A Christchurch schoolboy turned porn producer, Matthew Wolfe now sits in a prison cell.

'The shotgun barrel was four inches from my head,' a woman victim says.

And he has been ordered to pay back two homeowners $7564.

A man whose hospital record wrongly stated he'd had cancer has gained redress.

But the jury has determined the shooting of the Taranaki man was manslaughter.

Craig Searle's family have told the driver they will never forgive him for what he's done.

The man is believed to have been in a relationship with his alleged victim.

Jethro Gaffar has been in pain ever since the incident last July.

The charge was originally introduced to prevent foreign interference during WWII.

Man admits having sex with two children but claims it was consensual.

The West Auckland woman had seven people living in her three-bedroom rental.

Coco Wang didn't know she hit a motorcyclist until she saw the accident in the news.

Sex offender given first strike warning and accepts a lengthy prison term is likely.

'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."

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.

The police officer ended up off work with a broken nose and tooth after being punched.

After an altercation with his neighbour, a man armed himself with a semi-automatic.

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'.