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'Rough as s***': Evidence given about weather on day of Enchanter tragedy, discrepancies arise

'It was horrendous, I wouldn’t put my workers through that': cray boat skipper.

Cheating suspicions fuel frenzied scissors attack on sleeping partner

She later phoned him from prison to coax him into telling police he lied about the attack.

'The car ran over itself': Final moments of fatal high-speed crash

A debris field was found 51 metres from where Allister Christie's car became airborne.

'Last straw': Pensioner reveals the moment she decided to report years of alleged violence

The woman says her partner tried to smother her after she reported his violence to police.

'The Australians are not as civilised as us:' Kiwi lawyer faces nine conduct charges

'New Zealanders there do not get a fair deal,' he said of the Australian Family Court.

Man who 'foiled' ankle monitoring bracelet objects to being jailed

Matthew James Vernall says the judge was wrong to refuse a home-based sentence.

'Like a freight train': Survivor's harrowing account of wave that destroyed Enchanter

'The hull was upside down, propellers were spinning, and there was smoke in the air.'

70-year-old died in watery crash after chasing man driving his stolen Mercedes

Now the car thief is on trial, accused of causing Allister Christie's death in chase.

Callous, uncaring man 'became criminal' during sex with young woman

Woman did not know two men who picked her up and took her to a motel.

Enchanter fishing boat tragedy: Five deaths, several charges, one upcoming trial

The three-week trial starts on Monday in Whangārei. Here's what you need to know.

Smothering, stomping, drowning: Toddler's hellish torture at hands of Huntly man

Bridjid Tamihana admitted 11 charges relating to the treatment of a 23-month-old girl.

Man jailed for photographing young naked children in rec centre changing rooms

Crown says public need to be protected from man's 'terrifying escalation' in offending.

Comancheros-linked mother wins reprieve from deportation

Deportation liability notice 'almost certain' if discharge without conviction refused.

Man armed with axe jumps out of bushes to rob victim of ute

Bryce Paterson was one of four involved in the armed robbery at Taupiri.

Fleeing teen driver who died during police pursuit was drunk and stoned

"Sadly, this crash was a result of a young driver’s bad decisions."

End of the road: Highest court rejects serial rapist and killer Malcolm Rewa's appeal bid

Lawyers wanted the Supreme Court to hear his case but it has declined.

Former council boss loses $271k he won in swimming pool compliance case

He was told feature complied with rules around the fencing of pools. Then it didn't.

Unlicensed delivery driver high on cannabis when he caused fatal crash

He'd just finished his shift when he crossed the centre line and into his victims' path.