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Stevedore sacked over bosses' doubts about drug test

But the worker denies he's to blame for the invalid test and is fighting to be reinstated.

'Foolish old man': Osteopath who performed sex act on patient revealed

Joe Crozier nonconsensually penetrated a patient while her child was in the room.

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.

Woman thanks her rapist for admitting what he did

The victim said the offending cost her her job, and made her go "into hiding".

'I only had one pinot gris': What brought a $2.7m fraudster back before court

Tessa Grant was jailed for six years for her thefts, but given a fine for her crime today.

Man tries to push partner out of car on SH1 at high speed

A motorist followed Jason Marino for 13 minutes along State Highway 1 south of Hamilton.

Mongrel Mob members ransack P dealer’s home in ‘gang taxing’

Hamiora Chase and three others stole cash, phones, a set of keys and bank cards.

Jailed serial rapist barred from contacting daughters after sending them 'provocative' drawings

The artwork featured females in 'fairly provocative poses and dressed in very little'.

Class one meth dealer was 'ready, willing and able to sell to anyone'

The woman, pregnant with her seventh child, was involved in the heart of a meth operation.

Man hit dog he was entrusted to care for with mallet

Lance Tengu took a mallet and hit the dog in the head intending to kill it.

How many people are kicked out of NZ each year?

A Vietnamese woman faced separation from her children if deported from NZ.

Junkie mail: Homeowners foil $3m drug ring after finding packages in letterboxes

Ben Rankin was granted a 70 per cent sentence discount for the sloppy importations.