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Pigs found drinking water contaminated with their own filth

Mark Norrish failed to provide clean water and adequate shelter, court told.

Aisle be back: Worker threatens ex boss in supermarket dust-up

'If every employee with a grievance behaved this way it would be carnage out there': Judge

Use of police dog to arrest fleeing young car thieves justified, IPCA finds

The use of a police dog that latched onto a youth's arm was justified the IPCA says.

Sexual comments to female clients just banter, tattoo artist claims

Tattoo artist Shakey Pete claimed he would tell both men and women they had a "nice butt".

Tasman tug of love: Court rules Oz-born girls can stay in NZ

Australian mother's custody rights breached but girls are to stay in NZ with Māori father.

'One day I will get you': Boss jailed after attempting to rape young female employee

Gerald Mark Diver has been jailed for his workplace sex crimes.

Hacker intercepts carpet company’s emails, retains customer's $5000 deposit

But the company will have to absorb the loss, a small claims court has ruled.

Sandy Graham launches appeal over murder of Dale Watene

She was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum period of 13 years for the murder.

'It's a free country': Ex-political candidate slept on the floor while tenants moved in

The bach was also 'worn and tired' and so cold in winter the walls 'cried'.

Judge sets challenge to ex-mobster involved in violent Hastings street attack

Sentencing delayed so man involved in street fight can consider future.

Broadband installer hit with $126k bill for underpaying migrant workers

GPS data revealed there had been discrepancies in the workers' pay.

Naked soldier filmed trying to pull protesting flatmate into bedroom for sex

The man has since resigned from his position in the military.

Man dubbed himself 'Superdad' to upload child sex abuse material

He told other platform users that he loved to 'perv on young kids'.

'Excruciating pain': Woman's knee 'popped' but police force justified

The woman appeared to be having a mental health crisis at the time she was restrained.

Trust ordered to pay tenant nearly $3K after subletting 'uninhabitable' property

The judgment is the second against the trust in just over a month.

'I was desperate': Nurse posed as boss over email, wrote fake reference letter

Struck off nurse: 'When you tell one lie you have to tell another.'

Tattoo artist allegedly told female clients intimate touching was okay

“He said ‘don’t worry, it’s just like you are at the doctor’.”

'Pathetic and juvenile': Man attacked over clothing colour while waiting for KFC

Judge berates Mongrel Mob code after a brutal attack on man wearing Black Power colours.