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'Another comfy chair please': Apprentice's request escalates to suspension, awarded $30,000

'I had no choice but to resign,' he told the ERA.

Mechanic to pay $30k in alleged Range Rover trading scam

Couple took an SUV to him to have it repaired and then ended up carless.

'Callous and brutal': Man fatally beaten in his own home by Mobster

The blows in the attack, which was over drugs, could be heard from the street.

ACC told to reconsider woman’s injury claim after suicide attempt linked to medication

The medication 'likely played a material role' in the woman attempting suicide.

Woman owes $40k after claiming she was a single mum

The gambling addict stole money, lost her job and now has to repay $40k in tax credits.

Peeping tom caught spying on female colleague through toilet wall

Tarun Kumar was ordered to pay his former colleague $30,000 in compensation.

'He was a ticking time bomb': Man stabbed sex worker over $250 drug debt

Tahi-O-Hurae Rangiawha took his grievance into his own hands with serious consequences.

Undersized, over the limit and prohibited: Scallop divers break all the rules

The two men were caught in the Whangārei Harbour late last year.

'Miscarriage of justice:' Police tainted suspect identification process

Police 'undermined' safety of man's convictions. Now the case is going back to court.

Trainee doctor avoids conviction for crash as it could jeopardise his career

But he's avoided conviction after a judge ruled it could jeopardise his medical career.

Senior mobster busted trying to import 1.1kg of meth in golf clubs

The clubs were sent from the United Kingdom but intercepted in Germany.

'What he did will never go away': Sex assault haunts young victim

Blenheim rapist Jordan Newton has been jailed for more than seven years.

'Very poor service': Qantas must pay $4000 for triple ticket blunders

The airline has been ordered to pay passengers compensation.

Climate protester who sprayed car dealership with paint escapes conviction

The showroom mainly contained electric vehicles, according to a director.

Mob associate laughed during fatal attack on Hawke's Bay teacher

Keontay Chadwick pleads guilty to Darcy Strickland's manslaughter.

Fowl play: Duckling dispute leads to assault on hotel employee

John Wright was awarded $42,000 after his face was smashed into a freezer door.

'Cruel' rapist who targeted sex workers jailed for 10 years

Corey Murfitt silenced one victim by pushing her underwear into her mouth.

Judge decides kids better off with mum because dad can't 'preserve' their Māori culture

The children were raised in a Māori household, but lived with their dad after a breakup.