Failure to find out teen's age before sex was the 'crux of the crime', court hears.

Top Auckland dog breeder claims the SPCA was involved in a conspiracy against her.

Mitchell Te Kani died at a Maungatapu property on May 14

Judge orders burglar to pay $1000 to clean up toilets after break-in spree.

A leak has prevented Pamela Skittrup from selling her apartment. She's at her wits' end.

An informant said a pilot was drinking before a flight, but the allegation was untrue.

Drunk driver hit a parked car, then fled from police soon after his marriage ended.

The tenant said the wipes could have been left by the tenants who moved in afterwards.

Experienced vet put herself in a position vulnerable to an attack, judge finds.

Man charged with murder of Chch carer Val Heaney pleads guilty to hockey stick killing.

A duty doctor told custody staff the injury didn't sound serious and to give her Panadol.

A driver involved in a crash that killed boxing coach Brett McNaught has been charged.

Former soldier says it was devastating being forced to call his partner's lover 'sir'.

The farmer was angry about boy racer activity. But the victim had nothing to do with.

The jury deliberated for about two hours before coming to a decision.

The pilot wants the informant who made the false complaints ousted so he can sue them.

Paid parental leave comes through, 18 months after baby born.

"What makes this pretty bad ... is the arrogance of it."

Taylor Potroz was picking up rubbish when Taranaki farmer Matthew Michael John Turnbull pulled a gun on him and his friends, accusing the group of being boy racers. Public Interest Journalism funded through NZ On Air. Video / Supplied

He had been accused of touching three female students inappropriately.

The man spent a lot of his shift using tongs to put salad and meat onto wraps.

The mother expressed concerns about the school's investigation.

A convicted man's last-ditch attempt to avoid deportation to Samoa has failed.

Judge Jonathan Krebs has ruled that Joshua Wolland be discharged without conviction.

The Tenancy Tribunal told the woman her landlord was not her banker.

Caleb Kovaleski went on to lead police on a "wild goose chase" before eventually crashing.

The body of a 21-year-old woman was discovered following the house fire.

The man sent the images to himself while recovering from a stroke in hospital.

The man denied he had cheated but the drunk woman was adamant he was lying.

Apartment owners told to hand over insurance payout after tenant damages common property.