News | Law and Order
3 Mar 2026 19:50
| 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

    Disgraced former Gloriavale leader Howard Temple has successfully appealed his two-year prison sentence, and won't spend a minute behind bars

    Disgraced former Gloriavale leader Howard Temple has successfully appealed his two-year prison sentence, and won't spend a minute behind bars


    The 85-year-old will instead serve home detention.

    Temple pleaded guilty to sex offences against six girls and young women over two decades.

    Judge Raoul Neave sentenced him to 26 months in prison at Greymouth District Court in December.

    His lawyer immediately filed an appeal, calling the sentence 'manifestly excessive'.

    Several sources have now confirmed - Temple's bid was successful.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

     Other Law and Order News
     03 Mar: A man who fatally shot a 21-year-old on a Stewart Island hunting trip - has been sentenced to five months' home detention
     03 Mar: The High Court's refused a gang member's challenge of his gang patch conviction
     03 Mar: A former staffer at Hutt International Boys School has been sentenced to 12 months home detention - for historical sex offending against children
     03 Mar: A second military-style boot camp for young people is set to start next week
     03 Mar: Another police watchdog report finds Jevon McSkimming breached policy - inviting the woman he was having an affair with to join him in taxpayer-funded accommodation
     03 Mar: A Police scene guard's been in place at a Whangarei property, as officers investigate an unexplained death
     02 Mar: St John wants harsher penalties for assaults against first responders - after a weekend of attacks and threats towards staff - and damage to ambulances
     Top Stories

    RUGBY RUGBY
    Crusaders assistant coach James Marshall's given Chay Fihaki the ultimate praise after Saturday's Super Rugby win over the Chiefs at Hamilton More...

    BUSINESS BUSINESS
    New Zealand officials are weighing up whether to approve the merger of two major global companies More...


     Today's News

    		 Entertainment:
    Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt can't afford to rebuild their home after it burned down in the Los Angeles wildfires 19:35

     Entertainment:
    Sharon Stone thinks Broadway is her next natural step 19:05

     Politics:
    The Children's Minister promising to use learnings from its first boot-camp for young offenders 18:57

     International:
    Can you ask a neighbour to remove or trim a large tree for safety or other concerns? 18:57

     Accident and Emergency:
    A person's believed seriously injured after a single-vehicle crash on State Highway 1 near Northland's Te Kamo, just before 4pm 18:37

     Entertainment:
    Twiggy has never felt comfortable wearing "frilly dresses" 18:35

     Cricket:
    The Black Caps are under no illusions as to what stands between them and a berth in the final of cricket's T20 World Cup 18:27

     Rugby League:
    Ali Leiataua is back in the centres for the Warriors campaign-opening match with the Roosters in the NRL 18:07

     Entertainment:
    Harry Styles made himself laugh at his grandmother's funeral 18:05

     Rugby League:
    New Zealand Rugby League have joined their cricket, rugby union and netball counterparts in searching for a new chief executive 17:37

     News Search




    Power Search

    © 2026 New Zealand City Ltd