A Moment In Crime
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A Moment In Crime
From the NZ Herald newsroom comes A Moment in Crime - a podcast delving into some of New Zealand’s biggest cases.Anna Leask has been a crime and justice reporter at the Herald for more than a decade.Each month she'll take you inside some of our most infamous incidents, notorious offenders and behind...
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Paerata's darkest day: The Schlaepfer family massacre
In May 1992 Brian Schlaepfer shot or stabbed six members of his family to death at their South Auckland farm.
The 64-year-old murdered his wife,...
NZ's most brutal killer? The story of RSA triple murderer William Bell
In December 2001, William Bell stormed into the Mt Wellington-Panmure Returned Services Association premises and brutally attacked four innocent peopl...
NZH Presents - Rainbow Warrior: A Forgotten History
40 years ago, two bombs went off in Auckland's harbour when French agents targeted a Greenpeace ship. It was meant to be a warning against anti-nuclea...
Depraved, brutal and callous: The murder of Yanfei Bao
On June 13, Chinese national Tingjun Cao was jailed for life for the murder of Christchurch real estate agent and mother Yanfei Bao.
Bao, 44, wa...
The Peter Ellis case: Inside the Christchurch Civic Creche scandal
Warning: this episode refers to child sex abuse and is intended for a mature audience only.
The Christchurch Civic Creche child sex abuse scand...
NZ's worst youth offender? The life and many crimes of Paddy the 'baddy'
Youth crime is a constant issue in New Zealand – and in the last few years, stories of ram raids, violent attacks and spree offending have dominated t...
My father, the sex offender: Sisters speak about years of abuse
In 2015 a 43-year-old man was jailed for more than 15 years for the premeditated, prolonged and persistent sexual abuse of his two young daughters - f...
Sick or twisted? The story of violent offender Anthony Wheble
Anthony John Wheble is not as well-known as many of the criminals previously covered by A Moment in Crime - but he is considered of New Zealand’s most...
Bad cops: New Zealand's deviant, murderous and offending police officers
From the start of 2021 to November 2023 a total of 333 police staff - constabulary and non-sworn - were investigated for alleged criminal offending.
Monsters among us: Ghastly tales of lesser known Kiwi crimes and criminals
In the 19 years I have been a crime and justice reporter I have told countless stories about offending in New Zealand - who is behind it, who is hurt...
Death in the street: The murder of Connor Morris
In August 2014 Connor Morris was fatally injured during a street fight in West Auckland. He was struck in the head with a sickle-like tool and died in...
Bad teachers: New Zealand's most prolific sex offending educators revealed
It is not a rare occurrence for teachers to be investigated or charged with sexual offending against the children and young people they are supposed t...
The Dickason Family Tragedy - Part Two: Very Sick or Very Wicked?
This is the second in a two-part episode.
In 2023 South African doctor Lauren Anne Dickason was found guilty of murdering her daughters Liane,...
The Dickason Family Tragedy - Part One: Three Dead at the Scene
In 2023 South African doctor Lauren Anne Dickason was found guilty of murdering her daughters Liane, 6, and 2-year-old twins Maya and Karla at their T...
The Last Advocate: Top pathologist delves into Kiwi murders, mysteries and the macabre
Cynric Temple-Camp is one of New Zealand's top pathologists - and he has just published his third book about his work.
The Final Diagnosis is a...
The House of Bain - Part Two: I Am Innocent
To mark the 30 year anniversary of the mass killing A Moment In Crime presents The House of Bain, a two-part telling of the case.
On June 20 19...
The House of Bain - Part One: They're All Dead
On June 20 1994 five members of the Bain family were found shot dead in their home at 65 Every Street, Dunedin.
Margaret and Robin Bain, their t...
The 'Heavenly Creatures' murder: The story of teen killers Juliet Hulme and Pauline Parker
In 1954 Christchurch woman Honorah Parker was murdered while on a walk in the Port Hills.
The culprits? Her daughter Pauline, 15 and best frien...
Missing and murdered: The disappearance of Marice McGregor
In 2011 Dean Richard Mulligan was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his girlfriend Marice McGregor.
Marice was reported missing by...
Not guilty: The murder trials of George Gwaze
George Gwaze was tried and acquitted in 2008 and 2012 after the death of his adopted daughter 10-year-old Charlene Makaza.
