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The Steven Wallace Shooting
30 April 2000, 4am in the town of Waitara, a cop and a criminal stood locked in what was to become one of New Zealand’s most controversial face offs. Broken glass and battered cars lay around them. All the product of a golf club attack wheedled by Steven |
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'Baby Kahu' Lower Hutt kidnapping
8 month old baby kidnapped in suburban Lower Hutt |
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Operation Mist (A kidnapping Foiled!)
In July 2002, when vistors to Rimataka Forest Park came across a hidden bunker, complete with food and breathing hole they contacted Upper Hutt police. Operation Mist was launched. |
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The Gloria Kong kidnapping
One of New Zealand’s most unusual crimes occurred in Oamaru in June 1983, when 14 year-old Gloria Kong, daughter of a Chinese market gardener was kidnapped for a $120,000 ransom. |
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Lorraine Cohen and Aaron Cohen
The infamous intemational drug case involving two New Zealanders. |
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Benjamin Peri Nathan
America’s Cup Damaged |
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Vicky Calder ( The Professor David Lloyd Poisoning Case)
Molecular biologist Doctor Vicky Calder was arrested in June 1994 and later stood trial twice for attempted murder, or alternatively, poisoning with intent. The first jury was unable to reach a verdict, the second found her not guilty. |
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The Rainbow Warrior
The story of the sinking of the Rainbow Warrior - flagship of the Greenpeace flotilla. |
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Brent Garner
Brett Garner, a detective who tried to outsmart his mates - and lost |
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