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Airgun target practice of preschool sign costs $521

Man fired airgun across a busy road, from his bedroom window, hitting a pre-school's sign.

Govt communications adviser admits Christmas bar assault

April sentencing set for Christmas Eve assault in Christchurch bar.

Dogs to be destroyed after two women attacked

Judge orders two Neapolitan mastiffs to be destroyed after separate attacks on two women.

Northland man denies being a driver who fired a gun during high speed police chase

Identity still the issue in re-trial for driver accused of firing gun during police chase

Black Power teen who took turns raping girl to be released from prison

Harrison was part of a group that treated a teenage girl as a "sexual plaything".

Covid-19: Trial aborted as lawyer deemed close contact

The lawyer got a text at 11.24am today saying he was a close contact of a case of Covid.

Off the hook: The reason one man doesn't have to finish 40 hours of community work

Offenders are in legal limbo as Corrections suspends community work in high-risk areas.

Tauranga charter boat company sentenced after crashing vessel into Mt Maunganui

The company pleaded guilty to two charges related to the operation of the vessel.

Property developer fined $48,000 for repeated dust clouds

Clouds of dust repeatedly blew from a development site, across a highway and over homes.

Man punched and stomped on sailor's head

Judge rejects defence that there were two fights on the night sailor was injured.

Murder parolee denies breach with red light visits

Convicted murderer pleads not guilty after police accusation of red-light district visits.

Jury told of rape, violation allegations outside Kaiapoi party

Woman alleges she felt ill at party before sexual assault began.

No trial location yet determined for those charged after White Island disaster

Possible trial locations include a Whakatāne Marae and a number of convention centres.

Serial bottom-groper doesn't know why he repeatedly preyed on young, sleeping girl

Not knowing what to do, the girl pretended to be asleep each time he touched her.

Man accused of causing quad bike crash resulting in critical injuries has been bailed

The accused denies he caused the crash and is heading to trial.

Let down: A mother forgave the driver who killed her teen girl. Now he's in strife again

The man is still doing drugs and was back in court shortly after his release from jail.

Bankruptcy confusion leads to loss of home

A piece of paper has cost an Invercargill accountant who was adjudged bankrupt his home.

Cannabis drug bust: Linesman sentenced to prison after rerouting electricity meters

Duane Simon rerouted wiring to steal thousands of dollars worth of electricity.