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Man comes forward to confess manslaughter 20 years after fatal house bus fire

Frederick King was annoyed the man had been doing burnouts and wanted to scare him.

Name suppression lifted for man accused of murdering Hastings father

Keith Pati had arrived in New Zealand in 2024 to find a future for his family.

Scammed out of life savings, drug-growing Vietnamese workers jailed and face deportation

Five Vietnamese men were jailed, claiming they were duped into a visa scam.

Soiled, neglected toddler found wandering streets, mother was ‘disconnected from reality’

The whānau was on Oranga Tamariki's radar long before the child went missing.

‘It was manipulation’: Sports coach allegedly crossed the line with 14yo

Teen: 'I don’t want him doing that to other people, it’s not a nice feeling'.

Rights ‘breached’: Animal abuser says conviction goes against her Māori worldview

Lai Toy argued her rights under the Treaty were breached by the disqualification.

'Both men helped themselves': Mongrel Mob members raped 14-year-old in motel room

The teen was subjected to a terrifying sexual assault that spanned several hours.

Teacher disguised himself, swapped drugs for oral sex with student

The girl didn't realise it was her teacher as his face was partially covered.

Kāinga Ora tenant evicted after terrorising community, shooting four cats

The man harassed children, neighbours, tradesmen and blocked roads with his wheelchair.

‘Like a wild animal’: Lawyers in heated spat over a sandwich and a courthouse meeting room

Both sides have been reminded to treat colleagues with respect and courtesy.

‘Dishonest’: Landlord who found weapons, bong evicted tenant - but wasn’t upfront about why

Now the tenant has been awarded $12,000 after being left homeless.

‘F*** this’: Frustrated mum removed baby's oxygen, tried to leave ED after delays

Now the Waikato woman has ended up in court for the way she handled the situation.

One man’s $300k mission to restore decaying yacht involved in tragic race

'My memory of that yacht is spending all our holidays on her'.

Security guard beat his partner in public after late-night row in Wellington

Members of the public provided evidence that helped secure a conviction.

'A wolf in sheep’s clothing:' How one woman's $500k theft destroyed a family business

'Because of you, the company [had] to shut down with the loss of all jobs.'

'Plainly predatory': Man sexually exploited woman with dementia he met at the dairy

'You took advantage of a vulnerable person, our mum who could not defend herself'.

'Agonising pain': Murder victim's family describe their loss as killer is jailed

Bob Kleiman’s body was found in a Whangārei home in 2022. Now his killer has been jailed.

'She deserved better': Ariki Rigby was murdered for wearing Mongrel Mob T-shirt

Family say they will make a 'whole lot of noise' at sentencing of murderer Jimmy Heremaia.