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'My life has been cut off' - Waipu crash leaves Northland couple's lives shattered
A couple dedicated to serving the vulnerable had their lives shattered on what was meant to be the start of a joyful family holiday.
Court dismisses injunction halting controversial Tauranga Marine Precinct sale
The judge's decision found the arguments for stopping the sale "generally weak", and that claims of a local boat fleet being harmed were "overstated". Audio
Lawyer struck off for forging court documents, signatures
But Benjamin Wong claims he cannot remember his actions.
'Extremely troubling' Trump administration can't give location of deported man - judge
Abrego Garcia was deported on March 15 on one of three high-profile deportation flights to El Salvador.
Man accused of killing police officer keeps name suppressed
The man accused of killing Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming on New Year's Day still cannot be named.
Acclaimed film directors handed suspended jail terms
Iranian film My Favourite Cake won awards in Europe and the US, and featured in New Zealand's International Film Festival.
Hillmorton Hospital patient admits murdering 83-year-old woman at her Christchurch home
A man has pleaded guilty to murdering a woman at her Mt Pleasant home in Christchurch.
Duo to appear in court for string of Piha burglaries
The man and woman were taken into police custody on Thursday.
Man sentenced to life in prison over Ariki Rigby murder
A man has been sentenced to life in prison for the brutal murder of 18-year-old Ariki Rigby, following an argument sparked by her wearing a gang member's t-shirt. Reporter Alexa Cook spoke to… Audio
Work not yet begun to strengthen closed Nelson courthouse
Work has not begun on seismic repairs to the Nelson courthouse, more than six weeks after it closed.
Three youths on run from Oranga Tamariki remand still missing
Six young people absconded from the community remand homes in two separate, unrelated incidents on 8 April.
Farmer sentenced to ban, community detention for neglecting sheep
Inspectors found 25 sheep and several newborn lambs recently dead on the Tararua property.
Former inmate robbed at gunpoint by former Spring Hill Prison buddies
A budding friendship born behind bars appears to have gone awry once three inmates were released and one ended up with a shotgun being pointed in his face while he was robbed by the other two.
Convicted sex offender pleads guilty to new charges
Former Northland teacher James Robertson Parker was convicted in 2013 of 74 charges.
Le Pen evokes spirit of Martin Luther King Jr. as supporters rally in Paris
Le Pen has been convicted of embezzling EU funds, and faces a sentence that will prevent her from standing in the next presidential election unless she can get the ruling overturned within 18 months.
Cancer patient, 60, beaten with patu outside his home, dies
A man battling terminal cancer was beaten with a patu outside his Te Aroha home six months before he died. The victim, whose name is suppressed, was heartbroken at having...
Tradesman's licence suspended for unsafe gas cooker installation in converted bedroom
Mathew Watkins certifying gasfitter licence was suspended and he has been ordered to pay $8900 towards disciplinary costs.
Mexican 'tourist' busted with $360k cash, almost 14kg meth
A Mexican drug dealer who entered New Zealand on a tourist visa got less than two months to see the sights before he found himself looking at the walls of a prison cell.
Blenheim man pleads guilty to murdering his mother
A man has pleaded guilty to murdering his mother in November, in Blenheim.
Parents oppose girl's cancer treatment, try to leave NZ as agencies step in
The girl had been diagnosed with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, a form of cancer that develops in the bone marrow.
