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• Northland Driver Sentenced to 33 Months for Fatal High-Speed Hit-and-Run

  Published: Apr 18, 2026

  Section: Crime

  John Le Noel, 28, has been sentenced to 33 months in prison following a high-speed crash that claimed the life of 19-year-old cyclist Matthew Howard in Ōkaihau. The sentencing, whi...

• Hamilton Man Found Guilty of Dangerous Driving Following Fatal Seizure-Linked Crash

  Published: Apr 18, 2026

  Section: Crime

  A Hamilton judge has found Karl Sean Barnett guilty of dangerous driving causing death and injury, ruling that the 27-year-old was aware of his medical risks but chose to drive any...

• Hamilton Trial: Driver Expressed Seizure Fears to GP Days Before Fatal Pedestrian Collision

  Published: Apr 15, 2026

  Section: Crime

  Evidence presented in the Hamilton District Court has revealed that a 27-year-old man charged with dangerous driving causing death visited his doctor just days before a fatal crash...

• Hamilton Man Defends Charges in Fatal Crash, Citing Medical 'Blackout'

  Published: Apr 14, 2026

  Section: Crime

  A 27-year-old man has told the Hamilton District Court that he "must have blacked out" before a high-speed collision that killed a pedestrian and sent vehicles ploughing into a res...