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'Trying to survive': Woman alleges years of daily sexual violence by 'sadistic' ex
The man is defending physical and sexual violence allegations made by five exes.
Avondale man accused of murdering partner loses name suppression
Name suppression for Hao Feng lapsed after four months of court-ordered anonymity.
Nine fires in five years: Environment Court rules on scrap metal dealer
Training, stockpile monitoring and management and lithium battery handling orders made.
Ellerslie double murder: Co-defendant's secret guilty pleas can now be revealed
On the first day of his scheduled trial last week, Shu Poon admitted killing the couple.
'The pain, the pain': Woman's screams after suspected Auckland street stabbing
Police confirmed one person is in custody after the fight in Mt Wellington.
German tourist stabbed by drunk man who couldn't find his car keys
Kenneth Green swung a knife 35 times, stabbing the victim he had been drinking with twice.
'Every day I hear his music': Family mourn hip-hop artist as killer driver jailed
She had three chances to rectify her bad driving before the fatal crash occurred - Crown.
Exclusive photos: Mark Lundy seen in community after 23 years' jail
The Herald spotted a bespectacled Lundy in an oversized hoodie, trackpants and jandals.
Police justified in shooting at Queen St building site gunman, IPCA finds
Matu Reid shot and killed two of his colleagues and injured others in the 2023 shooting.
Two home invasions, daylight assault, car ramming in Oamaru park
A 27-year-old man faces charges, including assault and burglary.
Cryptocurrency ATMs and 'high risk' cash wages should be banned, experts warn
Police could be given power to monitor bank accounts in real time, experts say.
Pimp exploited 14yo girl, then made her a lieutenant in child prostitution ring
He convinced the teen to recruit her friends. Until now, his identity was hidden.
'I felt trapped': Woman says partner raped her three weeks after childbirth
Four ex-partners have alleged they were raped and physically abused by the man.
'Upsetting incident': Woman charged with murder in Manurewa homicide probe
The 32-year-old accused will appear in Manukau District Court tomorrow.
Former top cop John Dewar revealed as businessman convicted of theft, deception charges
John Dewar was jailed in 2007 for covering up Louise Nicholas' rape allegations.
Sadistic chivalry with a power tool: Gang member admits drilling holes in stranger's thigh
A man slapped a woman's bottom in a nightclub... her boyfriend got cruel revenge.
Released: Double killer Mark Lundy walks free after 23 years
Lundy has spent more than 23 years behind bars for killing his wife and daughter.
'Worst nightmare’: Boy escapes abduction on first day walking by himself
A stranger attempted to abduct a boy in Manurewa on Monday afternoon.
Police investigating after man seen kicking, punching girls at Avondale College
Confronting footage showed two girls holding a pupil down while the man kicked her.
'Thought I was going to die': Port worker fell 12m into the sea at night
No one knew he'd fallen after a guard rail gave way while he was loading containers.
'There’s a fire in your playground!': Hero schoolgirl alerts staff, saves lives in restaurant blaze
Nine-year-old Harper Davis saw "a flicker of fire" and raced to tell McDonald's staff.
‘Something out of a horror movie': Parole board describes man's abduction and sexual assault of jogger
Haydn Christy was jailed in 2016 for 12 years with an 8-year minimum non-parole period.
'You'll see your son in the flowers': Slain student may be awarded posthumous PhD
'The research had been done, he just needed to put it together.'