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'Nearly died': Inmate allowed out for tangi returned with a bag of meth which burst inside him

Judge tells Huata Irving, who was hospitalised, he's the “author of his own misfortune".

'I feel cheated': Tetraplegic denied ACC care despite missed meningitis diagnosis

Glen Murphy has exhausted every opportunity for taxpayer-funded care.

Jail for assistant high school principal who gave student sex toy, groomed her

Seelan Ramiah has been jailed for grooming the James Cook High teen.

Security worker with links to Mongols offered to be on Ardern’s security team

Police said John Doherty appeared to be 'delusional'. He said he was 'aiming high'.

Vengeful landlord tried to evict woman who complained about having no water for 8 months

Tribunal: It's 'extraordinary' Kyle Webster ignored such an important issue for so long.

'Pleading for his life': Mobster murdered fellow gang member, dumped his body

Killer appeals against his conviction and sentence, with partial success.

'Misguided loyalty': Parents pay the price after coercing victim to change her statement

Henry and Deborah Dalley's son was in custody after assaulting a woman.

'Shocking' behaviour: Footage showed landlord screaming at tenant in front of toddler

Tenancy adjudicator said Angela Cai's actions 'distressed and frightened' the girl.

'Discredit to the profession:' Doctor suspended after having sex with patient at clinic

Mokesh Raj also 'hypothetically' offered another patient money in exchange for sex.

Crown nets cannabis dealer, and now it's after her house

Police looked for 'buried money' but it meant the cash had been spent on renovations.

Toddler was 'floppy and barely breathing' in her alleged killer's arms

Sadie-Leigh died in March 2019 after she was found to have unsurvivable brain injuries.

'I wish I got a second opinion': Women left blind in one eye after missed diagnosis

Despite two surgeries, it was too late to save the woman's eye.

Driver high on cannabis drifted into oncoming lane before killing Raglan mum

Cannabis-affected driver Darren Lahood crashed into an oncoming car.

'An older brother should look after a younger sister, not make her a sexual plaything'

The man started abusing his sibling when he was in his early teens.

Man accused of murdering his wife on Valentine’s Day unfit to stand trial

Levonne Kaye Wensor, 48, was found dead at her New Plymouth home in February 2022.

'Multiple failures': Midwife censured over note-taking errors during stillborn births

The midwife has now been censured for multiple failures in her care of several women.

Mother left with boot imprint on forehead after partner’s attack

Kiro Fortes strangled woman before throwing her to the ground and stomping on her.

Employee ordered to pay back $18k in compo as troubled luxury resort gets win in court

One Carrington employee has been ordered to repay the compensation she was awarded.