The defence called her a liar and suggested she consented to sex as a 12-year-old.

The hearing included questions around the tikanga of pig poo.

Childhood stolen and family broken after the man they met at church raped 11-year-old.

The man became violent when his neighbours told him he had taken too much food.

His life was spinning out of control after he was the victim of a gang assault in prison.

Committee finds lawyer's actions 'risked damaging the reputation of the legal profession'.

Judge acknowledged that woman was not the driver but said her actions played a part.

Defence says preventive detention would be mentally crushing for the serial offender.

A lawyer's conversation with a juror's colleague breached conduct and client care rules.

'Disrespectful and inflammatory' is how the lawyer's behaviour has been described.

'Not only have I been robbed, but my late parents have been as well.'

His lawyer says the Crown is only reacting to public outrage.

Alo Ngata was put in a spit hood. He died in hospital three days after his arrest.

The crash killed a pilot and two Department of Conservation workers four years ago.

The elderly man was kept in a nappy and wetsuit he couldn't remove when he soiled himself.

Police have rejected a finding they used excessive force on the man.

Unlike her rapist who received intensive supervision, Sarah says she got a life sentence.

The employer must now pay her $26k but says he can't because he is 'just a poor hatmaker'.

Guy Greenslade failed the typing test three times and was rejected from Police College.

The properties in Dunedin and Middlemarch have a combined estimated value of $650,000.

Alo Ngata died in police custody days after a violent arrest in Auckland.

The rest home has made many changes and improvements since the incident.

The trial for a Wellington musician accused of sexual violation started today.

Victim's forgiveness a factor in outcome for man who posted film of her in bed.

The newborn baby boy is the spitting image of his father, who he will never meet.

And he was deemed by the court to be acquitted.

The group was set up by landlords to create a national 'blacklist' of bad tenants.

As a result, the woman lost the job she had 'poured her heart and soul' into.

Instead of helping her after crushing her, the man kicked the woman and told her to go.

Shailendra Deo's drink driving was so bad other motorists had to veer onto the footpath.