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'Vulnerable' migrant worker sacked without warning, awarded $17k

Jungbin Son relied on his job to remain in New Zealand.

Stashed cash, guns and meth: Key pair in Bay drug operation appeal sentences

The man who played a central role stashed $1.5m in a hydraulic compartment in his bed.

Young man planted secret bathroom cams and posted intimate footage online

Greg Park's offending started when he was 16 or 17.

‘You took away my innocence’: Victims confront stepfather who sexually abused them

Michael Hallinan abused the girls for years.

'Treated like animals': Kiwi deportee says Oz detention centre better than NZ

Man stuck in detention centre says it's the price he'll pay to be near his daughter.

'You're just a kid': Teen jailed for spate of violent bike thefts

One victim was pushed off his bike, punched, and kicked by the group.

Woman had sawn-off shotgun to shoot partner in foot

Judge tells couple violence in their relationship 'needs to be a thing of the past'.

'Hogtied, beaten': Man's tortuous ordeal at hands of burglars

Burglar Mark Simon was jailed for seven years. Two alleged co-offenders remain at large.

Prisoners to get devices in cells as courts go digital

Artificial intelligence to be used in justice system "with appropriate safeguards".

Man uses leaf blower to unlock car and drive drunk

The 'self-confessed alcoholic' is seeking to enter rehabilitation.

International drug-traffickers serving different sentences despite being 'equal partners’

Court acknowledged one dealer was 'serving a significantly more lenient sentence'.

'Motivated by money': Crown argues against Comancheros' appeal

One described himself as the "muscle" for the gang; the other was stopped with $250k.

Bar owner who groped, kissed employee to pay her more than $35,000

Staff members and customers warned the woman not to be left alone with her boss.

Ex political figure pleads not guilty to child sex assault

The alleged offending against two teenage boys happened in the 1990s.

Gynaecologists scrutinised by health watchdog for inadequate consent

Both women will receive apologies for the inadequate consent provided by the clinicians.

'I'm going to burn you': Mum scalds child for wetting himself

The mother scolded the boy with a hot spoon, frustrated at him for wetting his pants.

'He'll never work again': Morphine overdose leads to brain injury

A throat cancer patient was pumped with so much morphine his brain was deprived of oxygen.

'Hostile and toxic': Bullied employee awarded $56K after resigning

The woman was placed on work-related stress leave by her doctor.