, who drank without...
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Suitcase murder trial: PlayStation records shed light on children's final day alive
Wednesday, 17 September 2025, 2:45pmA major phase of Hakyung “Jasmine” Lee’s double murder trial has concluded with the Crown’s final factual witness giving...
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Sunday school teacher to child killer: Murder defendant revealed ‘crisis of faith’
Friday, 12 September 2025, 1:00pmAs Hakyung “Jasmine” Lee’s husband was dying in hospice care, the former Sunday school teacher revealed to a palliative care...
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'I don't have kids': Killer mum's shock words four years after vanishing
Thursday, 11 September 2025, 3:22pmFrom the first time Hakyung “Jasmine” Lee called her mother to report that her husband had been diagnosed with a serious...
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'Beautiful, playful, bubbly': Teacher, jurors weep remembering young siblings killed by mum
Wednesday, 10 September 2025, 2:51pmThe former teacher of child homicide victims struggled to hold back tears today, and so did jurors, as she fondly recalled...
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Bodies in suitcase trial: Insanity defence announced as trial begins for mum accused of killing kids
Monday, 8 September 2025, 1:26pmThe long-awaited double-murder trial for a mum accused of killing both of her primary school-aged children - leaving their...
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Community detention for man's role in road rage shooting of 15yo girl
Thursday, 4 September 2025, 1:22pmA passenger who helped cover up his friend’s road rage shooting of a 15-year-old girl has been sentenced to two months of...
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Construction cartel: Secret Auckland company admits bid corruption
Wednesday, 3 September 2025, 9:48amAn Auckland construction industry business that was the target of the nation’s first-ever criminal prosecution for “cartel...
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NZ fraudster loses US extradition battle over 400kg Hells Angels cocaine plot
Monday, 1 September 2025, 2:44pmA fraudster accused of scheming to help import 400kg of Peruvian cocaine into New Zealand, with a pit stop in Texas, has...
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'I'm dead, I'm dead': Father terrified after merging into gang convoy, sparking rage
Friday, 29 August 2025, 4:18pmA father driving home to his two young children after a Saturday morning work shift described a terrifying situation after...
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Woman who ran over, killed ex had contacted police earlier seeking help
Wednesday, 27 August 2025, 1:15pmA woman who fatally ran over her former partner following a tense night of recovering her property from his West Auckland...
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Revealed: Female teacher loses suppression fight over sex acts on student
Thursday, 21 August 2025, 8:07amA former Auckland teacher who was ordered to serve a term of imprisonment after admitting to performing sex acts on a 15-year-old...
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Two jailed in Comancheros retribution plot aimed at ex-member's family
Tuesday, 19 August 2025, 1:19pmWhen an imprisoned high-profile Comancheros member wanted out of the gang life but refused to pay a hefty fine for doing...
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'Toxic and volatile relationship' preceded fatal beating, Crown alleges at murder trial
Monday, 18 August 2025, 8:43pmWarning: This story refers to domestic violence When police found a woman dead in a West Auckland home, bleeding from the...
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Coroner reveals why Christmas Day samurai sword killing charge dropped
Friday, 15 August 2025, 7:07amA newly released coroner’s report has shed light on why police did not pursue criminal charges against a man who killed his...
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'Nothing for him in society': Judge grants arsonist's wish, sends him back to jail
Monday, 4 August 2025, 8:29amA judge has granted the wish of an arsonist who told police he burned down his South Auckland accommodation because others...
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Watch: Does imprisoned gang leader's happy dance prove he was in on $20m meth import?
Sunday, 3 August 2025, 8:14amCould a jailed gang leader’s happy dance – caught on prison yard CCTV – help prove his involvement in a $20 million meth...
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Company boss admits manslaughter after unroadworthy 20-ton truck killed roadworker
Friday, 1 August 2025, 7:09amFor six years prior to the moment a runaway construction truck hit and killed a road worker in a posh Auckland suburb, authorities...
