News | Law and Order
16 Nov 2025 16:00
| outlook hotmail | yahoo mail | gmail | news | weather | finance | shopping | about nzcity | Search |
NZCity News
NZCity CalculatorReturn to NZCity
SEARCH 

  • Start Page
  • Personalise
    •    News
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • Finance
  • Shopping
  • Jobs
  • Horoscopes
  • Lotto Results
  • Photo Gallery
  • Site Gallery
  • TVNow
  • Dating
  • SearchNZ
  • NZSearch
  • Crime.co.nz
  • RugbyLeague
  • Make Home
  • About NZCity
  • Contact NZCity
  • Your Privacy
  • Advertising
  • Login
  • Join for Free

    •
      Home > News > Law and Order

    Name suppression for the man charged with murdering a Christchurch woman, as she walked home from work on Saturday afternoon

    Name suppression for the man charged with murdering a Christchurch woman, as she walked home from work on Saturday afternoon


    The 37 year-old appeared in Christchurch District Court via video link, facing a single charge of murder.

    Police say the man did not know his victim...Laisa Maraia Waka ...who was in her 50s.

    She leaves a partner and children.

    Judge Mark Callaghan granted interim name suppression and called for a report to assess the man's mental fitness to stand trial.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

     Other Law and Order News
     16 Nov: Concerns growing about a missing Waikato man
     16 Nov: Police are appealing for information, after a burglary at a Napier Red Cross shop in Napier
     16 Nov: Auckland police say they were out in force this weekend breaking up antisocial road user gatherings across the city
     15 Nov: A Nelson court's found a woman not guilty by reason of insanity in a body-tampering case, after police found a dead man on his deck with what appeared to be a 'shrine' around his body
     15 Nov: Several people have been killed and injured after a double-decker bus crashed into a bus stop in Sweden's Stockholm
     15 Nov: A high-ranking police officer under fire in the Jevon McSkimming case was put under employment investigation just before he could officially retire
     14 Nov: The Department of Internal Affairs is calling interference with the Police Minister's emails - inappropriate
     Top Stories

    RUGBY RUGBY
    Little time to bask in their glory for the Silver Ferns ahead of tomorrow morning's second netball test with England More...

    BUSINESS BUSINESS
    Lotto winners could make their millions go further More...


     Today's News

    		 Entertainment:
    Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, joked she was "a bit rusty" on her return to acting 15:42

     Soccer:
    Wellington Phoenix coach Bev Priestman is demanding more on attack in this afternoon's A-League Women's match with the Newcastle Jets in Porirua 15:37

     Rugby:
    Little time to bask in their glory for the Silver Ferns ahead of tomorrow morning's second netball test with England 15:37

     Living & Travel:
    Travellers are advised of a serious incident on State Highway 6 at Central Otago's Kawarau Gorge that may result in delays 15:27

     Entertainment:
    Paris Jackson has been left with a perforated septum due to drug use 15:12

     International:
    T100 Dubai triathlon 'technical issue' sees extra bike lap and runners stopping short 14:57

     Entertainment:
    Florence Pugh struggled with the "insane amount of abuse" over her relationship with Zach Braff 14:42

     Entertainment:
    Catherine Zeta-Jones wants Danny DeVito to join Wednesday as Cousin It 14:12

     Soccer:
    All Whites defender Michael Boxall's laid out the plan to stop one of Colombia's danger-men in Florida today. 14:07

     Cricket:
    Returning Black Caps seamer Matt Henry's explained the influence bowling coach Jacob Oram has had on the group 13:47

     News Search




    Power Search

    © 2025 New Zealand City Ltd