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'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.

'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.