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“As you can see, there s a raft of charges,” Bourke said.
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Kaoss Price and Kade Rampton were arrested in the operation and appeared in court on Thursday. Judge Hikaka outlined how 18 of Price’s charges had come from his time in Wellington, and 28 in New Plymouth. “Mr Bourke s got a fair bit of work to do,” Hikaka said. Price was remanded in custody without plea until August 12. Meanwhile, Rampton, the other man who was arrested alongside Price, also appeared before Judge Hikaka. The 25-year-old had been charged with obstructing police, and unlawfully possessing firearms and ammunition on Tuesday.
If fraudster Joanne Harrison is allowed to cash in her KiwiSaver it could open the door for other criminals to use the savings scheme to protect dirty money from being seized, police warn.
A High Court ruling last year found police couldn't stop the Transport Ministry fraudster accessing her KiwiSaver funds, despite still owing thousands to the Crown.
They found the pair parked on the side of the road. As her brother came towards the car the woman got out and limped towards him. Karaitiana eventually approached his partner s brother “aggressively”, carrying a knife, and lunged at him. The woman s brother was struck twice on the forearm and left with a small puncture wound. The court heard that while on bail for the assaults, Karaitiana and two others obtained a Volkswagon Golf. A separate Crown summary stated two of the males, including the defendant, displayed Black Power gang insignia on their faces by way of tattoos when they took the vehicle.