'Heartbroken': Father jailed after breaking baby's leg, arms, ribs and skull
The 22-year-old initially tried to claim his 3-month-old son had fallen off the bed.
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Man says he walked into a room to see his fiancee being raped
'It's not what it looks like,' the man accused of rape allegedly told her fiance.
'A bloody beating': Police find victim unsteady on his feet at scene of fatal attack
Javon Aranui was rushed to hospital in an ambulance but died the next day.
Lawyer suspended after hiring serial conman who stole $330k from MoJ
Chris Tennet gave Brian Hunter a chance. He repaid him by stealing hundreds of thousands.
'It makes me sick': 'Peeping Tom' secretly took thousands of pics of naked uni students
'Peeping Tom' Moana Tekawa has now been jailed, again.
'Feared for her life': Man tried to strangle ex before setting her clothes on fire
A man hit his ex-girlfriend on the head and when she fled upstairs, he burned her clothes.
'Smash her': Family evicted after property manager threatened
'My dad’s going to be real angry, let’s hope he doesn’t do anything.'
Fatally injured man lived long enough to tell police he was 'jumped'
Two people are on trial for Javon Aranui's murder in Hastings in 2023.
'I'm the outcast': Niece speaks of how uncle's sexual assault made her the villain
'I feel as if I’ve lost so much more from your actions than you did,' she told him.
Abused, addicted but not deported: Mum of six avoids 501 deportation after armed robbery
NZ woman helped plan armed robbery at her former workplace in Melbourne.
Rubbish site employee waived $111k worth of dump fees in exchange for beer
The customer did not pay to dump its rubbish on 71 occasions.
Doctor who drugged and secretly filmed med student allowed to keep working
The Medical Council want him suspended, but the High Court disagreed.
‘Bittersweet’: Why family left mouldy property where their baby died
Family wanted to leave as mould issues continued but were torn by the home's nostalgia.
Teen claims she was kicked in the head for not handing over her $700 hoodie
But the other teen claims she ended up with the hoodie after a mutual clothing swap.
'I literally had nothing': Solo mum's struggle highlights legal aid need
Legal aid repayments rose to $32.1m, offsetting some costs for taxpayers.
Legal aid: What is it and who’s entitled to it
Forecast spending for 2025 is $297.3 million, a 54.6% rise from 2020.
'Longstanding antipathy': Man stabbed cop in the head so hard the knife broke
Vaughan Elliot Subritzky has been jailed for the stabbing of a police officer.
Companies fined after baker loses half his arm in crumbing-machine accident
Christchurch's Baker Boys and Pye Electrical were fined over safety failures.
'Grossly dishonest': Blood lab medical technician loses registration for CV fraud
She falsely claimed to be a 'Doctor of Medicine' in her CV.
'Concern about escalation': Children as young as one identified in man's objectionable videos
Jordan Te Iri-Kearns was jailed for 25 and a half months.
It's a 'rough area': Tenants deny starting fire that damaged rental property
The fire happened hours after the tenants had been asked to remove a pile of rubbish.
Man's bedroom meth stash enough to supply Wellington region for two months
He failed to convince a judge that the stash was to feed his own addiction.
Pharmacist made $126k selling stolen medication on Trade Me
Jayant Patel was caught after his boss checked his CCTV and hired a private investigator.
Tramper made himself comfortable, set off beacon before dying of fall injuries
He wandered on to a steep and slippery slope from which he probably fell, says inquest.
Teacher pulled fingers and swore at students, made fun of kids with learning disabilities
Wendy Hopwood also ripped up students’ artwork and tore pages from their workbooks.
The 200m drive for smokes that led to a man's 7th drink-driving conviction
'Alcohol is not for everyone, and perhaps it’s not for you,' says the judge at sentencing.
Man's 'manipulative, cruel and sinister' hold on teen started with exchange of nudes
When the teen tried to cut contact with him, he threatened to leak her naked photos.
Landlord threw up when inspecting rental ruined by three cats trapped inside
The landlord vomited from the overpowering smell inside the home.
‘I’m worried about my unborn child’: Victim speaks out as sexual predator put back behind bars
The man says he doesn't want any other child harmed by someone like David Brent Phillips.
'Sounded like fireworks': Woman describes hearing noise on the night man was shot in his bed
Court hears woman accused of being party to a murder suffered panic attack after he died.
'Appalling conduct': Solicitor sets up website, prints leaflets, harasses fellow lawyer
His actions have been described as a 'veritable crusade' against a fellow practitioner.
'No one to save me': Woman claims before trial suddenly halted
Complainant alleges the abuse began the day she came into the man's care.
Man shot partner in the face while on bail for hammer attack on gang member
Aramu Rangi is now serving two prison sentences, totalling 12 years.
'You need help': Judge urges man to stop drinking after 13th drink-driving conviction
Sukhdev Singh has used alcohol to cope since losing his teenage son in a quadbike crash.