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Man jailed for nearly 9000 child abuse images
Todd Williams was sentenced to three years and seven months in prison after a transnational investigation linked him to 8928 images and videos of child sexual exploitation.
Man shoots dog in the head in supermarket carpark
The dog escaped without serious injury, but the offender was sentenced to eight months' jail.
Suitcase murders: CCTV footage at body storage site lost
Police say key CCTV from an Auckland storage site was lost as Hakyung Lee's trial over her children's deaths continues.
Aussie broadcaster hit with nine new indecent assault charges
The latest accusations bring the total number of offences laid against the 84-year-old to 44.
Customs intercepts meth shipment in parcel of macadamia nuts
The seizure was part of a wider operation that uncovered drugs worth $9 million being imported into New Zealand.
Kiwi faces sentencing in one of Australia's biggest sports corruption scandals
The former All White admitted taking A$10,000 to draw a yellow card while playing for Macarthur FC in 2023.
Judge dismisses terror-related murder charges against Mangione
The 27-year-old still faces a charge of second-degree murder in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
'Surveillance capitalism': Lawyers challenge police use of number-plate software
Police reportedly tap into the Auckland-based Auror system 250,000 times a year, often outside big retailers and petrol stations.
Self-report of insanity by Loafers Lodge accused 'unreliable', psychiatrist agrees
The man's lawyer says he was insane at the time of the fatal fire, but the Crown says he knew lighting the fire was morally wrong and could kill people
Player charged after jaw-breaking football match assault
A 23-year-old man has been charged after a match ended in a fight that left a player with a broken jaw.
Insanity defense argued in Loafers Lodge trial
A psychiatrist has told a jury the man who lit the fatal Loafers Lodge fire was insane at the time and had no intention of hurting anyone. The 50-year-old defendant has denied murdering five people by… Audio
Wholesaler fined for toys that posed risk to children
Hundreds of the toys remain unaccounted for, despite a recall notice.
Enraged driver who killed motorist while chasing lover's wife appeals sentence
Sharanjit Kaur became so enraged at seeing her partner in a recent photo with his family that she waited outside a school for his wife and then followed her in a car.
Christchurch pair's jail sentences extended for tax fraud
Inland Revenue said Richard Jody Rapana and Marlanna Shirley Diana Harris received just over $115,000 they were not entitled to between 2019 and 2022.
Suitcase murder-accused's spending skyrocketed after husband's death
A forensic accountant says the spending of a woman accused of murdering her children and hiding their bodies in suitcases skyrocketed after her husband's death.
Man accused of lighting Loafers Lodge fire insane: Psychiatrist
A psychiatrist has told a court the man accused of lighting the fatal Loafers Lodge fire was insane at the time. Reporter Lauren Crimp spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio
Mother killed after hitting bridge while towed by jetski
Tira Wilson, 41, died when she was thrown from a ski biscuit.
Boy racer told to deliver school talks after fatal crash
After the death of a teenage girl, a judge told Jack Greer to speak at his former school about the dangers of street-racing.
Queenstown hotelier's false claims revealed after heli-crayfish case
Rees Management was fined for illegally selling recreationally caught crayfish and failing to keep records.
Serial violent offender to remain under supervision until 2029
A man who stabbed one girlfriend, broke a bottle over another's head, and may have caused a third to miscarry is out of prison but will be kept under strict supervision until 2029.
