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!['I need to change my attitude': Furious 11-time drink driver storms out on judge](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
'I need to change my attitude': Furious 11-time drink driver storms out on judge
'You have no insight into the harm you could cause to others,' the judge said.
![501 with more than 60 convictions thanks judge as he's sent to prison](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
501 with more than 60 convictions thanks judge as he's sent to prison
'Thank you judge - thank you for your understanding," the patched Comanchero said.
![Busted: Cleaner springs guests who booked beachside motel to make fake money](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Busted: Cleaner springs guests who booked beachside motel to make fake money
Couple checked in carrying a guillotine, printer and multiple laptop bags.
![Teen says his life was 'turned inside out' by sexual violation](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Teen says his life was 'turned inside out' by sexual violation
The 15-year-old said the trial then 'broke me in ways that are hard to describe'.
![‘F***ing lies’: TV star Noel Edmonds rejects claims he sacked Kiwi winery staff](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
‘F***ing lies’: TV star Noel Edmonds rejects claims he sacked Kiwi winery staff
UK celeb Noel Edmonds rejects claims he sacked 17 Kiwi winery staff with a day's notice.
![UK TV star accused of blindsiding Kiwi vineyard staff with winter closure](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
UK TV star accused of blindsiding Kiwi vineyard staff with winter closure
One day's notice of job cuts for 17 staff at Noel Edmonds' South Island winery.
![Reality check: Man cut down radio station billboard then punched the man who put it back up](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Reality check: Man cut down radio station billboard then punched the man who put it back up
He told police he punched the victim because 'he asked for it'.
![Man bashed elderly dog with mallet to 'put it out of its misery'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Man bashed elderly dog with mallet to 'put it out of its misery'
Instead, Lance Tengu left the dog badly injured and it had to be put down by a vet.
![Drunk teen driver who crashed into a garden will use landscaping skills to fix damage](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Drunk teen driver who crashed into a garden will use landscaping skills to fix damage
Teen offers free landscaping to fix damage caused by his drunken crash into garden.
!['Very dangerous behaviour:' Meth mum threw bottle at police during high-speed pursuit](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
'Very dangerous behaviour:' Meth mum threw bottle at police during high-speed pursuit
Disqualified driver Libby Ker blamed her behaviour on her use of meth.
!['Hungry meat thief' back behind bars, told to 'get a job'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
'Hungry meat thief' back behind bars, told to 'get a job'
The judge told the recidivist thief supermarkets were sick of people like him.
![Man hit dog he was entrusted to care for with mallet](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Man hit dog he was entrusted to care for with mallet
Lance Tengu took a mallet and hit the dog in the head intending to kill it.
![Person injured after drag car rolls mid-race](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Person injured after drag car rolls mid-race
Emergency services were notified of a rolled drag car during a race competition.
![Dozens of firefighters battle large fire in Golden Bay](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Dozens of firefighters battle large fire in Golden Bay
The blaze is thought to be in the ITM building.
![Pair accused over James Whitikau Barton killing deny charges](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Pair accused over James Whitikau Barton killing deny charges
Not guilty plea entered by man accused of murder by stabbing or cutting.
![Man threatened to cut off partner’s head and ‘mount it on his vehicle like a trophy’](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Man threatened to cut off partner’s head and ‘mount it on his vehicle like a trophy’
He sent 21 pages of messages, all containing abusive and degrading language.
!['Dangerous manoeuvres': Why passenger was charged over police chase](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
'Dangerous manoeuvres': Why passenger was charged over police chase
Libby Ker biffed a bottle out of the fleeing car's window at a police car.
![Five arrested, cash, meth, taser sezied as part of Killer Beez Southern Swarm sting](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Five arrested, cash, meth, taser sezied as part of Killer Beez Southern Swarm sting
Police also busted a cannabis grow op, seizing 61 plans at $5000 in cash in Christchurch.
![Driver apologises to young daughter over speeding drunk to school](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Driver apologises to young daughter over speeding drunk to school
Man scores seventh drink drive conviction, this time with child in car on school run.
!['We feel hopeful that we’re now closer to a resolution': Nelson Tenths trial on home straight](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
'We feel hopeful that we’re now closer to a resolution': Nelson Tenths trial on home straight
Legal teams in Nelson Tenths case welcomed to region with pōwhiri at Te Āwhina Marae.