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Story: Violent crime

All images and media

From page 1 - Trends in violent crime

Types of violent crime

Types of violent crime

Protest against family violence

Protest against family violence

Sentences for violent crime

Sentences for violent crime

Highlighting violence in New Zealand

Highlighting violence in New Zealand

House of horror

House of horror

From page 2 - Murder and manslaughter

Murders, 1950s–2010s

Murders, 1950s–2010s

William Bell

The last execution

The last execution

The first execution

The first execution

Tom Long, hangman

Tom Long, hangman

From page 3 - Controversial murder trials, 1840–1939

Murder among the elite

Murder among the elite

Minnie Dean

Minnie Dean (1st of 3)

Police searching Minnie Dean's garden

Police searching Minnie Dean's garden (2nd of 3)

Grisly souvenirs

Grisly souvenirs (3rd of 3)

Self-portrait of Lionel Terry

Self-portrait of Lionel Terry

Daniel Richard Cooper, abortionist and murderer

Daniel Richard Cooper, abortionist and murderer

From page 4 - Controversial murder trials, 1940 onwards

Pauline Parker and Juliet Hulme

Pauline Parker and Juliet Hulme

The fate of Arthur Thomas

The fate of Arthur Thomas (1st of 4)

Beyond reasonable doubt?

Beyond reasonable doubt? (2nd of 4)

Beyond reasonable doubt – the movie

Beyond reasonable doubt – the movie (3rd of 4)

The final chapter

The final chapter (4th of 4)

John Barlow

From page 5 - Mass murders, 1840–1989

The execution of James Stack

The execution of James Stack

Burgess gang killing

Burgess gang killing

Constable Thomas Heeps

Constable Thomas Heeps

Stanley Graham killings

Stanley Graham killings

From page 6 - Mass homicides, 1990 –

Out of the blue

Out of the blue

Raymond Ratima murders, 1992

Raymond Ratima murders, 1992

David Bain

Empire Hotel fire, 1995

Empire Hotel fire, 1995

From page 7 - Killers who kill again

David Tamihere

Graeme Burton, multiple murderer

Graeme Burton, multiple murderer

Wathanak Tea's house

Wathanak Tea's house

From page 8 - Robberies and assaults

Fatal shooting at liquor store

Fatal shooting at liquor store

Increases in reported robberies

Increases in reported robberies

North Shore assault

North Shore assault

Vicious attacks by car thief

Vicious attacks by car thief

From page 9 - Sexual assault

Crimes Amendment Act 1985

Crimes Amendment Act 1985

Reported sexual assaults and rape

Reported sexual assaults and rape

Safe in the city

Safe in the city

Malcolm Rewa, serial rapist

Malcolm Rewa, serial rapist

How to cite this page:

Greg Newbold, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/violent-crime/media (accessed 30 March 2023)

Story by Greg Newbold, published 5 May 2011, reviewed & revised 18 Mar 2019