Protester tries to avoid wearing mask at court
Former Taranaki Regional Council candidate Brett Power leaves court disappointed.
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The man accused of driving his car at police during the Wellington protest is in court.
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A teacher gave his student a mobile phone, rides home and invited her to a concert.
Jury in Max Beckham child sex trial returns guilty verdicts
Previously convicted Northland drug baron found guilty of historic child sex offences,
Nurse who used company card to buy petrol found guilty of professional misconduct
Nurse buys petrol for private car on company credit card.
501 deportee faces historic sex charges
Judge David McNaughton says the case has strong public interest.
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Methamphetamine derailed the life of a deer velvet farmer who beat and stomped on a woman.
'Disgraceful': Uber driver who groped breasts of women sentenced to home detention
'Your behaviour was disgraceful,' judge tells Uber driver who groped two passengers.
Kmart attack: Accused granted bail - with a 22-hour curfew
She won't have an ankle bracelet, but she has strict bail conditions.
Christchurch CEO sex offender appeals 17-year jail term
Defence says the sentencing judge did not take "full regard" of comparable cases.
Pastor charged after organising anti-lockdown protest pleads guilty
Leon Samuels pleaded guilty to a single charge of breaching Covid-19 restrictions.
Professor sobs in court after escaping conviction
Sobbing professor escapes conviction for sending sexually explicit material to "minor".
Jury hears from expert witness in Max Beckham trial for alleged historic child sex offending
The Northland man is facing trial by jury after denying he indecently assaulted two girls.
Lewd lingerie wearer loses privacy
Intensive supervision ordered for man with history of committing indecent acts.
Teacher on inappropriate relationship charge: Tearful student tells of alleged van, bed incident
Male teacher accused of inappropriate relationship with a female student.
Drunk man on zero-alcohol licence drove to police seeking help
The man drank three bottles of wine before driving to a police patrol car.
'She couldn't walk, she couldn't talk'; Man jailed for raping 'semi-comatose' woman
The judge assessed the victim as being 'semi-comatose' when she was put to bed.
High Court rules MIQ lottery 'not demonstrably justified'
The Government's MIQ system was unfair and some Kiwis were shut out of their country.
Rest home nurse gave dementia residents non-prescription drugs
Elisabeth Buckley admitted she ordered dementia patients to be given unprescribed meds.
Father 'furious' about discharge of son who had been threatening suicide
Liam Booth was found dead in a park near his Beckenham home.
Abusive message sender asks how long a jail sentence would be
Man suggests prison. Judge tells him he would rather he kept working and paid taxes.
Woman pleads guilty to murder of 5-year-old Malachi Subecz
Youngster died in Starship Hospital after injuries suffered in Te Puna.
'Dangerous, insidious, damaging': Pilot jailed after distributing child pornography
Ryan Mackey was found to have 1600 objectionable files on his iPhone.
Student brawl: Woman accused of pointing gun at girl's head named
The charges came after a video was shared on social media.
Lawyer in intensive care after street attack
Whanganui lawyer Mark Bullock remains in ICU in Wellington Hospital after being attacked.
Kmart attack: Second accused arrested, appears in court
The 26-year-old woman made a brief appearance in court this morning.
'Who would believe you?': Teen's abuse complaints were ignored, she says
The trial of a former Cyfs caregiver on 10 sexual abuse charges has begun.
Kiwi mum accused of killing daughter won't fight extradition
A woman accused of beating her two-year-old to death will be extradited to Australia.
Unlawful: Homeless and mentally unwell man locked up for longer than law allowed
Victims and defendants are suffering the consequences of delays in mental health reports.
Service station and liquor store staff terrified by armed and disguised men
Man's childhood thefts of food and groceries escalated to aggravated robberies.
Family bach feud: 'I went through friggin' hell for years... I couldn't just walk away'
Sibling who took his brothers to court says he didn't think he would lose.
A company looked after the kids of essential workers in lockdown. It's now lost a bid to claim $316,000
If its assumption was correct, Edubase would have gotten at least triple the normal rate.