The alterations, made when he had dementia, meant less went to his three daughters.

Taku Paul was fatally run down during a fight with Ephron Ronaki about missing money.

Caleb Baker was killed after distracted truck driver Sarah Schmidt ploughed into him.

But a second man was acquitted of raping her at the end of the 2020 picking season.

Leah Stephens was allegedly killed for talking about a murder she witnessed.

A chance meeting at a store led to a shooting, police hunt and three people being charged.

An officer feared for his life when the gunman pointed the firearm directly at him.

The jury got a taste of a classic fairy tale during Kiri Pini's defence closings today.

'This is hard stuff for any person to hear,' Judge Greg Davis on the events at Abbey Caves

The teacher reported himself to police after being spoken to by a school colleague.

'She should have seen the traffic ... what she did see for 14 seconds is her phone.'

Francis Shaw: 'My hunger strikes are political actions not evidence of illness'.

The gang member has now failed in an appeal against his jail sentence.

The mothers of both men hugged outside court after the verdict was delivered.

'Flirtation or clothing doesn't mean consent; assess all evidence,' judge warns jury.

The deer then had its throat cut in a 'gratuitous and violent act' that was posted online.

Court rejects appeal: "Ample evidence" Paula Toleafoa knew about husband's drug dealing.

The now 19-year-old was today jailed for three years and eight months.

Stolen items included a watch which was the woman's only memento of her late father.

Alexander Pryazhnikov paid for seven billboards asking a Wellington woman out on a date.

Judge warns Jayme Lee Washbourne: 'Your fate is in your hands; prison is close'.

Wire Reddington is accused of killing his friend after a night of heavy drinking in 2023.

He was suffering 'classic heart attack symptoms' but an ambulance was not dispatched.

Corrections and Health NZ won't be prosecuted if Francis Shaw's health deteriorates.

A previous owner described the horse as having 'lost all sense of sanity'.

Now, a Family Court judge has made the final call on where the boy should go.

One barrister says the court delays are hurting people.

The dad coached his young son and friend to perform sexual acts in front of him.

Doctor tried to keep practising under Māori customary law.

After struggling to piece together night's events, woman says she knows she said 'no'.