'This is not a court of morals, it is a court of law,' defence lawyer tells jury.

Tribunal rejects woman's claim she wore out a tyre looking for new rental accommodation.

With one phone call a sex abuse victim trapped his former teacher in a sting operation.

Trio accused of burglary and kidnapping in remote area denied bail.

"Whatever counselling he has undertaken, is not achieving the desired results."

Matthew Duxfield has admitted fraudulently selling a gaming console and games online.

Two siblings have taken their feud over their late father's estate to court.

When passenger leaned forward to drink his coffee, driver knew he was in trouble.

His immigration lawyer pretended to work for him but left him facing a return ticket home.

Man caught drink-driving four times and once under influence of meth within five months.

Jack Kaea told a report writer having killed his father was "surreal" and he was sorry.

Joey Richards will go on trial for murder in May next year.

"He would say, 'shame on you ,no one believes you'," teenage witness tells court.

The judge told him if he focused on keeping his hands to himself, 'we'll all be happy'.

Woman's death post surgery linked to multiple failures in her care.

It was a gunshot wound to the chest that ended the life of a man with brain cancer.

'I had a couple of beers and was distracted while eating my burrito'.

A ute that had been in a serious crash was badly repaired and sold to another customer.

Environment Court judge finds former Whangarei mayor guilty of causing air pollution

Zane Paora Wallace has pleaded guilty in the High Court to the murder of Jasmine Wilson.

One third of bar managers suspended for bad behaviour are drink drivers.

Other tenants used woman's power and partied in a garage attached to her rented sleepout.

The judge described the couple as the 'architects and main actors in the plan'.

The man allegedly abused two girls over a period of four years.

An inmate with drugs in his colon couldn't get past the ear of Corrections.

They used essential worker passes to escape Auckland lockdown for the ski slopes.

The man will now be registered on the child sex offender register.

Zane Paore Wallace will go on trial in the High Court at Whanganui on Monday for murder.

A sacked architectural designer ignored numerous requests to return work files.

Vaughan Te Moananui was spiralling out of control when he pointed a gun at police.