Waikato axe death: Rydell Martin jailed for man s extremely violent killing
6 May, 2021 10:05 PM
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Police at the scene of Phillip Macpherson s death in Pukemiro, south-west of Huntly, in March 2019. Photo / Doug Sherring
Police at the scene of Phillip Macpherson s death in Pukemiro, south-west of Huntly, in March 2019. Photo / Doug Sherring
A man found guilty of killing a man with an axe in rural Waikato has been jailed for six years.
Rydell Martin was in March found not guilty of Phillip Macpherson s murder and instead found guilty by a jury of his manslaughter, in a decision which upset his family at the time who said striking someone with an axe was murder .
Queen Street disgrace : Council to square off with business group in court next week
29 Apr, 2021 12:08 AM
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In the Herald s new series Take a Walk, we visit a precious heritage building now locked off to the public, it s $67 million restoration stalled for a year with no sign of a re-start.
In the Herald s new series Take a Walk, we visit a precious heritage building now locked off to the public, it s $67 million restoration stalled for a year with no sign of a re-start.
NZ Herald
A downtown business group and Auckland Council will duke it out in court next week after the council was sued over a Queen St pedestrian trial.
Queen Street disgrace : Council to square off with business group in court
29 Apr, 2021 12:08 AM
2 minutes to read
In the Herald s new series Take a Walk, we visit a precious heritage building now locked off to the public, it s $67 million restoration stalled for a year with no sign of a re-start.
In the Herald s new series Take a Walk, we visit a precious heritage building now locked off to the public, it s $67 million restoration stalled for a year with no sign of a re-start.
NZ Herald
A downtown business group and Auckland Council will duke it out in court next week after the council was sued over a Queen St pedestrian trial.
A family ripped apart : She mistook her partner for an intruder and fatally shot him
Amy Smith was sentenced for the manslaughter of Danny Taylor in April 2019. Photo / File
A family ripped apart : She mistook her partner for an intruder and fatally shot him Thu, 29 Apr 2021, 11:34AM The night you shot dad was the worst day of my life, and you Amy, took him away from me, said Danny Taylor s daughter, at the sentencing of his partner, Amy Smith.
Smith, 39, has been found guilty of manslaughter after fatally shooting Taylor with a .22 rifle on his South Head property, mistaking him for an intruder, in 2019.
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