'Rude and confrontational': Unlicensed parking warden verbally abused man who asked for his ID
John Wood has been clamping cars for over a decade without a licence.
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'Poorly written': Woman forged will to net multimillion-dollar estate
But her efforts made a lawyer suspicious, so he called in an expert.
'I hurt mum': Woman who killed mother found to be insane at time
Judge hearing case expresses sympathy to family for 'terrible event'.
Couple's livelihood at stake after Facebook Marketplace account suddenly shut down
All attempts to contact the tech giant to solve the issue have fallen on deaf ears.
Two people struck by car after group fight in New Plymouth
A woman struck by the vehicle was critically injured.
Dying drink driver allowed to spend his final days in Australia
The man wanted a sentence that would allow him to move to Australia to be with his family.
Farm worker death: Jurors weep as young mother acquitted of murder, guilty of manslaughter
Jacob Ramsay was beaten, chained to a car and towed along a tanker track.
'Extremely angry': Woman incited grisly tanker track attack, Crown suggests
Jacob Ramsay was beaten, chained to a car and towed along a tanker track.
Murder-accused sends 'love letter' to killer partner in prison, revealing 'no regrets'
Jacob Ramsay was beaten, chained to a car and towed along a tanker track.
'No, no': Murder victim still conscious when chained to car, accused claims
Jacob Ramsay was beaten, chained to a car and dragged to his death.
'You fellas are mad': Farm boss turns up to tanker track attack, hears worker was dumped in pit
The victim was beaten, chained to a car and dragged along a tanker track.
'Do you want to die?' Teen begs for life as he's pulled from car and stabbed at party
"Please, please don’t, I’m only 15, I’m 15, please stop," the victim pleaded.
'Manifestly inadequate': Crown to appeal sentence of teen Mobster involved in murder
Home detention is not appropriate given the seriousness of the crime, the Crown stated.
‘Manipulative’ farm equipment dealer rips off 25 customers to tune of $360k
The offending spanned two years and continued even after he was arrested for the crimes.
'I couldn't watch': Witness recalls chained victim being dragged to his death
'You don’t need to do this, you know, it’s not too late,' the man pleaded with the killer.
'Kill him': Witness claims hearing female order the death of farm worker who was beaten, dragged
People were yelling, there was a repetitive 'thud' and two days later a body was found.
‘We’re going to miss him forever’: Superstar cat 'went out on his own terms'
Rodney the cat spent his last days "sun-puddling" in Otamatea.
'Nearby smiling': Young mum accused in murder of man who was beaten, chained and dragged
She allegedly smiled as the assault unfolded and stopped a person from intervening.
Three-way partnership for Ōhakune housing development
The Ruapehu housing development will cater for different needs.
Oldest living All Black Roy Roper celebrates his 100th birthday
The first ex-All Black to make it to 100 opens up about his amazing life.
Hair of woman's dead son stolen by man who lost his own child's ashes
The thief took the woman's locket which contained the irreplaceable item.
Doctor caught drunk behind the wheel of his Jaguar, racks up fourth conviction
The GP fell off the wagon following news of a family tragedy. He is now on home detention.
‘Keep busy’: Oldest living All Black Roy Roper on life ahead of his 100th birthday
Oldest living All Black Roy Roper opens up on life ahead his 100th birthday.
'Three-way stabathon': Alcohol-fuelled family gathering turns bloody
Party guests 'were all on the ground together stabbing away furiously', says defence.
Council meeting to take place on marae for first time
Council meeting on New Plymouth's Owae Marae a case of 'about time'.
‘My new lease on life’: Kiwi woman's third bout with cancer
Rather than living in fear, Mary Dobson is embracing an adventure-filled future.
Local Focus: Taranaki paramedic on the trauma of saving lives
Mark Belchamber wrote a book to help him deal with the dark side of the job.
'Celebrated': Teen gets Mongrel Mob patch following murder
Rei Marshall was stabbed and then repeatedly hit with a claw hammer.
Appeal Court cuts time double murderer Nathan Frost must stay in jail
The Appeal Court has reduced the double murderer's non-parole period from 20 to 18 years.
Mum throws out mattress, furniture with mould but rental passes Healthy Homes inspection
Solo mum dismayed her rental passed a Healthy Homes inspection.
'Sophisticated setup': Cannabis-grower's operation for personal use benefited friends, too
He said it was for his own medicinal purposes but distributed it among his friend group.
Convicted killer back in jail after fleeing police from ambulance, beating partner
The Black Power member was previously jailed for 11 years for his involvement in a murder.
'No safety briefings': Former chemical worker raise questions about his baby's death
Paritūtū is being investigated by Dow to track the impacts of chemicals used there.
Courtney Johnston on being Te Papa’s youngest ever CEO – ‘The job is hard, but I never feel lonely in it’
'It’s a position of privilege – being able to study art history and make it a career.'