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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.

Man denies murdering Nelson police officer Lyn Fleming

In court this morning, man admits driving charges.

‘Thuds’ from man's punches as he attacked ex-partner heard by golfer 50m away

A man was playing golf when he heard screaming; he looked up and saw a woman being beaten.

Murdered girl’s mother has died but her fight with killer over his $15k compo continues

Sam Te Hei was one of two men who murdered Colleen Burrows in 1987.

‘Brought to its knees’: Employee’s $500k theft forces business to fold

Elizabeth Donohue used the money on jewellery, gifts, debt, and holidays.

'It broke my heart': Mother's grief after man filmed himself abusing infant and toddler

Damian Nigal Archbold was caught after uploading material he made to social media.

‘Golden ticket’: Father’s court battle to try to stop daughter attending top private school

Her mother wants her at St Cuth's and says not going is like spurning a 'golden ticket'.

Man wants $2.7m arson conviction wiped because he can't get a job

Arsonist asked 'Does this light fires?' as he bought a bottle of meths at service station.

Woman’s 73km police chase ends with her hiding on a roof

The judge sent Elaine Rudolph to jail for her 15th disqualified driving charge.

Tired teen was doing up to 176km/h in crash that killed mate

Thomas Henry May had been drinking at a pub and was heading to Hamilton when he crashed.

Inappropriate messages and home visits: Osteo leaves NZ amid indecent assault claims

The osteopath sent texts with flower emojis and discussed sexual topics.

Migrant workers in visa scam each paid $16k for Cyclone Gabrielle recovery jobs that did not exist

The eight men arrived in New Zealand to find the jobs did not exist.

Elderly tenant told to ‘p*** off’ by landlords when he complained about noise

He said he was kept awake by instruments, a boxing bag, a weed eater, a mower and trucks.