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One of priest’s victims feigned appendicitis hoping to avoid boarding school abuse

Michael O'Donnell is the third Hato Pāora College staffer to be convicted of sex crimes.

Law firm partner accused of inappropriate touching at Xmas party

He allegedly grabbed a colleague's penis while dancing.

'Terrible pain': Woman left in agony after dentist puts crown on wrong tooth

The previously 'perfectly healthy' tooth later required a root canal.

Chef caught with knife, rolling pin, stun gun says he was off to cut potatoes

The man said he didn't know how to use the Taser and was 'just being a dick' having it.

Pesticides and illegal drains: Wetland suffers damage to an area the size of 54 rugby fields

Pesticides were sprayed, and 600m of drains illegally installed.

‘I was knocked unconscious’: Dispute over parking leads to alleged assault

Stevee Ormsby denies assaulting a man who confronted her about her parking.

SPCA to pay $29,000 after flawed dismissal of volunteer coordinator

The ERA ruled the dismissal process was unfair and disproportionate.

‘More than just a meal’: Woman fights for kai costs to be covered at husband’s tangi

Authority rules in her favour saying kai is an 'ordinary and integral' part of a tangi.

Police challenge allowing man who holidayed with patched gang members to work in security

Sultan Alfathly has kept his security licence despite police raising objections.

'Overly harsh punishment': Real estate agent loses court battle over Māori course requirement

Hobson's Choice lobby group calls court decision "outrageous".

Police used excessive force in arrest of boys aged 10 and 14 who fled in stolen car

Footage showed an officer punching one of the boys several times.

Four plead not guilty to murder of Boy Taylor in Napier CBD

Name suppression lifts for three of four defendants accused over homeless man's death.

'I see potential': One man's plea for gang member who was on meth by age of 9

Harley Hauraki resisted arrest, swinging a patu at officers during a police stop.

'Holding on to a rocket': Dad describes motocross crash that claimed 10yo son's life

The 'confident' and 'competent' young rider was killed in an accident in 2023.

Couple fined $20k for illegal building work, say they didn’t need consent as they are ‘sovereign citizens’

Councils were 'seeing a surge' of sovereignty citizenship arguments.

Woman dies of sepsis from a perforation during surgery to remove cancer

Patient was admitted to hospital after the procedure and treated for pancreatitis.

Man admits involvement in arson of a car which was later found with woman's body in it

Ariki Rigby’s body was found in a car parked near Havelock North in September 2022.

Christian counsellor told abused teen she had 'soul ties' to her rapist

Multiple criticisms made of faith-based residential facility with oppressive rules.