Articles by Catherine Hutton

National

‘Loose and opportunistic’: Auckland lawyer silent on $77k bill for immigration client
Saturday, 28 March 2026, 12:49pm
An immigration lawyer who offered clients a novel one-stop shop, charging fees of up to $77,000 for a visa and a job offer,...
National

Inquest ponders if helicopter flight could have saved this Foxton farmer’s life
Wednesday, 18 March 2026, 1:30pm
Farmer Rodney Thomas Smith was stoic. He hadn’t seen a doctor for a decade and preferred to pull his own teeth rather than...
National

Woman who threw acid asks judge 'why are you being so mean to me?'
Tuesday, 17 March 2026, 4:14pm
A woman who threw sulphuric acid, burning her victim’s arm, later lashed out, threatening a second stranger with the same...
National

'Zero gravity': Court rejects gang member's challenge to patch law
Tuesday, 3 March 2026, 3:46pm
The country’s second-highest court has refused a Nomad’s gang member’s challenge to the gang patch legislation, after his...
Crime

Crown: Mosque gunman was 'between a rock and a rock' when he made informed choice to plead guilty
Friday, 13 February 2026, 2:09pm
The Crown says the guilty pleas entered by the Christchurch mosque shooter in March 2020 weren’t coerced or involuntary,...
National

Māori man's bone tissue transplant performed without his consent, against his beliefs
Monday, 9 February 2026, 2:50pm
A Māori man who underwent surgery to repair a wrist injury received a bone tissue transplant without his consent, which he...
National

Landmark win: Supreme Court backs disabled family carers as homeworkers
Tuesday, 9 December 2025, 2:46pm
Two parents who care for their severely disabled adult children have been recognised as homeworkers and are entitled to receive...
National

‘A bit of a dickhead’: Defence opens case in Wellington sex trial
Thursday, 27 November 2025, 3:36pm
WARNING: This story contains allegations of sexual offending. The lawyer for a man facing a raft of sexual offences against...
Crime

'I own you now:' Man allegedly asked woman for photo of bruise he left on her throat
Tuesday, 18 November 2025, 8:24pm
WARNING: This story contains allegations of sexual offending A man accused of raping a young woman allegedly continued to...
National

‘We believe in inclusion’: Wellington Pride faces tribunal over group’s ban from festival
Wednesday, 5 November 2025, 8:45pm
A stoush over a stall at a Wellington Pride event has left some people with hurt feelings, exposed differing opinions about...
National

'Extraordinary': Man says hospital overdose left his sister with 'no quality of life'
Monday, 3 November 2025, 2:12pm
A woman who suffered a hypoxic brain injury after receiving an opioid overdose during her hospital stay “no longer has any...
National

‘I have had enough’: Mother pleaded for help months before baby was killed
Thursday, 30 October 2025, 3:49pm
WARNING: This story contains details of violence against young children, which some readers may find distressing. Shortly...
National

$The 16-week-old baby had new and old fractures at the time of her death. Photo / 123RF$

Baby girl had just been diagnosed with reflux when her father killed her
Tuesday, 28 October 2025, 8:29pm
WARNING: This story contains details of violence against young children, which some readers may find distressing. Seven years...
National

'There were hundreds of flies': Auckland rental left covered in urine, dog poo and rubbish
Sunday, 19 October 2025, 1:50pm
A property manager was forced to cut her final inspection of an Auckland rental property short after being greeted by hundreds...
National

'Old and dingy': Property set for demolition instead used as unlawful, crowded boarding house
Saturday, 18 October 2025, 3:58pm
After plans to demolish an “old and dingy” house and develop the site into townhouses were held up, the developer rented...
Crime

Trial for the man accused of murdering Nelson police officer moved to Christchurch
Friday, 17 October 2025, 12:40pm
The trial for a man accused of killing Nelson policewoman Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming is being moved to Christchurch. Hayden...
National

Wife says God led couple to house where alleged abuse occurred
Tuesday, 7 October 2025, 3:18pm
The wife of a man who claims he was sexually abused by a teacher as a child says God directed them to the house where it...
National

‘What the heck?’: Teacher allegedly sexually abused boy who was half her age during sleepovers
Monday, 6 October 2025, 9:07pm
A man who claims he was sexually abused as a teenager by a teacher who was more than twice his age said their sexual liaisons...
Crime

Gang member fights gang patch law, compares it with Warriors, All Blacks fan gear
Tuesday, 30 September 2025, 4:14pm
A Nomads member convicted of wearing his gang insignia while at a community event has upped the ante in his challenge of...
Crime

'She lost him as well': Woman's text messages lead to partner being shot dead
Wednesday, 24 September 2025, 8:39pm
The lawyer for a woman whose Mongrel Mob partner was shot dead after she asked her uncle to “smash” him says she was under...
National

Hit-and-run driver swerved into man he knew, sending him flying, then drove off
Tuesday, 23 September 2025, 8:05pm
A man who was hit by a van while fixing his car on the street was struck with such force that he was catapulted into the...
National

Fractured whānau: Grandson appointed guardian after fight over kaumātua's care goes to court
Saturday, 20 September 2025, 2:36pm
A whānau is deadlocked over who should have guardianship of their much-loved kaumātua, who has dementia. The man’s daughter,...
Crime

Michael Clark jailed for meth dealing while on bail for dealing
Thursday, 18 September 2025, 8:45pm
A man was caught dealing methamphetamine while on bail and awaiting sentence for similar offending. Michael John Benjamin...
Crime

'Family crest': Judge orders police to return gang member's seized patch
Wednesday, 17 September 2025, 10:39am
A judge has ordered police to return a Mongrel Mob member’s patch seized during a traffic stop, saying the public display...