The man says his family have been deeply impacted by the situation.

'They were real victims and their suffering was recorded for the world to see.'

A few days later he threw a pet bunny against the wall, killing it instantly.

The fire was reported about 11.45am.

'He was screaming and ranting at me, and I just thought, ‘I have to protect myself''.

'I realised I was strong enough to do something, and now, we are here.'

'You have no insight into the harm you could cause to others,' the judge said.

He was driving drunk in a vehicle without a court-imposed interlock device.

'You just don't really ever think of something like this happening to you.'

Judge: 'If you went to prison, I don’t know you would come out a better person.'

She responded by kicking and punching him before trying to bite the officer's arm.

Residents at the top of the South Island could see up to 170mm of rain.

Couple checked in carrying a guillotine, printer and multiple laptop bags.

There's no shortage of opportunities for graduates wanting a start in the regions.

Three weeks later she punched a woman stocking Easter products at The Warehouse.

'Planning an appeal before the decision is released risks undermining the process.'

'I have nothing left, thanks to Simon's stupidity.'

He reported his mining equipment as stolen and was then arrested.

The 15-year-old said the trial then 'broke me in ways that are hard to describe'.

Workers only paid for lunch and dinner service, not the hours worked in between.

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One day's notice of job cuts for 17 staff at Noel Edmonds' South Island winery.

We got chills and they're multiplying.

A nearby business saw the suspect on its security cameras carrying a large kitchen knife.

Crown says public need to be protected from man's 'terrifying escalation' in offending.

He told police he punched the victim because 'he asked for it'.

She eventually pulled one of his hands off her neck and whispered 'take the money'.

Anthony Keen died at the scene after hitting Chapman's car as she turned in front of him.