New Zealand national news stories for told on Thursday 08/02/2007

Murder Accused At Breaking Point, Court Told
Newswire
Wed Feb 7 09:42:51 2007
The High Court in Auckland has heard that a man accused of murdering one daughter and attempting to kill the other is said to have reached breaking point on the day of the incident.

Court told uncle will deny charges of assaulting niece
TV3
Wed Feb 7 09:27:52 2007
A Christchurch Court has been told a Zimbabwean immigrant will deny charges of sexually violating an ...

Passenger Tells Of Moments Before Helicopter Crash
Newswire
Wed Feb 7 09:00:06 2007
A 28-year-old man has told a Nelson court he thought he would die as the helicopter he was in plunged to the ground.

Former minister set out to deceive, court told
TV3
Wed Feb 7 08:54:35 2007
The High Court has been told a former immigration minister set out to deceive the very department he ...

Uncle Denies Murdering 10-Year-Old Niece
Xtra MSN
Wed Feb 7 08:38:59 2007
A Zimbabwean immigrant would deny charges that he sexually violated and murdered his 10-year-old niece, Christchurch District Court was told on Wednesday.

Ex-Minister Aimed To Deceive - Prosecutor
Xtra MSN
Wed Feb 7 08:38:53 2007
Former immigration minister Tuariki John Delamere set out to deceive the very department he had been in charge of, with an elaborate plan of fraud, the High Court in Auckland was told.

Passenger tells of moments before helicopter crash
Radio New Zealand
Wed Feb 7 08:28:03 2007
A 28-year-old man told a Nelson court on Wednesday that he thought he would die as the helicopter he was in plunged to the ground. Hamish Teddy told of the moments ...

Norfolk court told accused hit Patton with car
Radio New Zealand
Wed Feb 7 08:27:56 2007
The Norfolk Island Supreme Court has heard that accused killer Glenn McNeill told police he stabbed Janelle Patton "just to make sure she was dead" after he hit her with his ...

Murder accused at breaking point, court told
Radio New Zealand
Wed Feb 7 08:27:56 2007
The High Court in Auckland has heard that a man accused of murdering one daughter and attempting to kill the other is said to have reached breaking point on the ...

Former minister appears in court for fraud
New Zealand Herald
Wed Feb 7 06:56:00 2007
Former immigration minister Tuariki John Delamere set out to deceive the very department he had been in charge of, with an elaborate plan of fraud, the High Court in Auckland was told today.Crown prosecutor Simon Moore told a...

Man who drove off bank at 'breaking point', says prosecution
New Zealand Herald
Wed Feb 7 06:47:00 2007
A man accused of murder was close to breaking point when he drove off the summit of an Auckland hill, killing his nine-year-old daughter, a court was told today.Crown prosecutor Brian Dickey said the 29-year-old man had been upset...

Man jailed for 16th drink-drive offence
New Zealand Herald
Wed Feb 7 04:07:00 2007
TAURANGA - A man who has notched up his 16th drink-driving conviction is unlikely to change his ways, Tauranga District Court was told today.Phillip Bruce Noble, 43, a weedsprayer, who was also facing sentence on his sixth count...

Charlene's uncle to deny murder - court told
New Zealand Herald
Wed Feb 7 01:21:00 2007
CHRISTCHURCH - A Zimbabwean immigrant would deny charges that he sexually violated and murdered his 10-year-old niece, Christchurch District Court was told today.George Evans Gwaze, 54, made a second brief appearance in court...

Norfolk accused played video game
TVNZ
Tue Feb 6 12:00:00 2007
The man accused of murdering Janelle Patton told police he played a video game after stabbing her with a fish filleting knife and dumping the body at a Norfolk Island picnic spot, a court has heard