Dome Valley
Landfill opponents approve rāhui for Dome Valley site
An environmental rāhui is being supported for the site of a potential landfill next weekend in a bid to stop the contentious project going ahead.
Petition to stop rubbish dump near river north of Auckland
North Auckland residents have launched a petition calling for landfills close to waterways to be banned.
Two kidnappers jailed for brutal Dome Valley assault
Michelle Blom and Cameron Hakeke have been sentenced to more than two years in prison for their role in the sexual assault and beating of a 19-year-old woman. Audio
Jury finds Dome Valley attackers guilty
Ten months after a woman was found with severe head injuries near a rural road, her attackers have been found guilty of most of the charges they faced. Audio
Two women found guilty in Dome Valley kidnapping case
Nicola Jones clutched her stomach and Julie Anne Torrance cried while guilty verdicts were being read in court today. The women were found guilty of attempted murder. Audio
Guilty verdicts reached in Dome Valley case
Two women have been found guilty of the attempted murder of a 19-year-old who was kidnapped and held captive for nearly a day before being abandoned in Dome Valley, Auckland. Audio
Dome Valley kidnapping case jury retires
The jury in a violent kidnapping case will begin considering its verdicts on Monday.
Dome Valley accused left record on camera deliberately, lawyer says
The lawyer for one of the women charged with attempted murder in the Dome Valley kidnapping case says her client purposefully left a record of her involvement on a petrol station security camera. Audio
The Crown closes case on Dome Valley
The Crown has closed its case against Nicola Jones, Julie-Anne Torrance, Michelle Blom and Cameron Hakeke who faced charges relating to kidnapping a woman on two separate ocassions, and then leaving… Audio
Dome Valley accused pleads guilty, still faces other charges
A woman has admitted using a taser, scissors and a cricket wicket to assault a 19-year-old woman who was later left for dead in the Dome Valley, north of Auckland.