Caught on camera: 501 deportee stole presents from under Christmas tree
But he didn't realise the owners were watching on a camera and had called the police.
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Barfoot & Thompson: Agency fined for $100k moisture report oversight
The branch failed to supervise two agents who failed to disclose a builder's report.
Drunk driver walked away from crash scene while cousin lay trapped under van
The judge dealt with the RSE worker 'expediently' to avoid any burden on the NZ taxpayer.
Murder-accused: It wasn't me. It was my brother ... or I was insane
Defence claims Wire Reddington's schizophrenia could support an insanity defence.
Home carer claimed car had been sold – but was caught driving it after elderly woman died
HDC: 'Onus is on the support worker to behave in a professional manner.'
'You've got two options': Did letter demanding $1500 cross the line into blackmail?
Suzanne Petitt's lawyer says it was just a request for compo for a stolen car.
Women's secret marriage ends with a court battle over $1m house and luxury car
The court found a 50/50 spilt of their property would be 'repugnant to justice'.
Council CEO resigns amid claims of a toxic environment; ERA finds both sides at fault
Far North Council CEO Blair King said he felt 'isolated' and lodged a PG in 2022.
'Convict me': Cannabis advocate asks for jail time
Brian Borland told a jury they should find him guilty...so they did.
Couple buy first home together at mortgagee sale – but the old owner wouldn't leave
They spent $16,000 and four months evicting the previous owner who became a 'squatter'.
Tipene Reddington's bracelet data undermines brother's murder accusation
Crown: Ankle data suggests Tipene Reddington was at the house, not close to murder scene.
Manslaughter and meth: The man in the middle of two trials
The man who shot an unarmed man he thought had come to kill him, can now be named.
Former St Peter’s teacher guilty of historical offending including naked piggyback rides
Judge Tini Clark: "Their silence does not mean they forgot".
'Sorry': Much-loved family pet to be put down after repeat attacks on smaller dogs
'It snuck up behind us and started attacking my dog' - owner of injured Shih Tzu-cross.
‘I’ll stab you up:' Murder accused allegedly threatened flatmate a week earlier
Lance Hall allegedly stabbed father-of-two Jason McNae in the neck with some scissors.
Man’s 8-month battle with 2 Cheap Cars for refund after faulty hybrid battery
2 Cheap Cars has now admitted it didn't do the battery repairs it said it had.
Screwed up notes and shredded paper: The clues that lead a counterfeit cash op being busted
Now a judge has described one of the women involved as a menace to the community.
'Do you want to die today?': CCTV shows moment of fatal Whangārei stabbing
Jason McNae died in the hospital. The defence claims it was self-defence.
Miscarriage of justice: Four quashed convictions in Fuller-Sandys murder case
The Court of Appeal has however ordered a retrial for Stephen Stone.
School principal forged documents to claim grandparents' super after they died
Judge: 'Had you done this right, you probably would have got the inheritance anyway.'
'I wasn’t even there': Brother of murder accused denies being the killer
Jamie Gill was drinking with the siblings before his body was found in a paddock.
Realtor made secret commission deal with buyer of $26.5m property, then didn't pay up
Now he's been fined after netting $326,000 in a deal he hid from the vendor and his boss.
Woman attacked sleeping friend for allegedly flirting with her boyfriend
Natasha Birchfield dragged the victim out of bed by the hair, then bit her arm and eyelid.
'Horrified and deeply ashamed': 67-year-old found with 8500 child abuse images
However, the family man has been given suppression due to concerns he might self-harm.
'Very sorry:' Father's tearful apology for son's terrifying assault on teen girl
Jarimar Schuster sent to prison for five years for Wellington sexual assault.
Woman who thought she was cancer-free now terminal after radiologist missed clues on scan
The error came to light when she questioned how her cancer could have spread so quickly.
'Unliveable': UK family say their dream of a better life here turned into tenancy nightmare
The family won $18,000 in damages at the Tenancy Tribunal. The landlord wants a rehearing.
Woman's knife attack on ex-husband's new lover leads to prison and fight to stay in NZ
Donglan Wu is serving five years but has avoided deportation on humanitarian grounds.
'Peer influence at work': Young driver contributed to teen's death by racing
'There are two kids lying in the middle of the road,' a witness told police.
'Waste of a life': Heartbroken mum's warnings after son's preventable death
Speeding driver Raymond Tairua-Gray drowned after his unsafe car crashed into a creek.
Dead man was missing bits of his ear. A piece found nearby had his friend's DNA on it
Defence lawyer says there are other ways the alleged killer's DNA could have got there.
Tragedy at Abbey Caves: 'We haven't been able to find your son'
Court hears from grief-stricken parents as school board are sentenced for student's death.
Children's abuse claims fail to convince jury in foster care case
It was alleged the kids were slapped, spat at, hit with a pipe and one was run over.
'I still hate you:' Dad jailed for subjecting sons to years of sadistic abuse
Judge Bayley: 'No one is able to erase the ongoing harm you have caused your sons.'