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Otago man first in NZ to be jailed for 3D printing firearms

Matthew Bryan McLaren, 31, was jailed for 26 months.

'You preyed on them': Man jailed for 20 years for raping girls in his care

Victim: 'Every man I looked at was a monster, every boy was a demon'.

Mother leaves sons out of will sparking battle over $245k estate

Stepfather argued mother had provided for her children while she was alive.

Grooming fears: Calls to ban teachers using social media to contact students

53 teachers have been struck off for forming a relationship with a student since 2014.

'Lecherous behaviour': Porn addiction leads to jail for farmer with child sex abuse videos

Matthew Harry Drummond is now behind bars for more than two years.

Date pit dental disaster: Man's snack ends up costing him two molars and a denture

The company said he should have removed the hard item from his mouth, not chewed on it.

'Promising player' argues conviction for covert sex video will destroy his rugby career

Player also wants suppression but judge says disruption to rugby career isn't hardship.

Social worker assigned to three children fathers baby with their mother

Oranga Tamariki worker loses licence and is fined $22k for inappropriate relationship.

Man unable to escape ex's violent rampage as he was on EM bail and couldn't leave the house

Judge queries how victim ended up being bailed to her home in the first place.

Gang member in jail for murder: 'It sucks we get associated with people who do crime'

Joel Lo helped beat a man to death in an unprovoked attack in 2012.

Terrified woman jumped naked from upper-storey window to escape brutal attack

Part of the ordeal, carried out by other women, was filmed and posted on social media.

Teen fired from pizza delivery job takes on company - and wins $10k

Jake Pirret-Buik says he was wrongfully accused of stealing $50 and sacked on the spot.

Disqualified driver stole disabled woman's car after she dropped keys during bank appointment

On another occasion Rory Herk was clocked doing 173 km/h on a motorbike.

R&V tragedy: Uni student's 2020 death 'tragic illustration’ of drug use dangers

Fletcher Wong was anxious and paranoid but his self-inflicted death wasn't intentional.

Driver not at fault for crash caused by seizure – so who pays for man's damaged car?

The driver had insurance but they wouldn't pay up. Now it's gone to the Disputes Tribunal.

Phone repair shop worker caught trying to download customer’s nudes wants to work in security

Since the viral incident the man has been charged and pleaded guilty in court.

'Something out of CSI Miami': Lawyer says man accused of murder wasn't even there

Hamiora Bennett is one of nine people, mostly Mongrel Mob members, accused of murder.

'He has lost his profession': Former doctor faces reality of anti-vaccine stance

Judge: Eye surgeon could have stopped practising but chose to try to bend the rules.