Craig Kapitan
New ZealandjournalistMale5.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Craig Kapitan is an Auckland-based journalist specializing in court and justice reporting. Since joining the Herald in 2021, he has covered various legal cases, drawing from his extensive experience in journalism spanning over two decades in both the United States and New Zealand. Kapitan's coverage of criminal cases provides valuable insights into the legal proceedings and issues surrounding crime in the region.
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Craig Kapitan is an Auckland-based journalist covering courts and justice.
Leilah Faamausili jailed for fatal drink-drive crash near Auckland’s Waterview TunnelNew Zealand· 2026-06-02
Craig Kapitan is an Auckland-based journalist covering courts and justice.
Pathologist weighs in at Auckland body-in-bag, manslaughter trial of Kaixiao Liu and familyNew Zealand· 2026-06-02
Craig Kapitan is an Auckland-based journalist covering courts and justice.
Auckland businessman Daniel Hannett jailed for role in 613kg Comancheros methamphetamine importNew Zealand· 2026-06-01
Craig Kapitan is an Auckland-based journalist covering courts and justice, who reported on the trial.
K Rd pack rape trial: 3 Auckland men found guilty of raping German tourist on New Year’s morningNew Zealand· 2026-03-04
Craig Kapitan is an Auckland-based journalist covering courts and justice.
More restrictions sought for 501 Jamie MacArthur, deported to NZ after Melbourne rapeNew Zealand· 2026-02-28
Craig Kapitan is an Auckland-based journalist covering the trial.
Auckland pack rape trial: Defendant ‘O’ gives his version of events as defence begins and endsNew Zealand· 2026-02-26
Craig Kapitan is an Auckland-based journalist covering courts and justice.
German tourist rape trial: Accused questioned over CCTV footageNew Zealand· 2026-02-24
Craig Kapitan is an Auckland-based journalist covering courts and justice.
Adrian Pani named as Auckland Transport passenger accused of murdering Sefo Leger in Glen InnesNew Zealand· 2026-02-24
Craig Kapitan is an Auckland-based journalist covering courts and justice.
Operation Worthington: Jailed Auckland nurse Ma’ata Vi named after meth case suppression battleNew Zealand· 2026-02-22
Craig Kapitan is an Auckland-based journalist covering courts and justice.
Fugitive cannabis cultivator Dinh Vuong sentenced, 8 years after Auckland raidNew Zealand· 2026-02-21
Craig Kapitan is an Auckland-based journalist covering courts and justice.
Court documents outline how All Blacks great Jonah Lomu’s brother, John, smuggled drugs into AucklandNew Zealand· 2026-02-19
Craig Kapitan is an Auckland-based journalist covering courts and justice.
Auckland pack rape trial: German backpacker sobs as defence questions consentNew Zealand· 2026-02-18
Craig Kapitan is an Auckland-based journalist covering courts and justice.
Auckland meth ring: Guilty pleas after global FBI Anom app Trojan Shield stingNew Zealand· 2026-02-08
Kapitan is an Auckland-based journalist covering the courts and justice.
Auckland developer Andrew Montgomerie testifies at his wounding trialNew Zealand· 2026-02-03
Craig Kapitan is an Auckland-based journalist covering the courts and justice system, reporting on the trial.
Andrew Montgomerie glass attack trial: Witness at Westmere, Auckland mansion contradicts developer’s accountNew Zealand· 2026-02-02
Craig Kapitan is an Auckland-based journalist covering courts and justice.
Eyosiyas Tekeste sentenced for Auckland bank scam targeting elderlyNew Zealand· 2026-02-01
Craig Kapitan is an Auckland-based journalist covering courts and justice.
Auckland import business owner Wei Xu sentenced for cigarette smuggling schemeNew Zealand· 2026-01-31
Craig Kapitan is an Auckland-based journalist covering courts and justice, reporting on the trial.
Juror dismissed at Auckland property developer Andrew Montgomerie’s wounding trialNew Zealand· 2026-01-30
Craig described his wedding in Las Vegas, which turned into a larger gathering than expected.
‘My boob plopped out’: Kiwis reveal their wedding disastersNew Zealand· 2026-01-29
Craig Kapitan is an Auckland-based journalist covering courts and justice.
Hells Angels gang member Carlos Motuapuaka orchestrated 180kg cocaine importation while inside prisonNew Zealand· 2026-01-25
Craig Kapitan is an Auckland-based journalist covering courts and justice.
Child sex abuser Thomas Fisher jailed for 19 years for targeting two girls in AucklandNew Zealand· 2026-01-25
Craig Kapitan is an Auckland-based journalist covering courts and justice.
Investigator reveals tactic that could have prevented Auckland company’s $375,000 fraud lossNew Zealand· 2026-01-25
Craig Kapitan is an Auckland-based journalist covering courts and justice.
Auckland Prison inmate Sean Browne gets extra year for prison stabbingNew Zealand· 2026-01-25
Craig Kapitan is an Auckland-based journalist covering courts and justice.
Court grants suppression to company director caught at Auckland Airport with child sexual exploitation filesNew Zealand· 2026-01-24
Craig Kapitan is an Auckland-based journalist covering courts and justice.
Auckland Black Power member Tipene Kiel-Pirini jailed for Middlemore Hospital carpark shootingNew Zealand· 2026-01-19
Craig Kapitan is an Auckland-based journalist covering courts and justice.
South Auckland German shepherd breeder Anne Glover admits animal neglect chargesNew Zealand· 2026-01-12
Craig Kapitan is an Auckland-based journalist covering courts and justice for the New Zealand Herald.
Manurewa New Year’s shooting: Teen gunman Chaelim McCarthy avoids life sentence for killing mateNew Zealand· 2025-12-17
Craig Kapitan is an Auckland-based journalist covering courts and justice.
Auckland bus driver attacks: 501 Carl Leu jailed after two violent Ponsonby incidentsNew Zealand· 2025-12-14
Craig Kapitan is an Auckland-based journalist covering courts and justice, reporting on the McPhee case.
Auckland New World attack: Jean-Luc McPhee named after meth-fuelled fork stabbingNew Zealand· 2025-12-09
Craig Kapitan is an Auckland-based journalist covering courts and justice.
Flat Bush home invasion: Recidivist robber Jahzaia Kenny jailed after Auckland knuckle-duster attackNew Zealand· 2025-12-06
