'You f*** with me, I break your legs': House sitter kidnapped, beaten, threatened
The man heated shears on a kitchen element then threatened to cut off the victim's toe.
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Wānaka sex attacker keeps name secret after last-minute application
'I have very real concerns that you don't appear to accept what you’ve done.'
Halloween horror: Driver drank and took drugs before killing cousin, injuring seven
One victim dead, one paralysed and one cannot remember the death of his girlfriend.
‘Harassment, bullying and overbearing behaviour’: Complaints about judges continue to rise
The number of complaints has almost doubled in the past five years.
Man posed as licensed plumber, wreaks havoc with shoddy bathroom renovation
The homeowner tried to take her life from the emotional stress caused by the poor work.
Man scams dozens of people selling cars that weren't his, earning thousands
Scam artist pays $50,000 to court after judge gives jail warning.
‘Give me the money’: Armed robber pockets $7k in cash and cigarettes
An exasperated judge has asked when this type of offending will come to an end.
Miscarriage of justice: Young mum's flight attendant dreams crushed
An abusive relationship led Danielle Tumahai to drugs and a conviction.
'Brute force': Man broke pregnant partner's arm with karate chop
A judge said it was one of the most serious family harm matters he'd seen in a long time.
Rotten rental: Tenants paid almost $68k to live in sewage and flood-damaged house
Transport agency slammed by tenancy tribunal for renting out sub-standard home to family.
Robber dragged 20m as he forced woman to stop car
His mother told the judge: 'I love my son but not the wrong that he does'.
‘It latched onto his arm’: Man attacked by dog while protecting partner
The American pitbull cross' owner agreed to have the dog put down afterwards.
'I hurt mum': Woman who killed mother found to be insane at time
Judge hearing case expresses sympathy to family for 'terrible event'.
'Utterly innocent': Man's jaw held together only by flesh after unprovoked attack
The unprovoked attack was against an 'utterly innocent' member of the public.
'I'll punch you in the face': KiwiRail worker compensated for colleague's 'banter'
ERA finds KiwiRail failed to properly address concerns about bullying.
Pizza store boss groped young colleague's breasts, tried to blame her for assault
"I thought she was flirting with me,"
'I am not a threat to you': Man's words to police before throwing 'haymaker' punch
The constable suffered significant injuries, including broken facial bones.
Teen ram raider faces hip replacement, has early onset arthritis after fleeing police
Khances Mahara-Sunnex suffered his injury when landing badly after jumping a fence.
'Devil': Man who attacked partner claimed she wasn't following 'correct' Christianity
“Now I’m going to tie you up, chop you up and kill you.”
Girls, 12 and 14, given cannabis, booze and taught to smoke methamphetamine at addict’s house
'He held the pipe to the victims’ mouths and applied the flame, causing them to inhale.'
Road-rage appeal: Dad involved in fatal brawl wins sentence cut
But Benjamin Sweeney's part in death of Anthony Bell has meant he'll stay behind bars.
Brave rape victim confronts her abuser in court
Corey Aldridge also raped her brother and another boy.
Nurse tasked with checking on mentally unwell man worked double shift
Addicted to synthetic cannabis, he was sent to a care home near a 'tinny house'.
He sexually assaulted a teen, claimed sexsomnia and walked free from court
The man was accused of sexually assaulting his partner’s teenage daughter.
'She did not consent': Man accused of raping niece and sexually abusing child he fathered with her
The man claims his affair with his niece was consensual.
'Stale, not relevant': Engineer behind collapsed CTV building wants complaint dismissed
Alan Reay's lawyer says "no need for accountability", "no public interest” in pursuing it.
'Double-counted': Woman gets three months off robbery sentence on appeal
Shannon Avery was one of three who held the group at the house for several hours.
63-year-old accused of gluing herself to Wellington motorway denied bail
The woman was arrested for the third time on Monday morning.
Cannabis grower wouldn’t have pleaded guilty if she’d known she could be deported
The cannabis grower has failed a final bid to overturn her conviction.
C-section catastrophe: Patient's 18-month agony - dinner plate-sized tool left in abdomen
The tool was only discovered 18 months later, after the woman had a CT scan.
'She clearly cannot be relied on to be honest': Suspended nurse lied on Australian job applications
Maryam Rashidi wasn’t allowed to practise in NZ, so she tried her luck over the ditch.
Numismatist explains how he authenticates rare coins
He explains that there are multiple steps and processes to confirming whether a coin is genuine or not. Video / Jeremy Wilkinson
Rapper wants to stay in NZ, fears for life after dissing another artist in his music
The man applied to the Immigration and Protection Tribunal for protected refugee status.
Dying drink driver allowed to spend his final days in Australia
The man wanted a sentence that would allow him to move to Australia to be with his family.