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• Rimutaka Prison Corruption: Corrections Officer Sentenced Following "Sex for Contraband" Scandal

  Published: Apr 15, 2026

  Section: Crime

  A former Corrections officer has been sentenced to nine months’ home detention after a police investigation revealed he smuggled drugs and alcohol into Wellington’s Rimutaka Prison...

• Court Maintains Name Suppression for Wellington Businessman to Protect Alleged Victim

  Published: Apr 3, 2026

  Section: Crime

  A Wellington District Court judge has ruled that a 57-year-old businessman charged with posting harmful digital communications will maintain interim name suppression. While Judge B...