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'You can have 2, not 3': Polyamorous throuple's battle to keep names on kids' birth certificates

The Attorney-General has challenged a decision allowing all three parents to be named.

Son of couple slain by ram 'furious' at how deaths were handled

He believes there has been no accountability, transparency or justice.

'Feared she'd lost half of her face': Mother's distress at dog attack on young girl

A pair of former dog breeders have been sentenced after their sire attacked a 5-year-old.

'Lost the life I had': Woman wants accountability after being left partially paralysed

Tracy Jarman ended up in a wheelchair after an operation on her spine in 2021.

Man's 11-day crime spree targets police by spitting and threatening to kill staff

'I will kill you and then I’ll kill your wife and then I’ll kill your kids,' the man said.

'Trying to survive': Woman alleges years of daily sexual violence by 'sadistic' ex

The man is defending physical and sexual violence allegations made by five exes.

Unlawful property seizures by police leave woken grandmother outside, sick man to walk home

IPCA finds Wellington police unlawfully seized vehicles for unpaid fines.

German tourist stabbed by drunk man who couldn't find his car keys

Kenneth Green swung a knife 35 times, stabbing the victim he had been drinking with twice.

'Every day I hear his music': Family mourn hip-hop artist as killer driver jailed

She had three chances to rectify her bad driving before the fatal crash occurred - Crown.

‘Something out of a horror movie': Parole board describes man's abduction and sexual assault of jogger

Haydn Christy was jailed in 2016 for 12 years with an 8-year minimum non-parole period.

Pet dog Mike found starved to death in kennel, tethered by rusty chain

The owner said he knew his dog was unwell but couldn't afford to get him checked.

'Captured in buckets': Staff rush to try to contain water pouring through court ceiling

The ministry has confirmed the leak came from water reservoirs stored on the court's roof.

‘Let nature take its course': NZ woman wins court order that could let her starve to death

Doctors say the woman isn't physically ill, but psychologically believes that she is.

Inmate imported $15m of drugs into NZ - all from behind bars

Gang member Elijah Daveron used phones that were smuggled into prison for the deals.

Hospital's standard of care fell short: Baby stillborn after high-risk mum had three bleeds

The HDC is critical about some aspects of the woman's care at Auckland Hospital.

'We could have saved my mum's life': Family's complaint after delayed cancer diagnosis

A woman's ultrasound of a pelvic mass was delayed by six months due to a clerical error.

Woman claims ex forced her into pregnancy, raped and threatened to cut her throat

The woman described the few months she lived with the man as the worst time of her life.

'I was just watering them': Man living in converted drug house denies being part of cannabis op

Thanh Truong Ho will likely be deported after serving his jail sentence.