A judge has slammed Anaru Tukere's excuse given Tribal Huk's stance on meth.

Whanganui toddler Kelvin Chand fell into an uncovered septic tank on lifestyle block.

Greenway Trust in Dargaville supports individuals with intellectual disabilities.

Judge: 'You clearly are a good person who has done something you'll regret.'

Jurors were unable to reach a verdict in a Tauranga District Court rape trial.

Isaiah Buchanan says those involved in fatal fight exchanged handshakes afterwards.

Falefitu Alapati Toatoalei has lived in Australia for 27 years. Now he's being deported.

The men were drinking together, mourning the loss of their neighbour, when matters soured.

She failed to provide a tenancy agreement and a gang member showed up to collect rent.

His ex-wife had to spend $45k fighting the appeal, despite being homeless.

He promised to invest the money but took it to Italy and disappeared.

The 31-year-old threw one child into a wall with so much force that it left a hole.

The men damaged an Air Chathams plane and runway lights while driving on the runway.

Hoane Kahu raped a teen then went on to commit a raft of other offences.

He claims they had consensual sex while the Crown says the woman was asleep.

The sentencing judge said the assault went 'to the heart of our justice system'.

Jordan Taylor's lawyers say his upbringing and age should have been taken into account.

Sherryn Erikson’s home in Blockhouse Bay was used as the drop-off point in Auckland.

Family bewildered 'gentle and loyal man' could be involved in harming children.

Kristle Manuel was unconscious in her burning Blenheim home when help arrived.

Police never charged anyone after Hemi Rapaea's death on SH2, south of Hastings, in 2016.

The 22-year-old initially tried to claim his 3-month-old son had fallen off the bed.

'It's not what it looks like,' the man accused of rape allegedly told her fiance.

Javon Aranui was rushed to hospital in an ambulance but died the next day.

Chris Tennet gave Brian Hunter a chance. He repaid him by stealing hundreds of thousands.

'Peeping Tom' Moana Tekawa has now been jailed, again.

A man hit his ex-girlfriend on the head and when she fled upstairs, he burned her clothes.

'My dad’s going to be real angry, let’s hope he doesn’t do anything.'

Two people are on trial for Javon Aranui's murder in Hastings in 2023.

'I feel as if I’ve lost so much more from your actions than you did,' she told him.