
Crown says Scott Watson was the only one with 'motive and opportunity' to kill
It's the final day of the convicted double murderer's second appeal.
It's the final day of the convicted double murderer's second appeal.
Wallace at one point asked police if they were trying to lay the murders on him.
Watson's lawyer: Police concertedly and repeatedly used suggestive practices to secure ID.
Emergency planners begin a three-part exercise readying NZ for a major Alpine Fault quake.
Two hairsfound on a blanket taken from Watson's boat were missed on the first search.
Watson was convicted of double murder in 1999 and sentenced to life imprisonment.
OPINION: Braunias was there as Scott Watson got his long-awaited chance to appeal.
Witnesses helped identify the man last seen with Ben Smart and Oliva Hope.
He was convicted of killing Ben Smart and Olivia Hope on New Year's Eve in 1997.
The man was critically injured after a crash between his van and a ute on Wednesday.
'His knowledge of the risk would have been far greater than the average New Zealander.'
The verdict has helped to bring closure to Allister Christie's family.
The beachside spot was given notice it would be closing down by July.
The Crown says ‘it takes two’, while the defence says only one person is culpable.
'I was knocked out and bleeding - I thought I was dead,' Kyle Clarke told police.
A debris field was found 51 metres from where Allister Christie's car became airborne.
He will stay on as councillor until October to avoid a byelection.
Now the car thief is on trial, accused of causing Allister Christie's death in chase.
'The helicopter has ended up on its side... [but] the pilot is okay.'
The two crashes happened overnight, both roads were closed as a result.
The victim was left with facial injuries and a cut to the back of her head.
Gregory Pask committed more than 250 offences against the five victims identified.
The 18-year-olds died in an accident on an off-roading track.
The special programme was developed with Paralympics New Zealand and NZ Wheelchair Rugby.
Chris Bowman's family are 'devastated' by his death, his brother says.
Philip Donald Wightman and Suzanne Elizabeth Watson, were killed in the crash on Thursday.
'I am easily triggered, unfortunately.'
The crash is causing lengthy delays for motorists heading away for the long weekend.
"When the pastoral farmers are doing it tough, the salt works normally does very well."
Police are focusing their investigation on a small group as part of the cold case.