Charlene was rushed t...
Operation Darlia: Finding Jane Furlong - and her killer
Jane Furlong was 17 when she went missing from Auckland's Karangahape Rd in May 1993.
Her partner Dani Norsworthy reported her missing two days...
On the run: New Zealand's greatest prison escapes
In this episode of A Moment In Crime - the last for 2023 - senior journalist Anna Leask looks back at some of the country’s most brazen prison escapes...
Disgusting and degrading: The life and death of 'New Zealand's Fritzl' - horrendous sex offender Ronald Van Der Plaat
In 2000 Ronald Van Der Plaat became one of the country’s most infamous sex offenders when he was jailed for a litany of horrific abuse against his dau...
Life without parole: The sentencing of the Christchurch mosque gunman
This episode of A Moment In Crime is a follow-up from the very first episode I produced about the Christchurch terror attack.
As the Coronial i...
The Patron - Part Three: The bravery that ended James Wallace's reign of abuse
A Moment In Crime - The Patron - looks back at the life and crimes of disgraced knight and serial sex attacker James Hay Wallace.
Behind his mon...
The Patron - Part Two: Bribery, scandal, secrecy, justice - inside the Wallace trials
A Moment In Crime - The Patron - looks back at the life and crimes of disgraced knight and serial sex attacker James Hay Wallace.
Behind his mon...
The Patron - Part One: The two faces of James Hay Wallace
A Moment In Crime is presenting a three part episode - The Patron - which looks back at the life and crimes of disgraced knight and serial sex attacke...
Murder or Infanticide: The trial of Lauren Dickason
In September 2021, Lauren Dickason killed her three daughters, six year old Liane, and two year old twins Maya and Karla, shortly after the family mov...
Abandoned: The tragic and twisted killing of Javed Mills
In 2011 an incomplete skeleton was found at a derelict property in Auckland by a demolition crew tasked with dismantling the buildings on site.
...
A fatal party: The Edgeware Road murders
On May 5 2007 Lipine Sila murdered Hannah Rossiter and Jane Young and caused grievous bodily harm to eight other teens when he drove his car through a...
Murder of a tourist: The tragedy of Karen Aim
In January 2008 Scottish woman Karen Aim was beaten to death while she was visiting Taupō on a trip around New Zealand.
The 26-year-old was murd...
Where is Sara Niethe - the 20-year mystery and the new hunt for a missing mum
March 30 marks the 20th anniversary of Waikato mother-of-three Sara Niethe's disappearance.
Her body has never been found despite her boyfriend...
Finding Carmen Thomas: The mystery of the missing mother
Warning: this episode contains graphic descriptions of murder and the disposal of a body and is suitable for a mature audience only.
In 2010 Au...
Women who kill: New Zealand's grisly roll of dishonour
Police figures show between mid-2012 and 2022, about 280 people were convicted of murder in Aotearoa.
Of those, 9.5 per cent of offenders - 26 i...
Under the bridge: the hidden and horrible murders of Pakeeza and Jojo
For nearly eight years Auckland woman Pakeeza Yusuf and her 3-yeard-old daughter, Juwairiyah “Jojo” Kalim, lay covered by stone and mud on Auckland’s...
Murder of a good Samaritan - the tragic death of Austin Hemmings
In September 2008 New Zealanders were shocked by the killing of a man who stepped in to help a woman in danger in central Auckland.
Austin Hemmi...
Callous and cruel: the murder of Val Heaney
Christchurch caregiver Valerie May Heaney, 64, was found dead in the hallway of her Bromley home on April 4 2022.
Initially, police said her de...
The great escape: the life and crimes of brazen killer Phillip John Smith
When Phillip John Smith left a Waikato prison on approved temporary leave in 2014 no one suspected that within days he would be leading authorities on...
Searching for answers: The cold case murder of Kirsty Bentley
The 1998 murder of the Ashburton schoolgirl remains one of New Zealand's most high-profile cold cases.
Kirsty disappeared on December 31, 1998,...
The bedroom murders: love, jealousy and deadly revenge in South Auckland
In 2013 Auckland couple Glenys Stanton and Trevor Waite were gunned down in bed together at his home in Opaheke south of the city.
Their killer...