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Meth-maker with $1.5m debt to Crown has to give up ‘bequest’ from late father

Royce Duncan owed the Crown $1.5m earned from a large-scale drug-dealing operation.

Woman flung 7m through the air after being hit by drug-driver

He was 'yahooing' out his window before he drove through a red light and hit the woman.

Judge says prison stint for Aimex boss 'not manifestly excessive'

'The appellant had many opportunities to tell the truth' - Justice Christine Grice.

‘There’s no boyfriend, girlfriend status in my culture’: Man’s bigamy excuse

“He couldn’t immediately divorce her, but nevertheless wanted to move on with a new life.”

'Confronting and monstrous': Man went down 'rabbit hole' looking at child exploitation material

He told the police, "I know it's not an excuse and what I did was wrong."

'Rude and confrontational': Unlicensed parking warden verbally abused man who asked for his ID

John Wood has been clamping cars for over a decade without a licence.

'Poorly written': Woman forged will to net multimillion-dollar estate

But her efforts made a lawyer suspicious, so he called in an expert.

Surveillance and GPS tracking foils gang's meth-dealing ring

Ringleader jailed for 45 months, but may soon be eligible for parole.

Protesting grandmother who concreted herself to road no longer behind bars

Rosemary Penwarden has been granted electronically monitored bail to her home in Dunedin.

'Unwelcome': Dying woman's family refused visit at retirement village

The woman was shocked to see her mother with a blackened tongue and in pain.

Woman with known allergy dies from anaphlyaxis after being given penicillin

Five checks for an allergy before prescribing and administering antibiotics were missed.

'I could just see her blood pressure drop': Son's final moments with dying mum

Now, 13 years on, a coroner will decide how Carmen Walker died during a medical procedure.

'Prime candidate to be shot': Obsessed gamer went out dressed as armed FBI agent

Judge: 'There was a real possibility you could have been shot by police.'

'Sexual plaything': Crown alleges teenager used by uncle at whim

The jury heard closing arguments and will return on Monday to deliberate.

'Cynical, calculated, deliberate': Lavish lifestyle paid for by employee theft

Kate Carter narrowly avoided jail for duping a Fonterra company out of more than $720k.

Rising sportswoman shamed after sexual assault by co-worker

The man was described as "respectful" by his pastor but the judge disagreed.

'Slack practice': Fisher trawled in zone protecting threatened dolphins

Warrick Harris 'should have known better' when he trawled in the prohibited zone 19 times.

Man shot in head on 21st birthday to lose eye, shooter gets jail

The mother of one victim was told he wasn't going to make it - he proved them wrong.