Man allegedly held at gunpoint, forced into dog kennel over missing cannabis
The man said he was out for a walk when the accused jumped out at him with a gun.
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Two serious houses fires in Invercargill, Christchurch
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Accused walks free, victim jailed for calling alleged burglar's lawyer a f***wit in court
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Paramedic defied orders in bid to save lives after mosque attack
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Juliana Herrera murder: Corrections vows to improve community notifications
Corrections set to do more to alert the community when serious offenders are released.
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'Grave danger': Man who beat friend with skateboard claims self-defence
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Mass murderer who killed children claims Parole Board 'bias'
The man has been denied parole 14 times since he was jailed in 1993.
Revealed: Paramedics did not enter Christchurch mosque until 30 minutes after shooting
The first two paramedics did not enter Al Noor Mosque until 2.14pm, CCTV footage shows.
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Police officer received only one day of active shooter training before Christchurch attack
Precious time was wasted after misinformation about Al Noor Mosque was transmitted.
Senior police communicator admits priority of 111 call should have been upgraded, terror attack inquest finds
'Due to the number of P1 events we were reading, that information was overlooked.'
Mosque victim’s sister says pursuit of truth a ‘shared responsibility’
Aya Al-Umari said she still had faith more information would come to light.
Rock powerhouses Live and Incubus announce Kiwi shows
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Christchurch rehab centre gets residents growing
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Heart surgery delays: Where patients waited the longest
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Man sexually assaults unconscious ex wife recovering from surgery
The woman drifted in and out of consciousness and tried to push him away.
Dispatcher not aware of first 111 call about manifesto until days later, terror attack inquest finds
A lawyer also requested a short adjournment after another witness became distressed.
Masked gunman behind spree of pub robberies stays behind bars
Douglas Roake shot two women during a horrific home invasion, and robbed six pubs.
No police sent to Linwood Islamic Centre despite 111 call, terror attack inquest finds
A police inspector says mislabelling the call was 'not necessarily a mistake'.
Police seize huge amounts of drugs and lay 80-plus charges in drug ring bust
The seizures included 5kg of methamphetamine and 3.5kg of cocaine.
Winston Peters should 'seriously look at himself': Islamic spokesperson
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