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Man suggests prison. Judge tells him he would rather he kept working and paid taxes.
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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.
'Wolf in sheep's clothing': Jail for sex offender who groomed girl
Child sex offender Shane Doull's claims of remorse did not sway a judge, who jailed him.
More than twice legal limit: Entrepreneur avoids conviction due to new venture
Vital business travel abroad would be 'impossible' with a conviction, his counsel said.
'Completely unacceptable': Trainer and racehorse both test positive for meth
A banned trainer says she never wanted to hurt her horse and has let everyone down.
Fraudster's $18k crime spree hit brothels, sex worker, hotels
Benjamin Langley conned victims into thinking payments had been made.
Man accused of threatening to kill non-Muslims denied bail
The accused was a teenager at the time of offending.
Spat over kiwifruit growers' rates valuations headed for High Court
Valuer General Neill Sullivan is allowed to present evidence in the case.
Teen who killed 90yo in her own home to be released from prison
Grieving son: 'Our mother's life wasn't worth very much in the eyes of the justice system'
'I'll wipe them out': Man who threatened Māori convicted under hate speech laws
The man threatened to kill Māori and burn down marae.
'My mum taught me to respect women': Parliament protester convicted
Gary Metcalfe said he had no choice but to get involved when rising tensions erupted.
Man admits coward punch assault on Auckland health worker
Healthcare staffer was on his way to work at Auckland Hospital when he was attacked.
Youth discount slashed due to man's refusal to own offending
Man jailed for five years for rape and indecent assaults continues to deny the offending.
Man charged with Parliament grounds fire
Registrar's remand was granted for a man facing a Parliament grounds arson charge.
Murder parolee Timothy Taylor admits red light visits
GPS monitoring showed he had been deviating on approved outings.
'Do you see the pain I feel?' Woman confronts sexually abusive father who forced brother on her
Father and mother faced charges over years of sexual abuse of daughter.
Desperate grad applied for 300 jobs. When he got one it came with a $90K catch - and a tax-evading boss
The worker was given two options; pay the company tax out of his own wages, or be sacked.
Trainer fined for racing a doped horse for a second time
Scott Dickson says he has no idea how the elevated levels ended up in his horse's system.
Investigation finds both vessels liable for boat collision off Tauranga coast
The small fishing boat collided with a shipping liner in July last year.
Judge in child porn case steps aside after realising he knows family members
Judge recognises man's grandfather and steps aside in case involving thousands of images.
Judge accepts cannabis grower had genuine need
"If you do it yourself, this is where you'll end up" says judge in cannabis-growing case.
Missing trawler skipper back in court
Trawler skipper David Atkinson has made an appearance in Napier District Court.
Northland gets tough on rule-breaking boaties
Northland council gets tough on rule-breaking boaties.
Reaching for cigarettes while driving proves a fatal mistake
Fabian Phillips died of surgery complications seven months after the accident.