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Sex worker repeatedly choked by man who was banned from hiring her

The man tricked his way into another booking with her.

Shirtless talk of weed and hugs proven, but physio didn't straddle patient

No further suspension has been imposed but the physio was censured.

Hour of terror: Drug dealer on meth bender raped woman in her own home

The woman felt powerless to put up a fight against the gang-connected man.

Man eats his morning tea while in court arguing to have a charge against him dropped

He was also busy making a hot drink when the judge called his case.

Father fights extradition to Australia to answer decade-old assault charge

The man said it would be unjust and oppressive if he was forced to leave his whānau.

Woman hiding in bush suffers 'life-long injuries' after police dog bite

The IPCA has ruled the officer was not justified in using the dog.

Off the menu: Woman loses job in family's restaurant after feud over pay

She put $70k in her mum's bank account and claimed it was siphoned by brother-in-law.

'The victim could have been killed': truck driver rushed to try and beat train

The driver had been driving for seven days and falsified documents.

Fit, experienced tramper most likely tripped before drowning in creek

Stephanie Simpson was on a lone hike in Mt Aspiring National Park when she went missing.

'Protect our tāonga': Injunction fails at Māori Land Court

A Scottish memorial site for a drowned whaler is at the heart of the injunction.

Will wars: Brothers ‘descend into pettiness’ over $4.4m estate

Graeme Barnard is unhappy mother left him a smaller share of estate than his brothers.

'Labyrinth' policy: Lawyer with cancer wants $1.2m insurance payout

Asteron refused to pay full sum because it said treatment was available to the lawyer.

‘She is lying’: Physio denies straddling patient on plinth topless

Accused tells tribunal he's unsure if taking off his top is in his character.

Bad catch: Fishing company loses multi-million dollar trawler over coral weighing ‘less than half a pound of butter’

Judge: “Failure to record was at the heart of these charges – not the amount of material”.

Murder trial told of woman’s multiple injuries

'She was just lying there. Her eyes were in the back of her head,' accused's mother says.

‘Opportunity squandered’: Lawyer struck-off, fined $140k after taking client’s money

Lawyer Alwyn O'Connor used a client’s money as his 'own personal credit facility'.

‘His body was touching mine’: Woman claims physio straddled her

The woman claims the physio was barefoot and topless.

Stranger who harrassed and assaulted Whangārei schoolgirls sentenced

The man had harassed the girls for months before grabbing one in a terrifying incident.