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Two shot dead in New Zealand hours before Women’s Soccer World Cup kicks off

July 20, 2023 World Justice News 0

Two people have been killed in a shooting in Auckland, New Zealand, just hours before the FIFA Women’s World Cup kicks off in the city. Police said the gunman, 24, also died following the rampage […]

Former Megaupload Executives Sentenced to 2.5 Years in Prison

June 21, 2023 World Justice News 0

After signing a plea deal in 2022 to avoid extradition to the United States, former Megaupload coders Mathias Ortmann and Bram van der Kolk have been sentenced in New Zealand. The High Court in Auckland […]

Woman arrested in South Korea after bodies of children found in New Zealand

September 15, 2022 World Justice News 0

A woman has been arrested in South Korea over the deaths of two children whose bodies were found in suitcases bought by a family in a storage-wars style auction. Police had previously said the bodies […]

New Zealand: Extremist under surveillance stabs six in Auckland supermarket

September 3, 2021 World Justice News 0

Police in New Zealand shot and killed a “violent extremist” after he stabbed and wounded at least six people in an Auckland supermarket. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the incident was a “terrorist attack” carried […]

Grace Millane’s killer to appeal against conviction and sentence

March 18, 2020 World Justice News 0

The killer of British backpacker Grace Millane has begun the process of appealing against his murder conviction and jail sentence, his barrister said. Auckland-based Rachael Reed QC confirmed that an appeal had been filed in […]

Grace Millane murder: Mum confronts killer in court

February 20, 2020 World Justice News 0

The mother of a woman murdered in New Zealand has told her killer she thinks about “the terror and pain she must have experienced at your hand”. A 28-year-old man, who cannot be named for […]

Grace Millane murder: Man guilty of killing backpacker in New Zealand

November 22, 2019 World Justice News 0

A man who strangled a British backpacker and hid her body inside a suitcase has been found guilty of murder. Grace Millane was found buried in bushland outside Auckland, New Zealand. A jury at the […]

Human Rights

Double murderer awarded £7,500 compensation over human rights breaches

January 2, 2026 0

A double murderer has been awarded £7,500 compensation by the High Court over breaches of his human rights. Fuad Awale, who is serving a life sentence for shooting two teenagers in the head in 2011, […]

Human Rights

US plans to start checking all tourists’ social media

December 10, 2025 0

All tourists – including those from Britain – will have to undergo a social media screening before being allowed entry into the US under new plans being considered by the country’s border force. At the […]

Australia

Children locked out of social media apps after Australia’s world-first ban

December 10, 2025 0

Australia’s world-first social media ban for children has taken effect, with throngs of teenagers waking up to find their accounts have gone dark. Others tell BBC they have already snuck past barriers and will continue […]