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Equipment for elderly veterans stolen from RSA
Sinister sex attack prompts warning
A sinister attack on a teenage girl in her Northland home has police warning the public to be cautious…
Men appear in court over burns death
Two men charged with murdering a Christchurch man who died in hospital from serious burn injuries have…
Hero given McDonald's for year
The man who famously put down his Big Mac to help rescue three women held captive for years in a Cleveland house will get…
Legal high bill to be fast tracked
Politicians are set to fast track a legal high Bill following increased public concern about synthetic cannabis. Yesterday…
Christie's mum 'disgusted' by Bail Act amendment delay
The mother of slain teenager Christie Marceau has appealed to Justice Minister Judith Collins expressing disgust over the…
Dominion chief gets prison sentence
Two Dominion Finance bosses appeared in the High Court at Auckland yesterday, with one being sentenced to two years and…
Crime
Police seek information on Christchurch bar brawl
Police are appealing for information about a street brawl outside a Christchurch bar that has hospitalised…
One-punch killer loses appeal bid
A man who killed a Sky TV video editor with a single punch outside an Auckland bar has lost his bid for a lighter sentence…
Dominion Finance chief executive jailed
Former Dominion Finance chief executive Paul William Cropp has been sentenced to two years and seven months in prison.
Man sentenced for indecent assault after giving girl synthetic cannabis
A 43-year-old man who gave a 12-year-old girl synthetic cannabis and put his hand up her skirt when she passed out avoided…
Doctor avoids conviction after slapping wife
A doctor who has admitted slapping his wife three times in the face has escaped conviction. The doctor…
A 'manifestly inadequate' sentence
A man who was sentenced to home detention after disabling an elderly woman when he robbed her of her bag was given a "manifestly…
Switched On Gardener pair appealing sentences
The men who ran the Switched on Gardener hydroponic supply shops must remain behind bars ahead of an appeal against their…
Man walks off in stolen boots
A Greymouth fisherman claims he was so drunk that he walked out of The Warehouse without paying for the socks and boots…
Drug-ring head waits on leave to appeal
The Supreme Court has reserved its ruling on whether to grant a Far North man - dubbed a drug kingpin for ruling over a…
Victim found fused to her furniture
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An elderly woman was found fused to her furniture and a blanket after apparently being confined to a…
National
Powerful 8.0 earthquake strikes Russia
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A powerful earthquake has hit Russia's Far East with slight tremors spreading westwards as far as Moscow. Marina…
Sexual Assault
Publish his name, says sex victim
A victim who was preyed upon by her physics teacher for sex during extra-curricular sailing classes is pleading with authorities…
Justice System
Claws are out in luxury CBD tower
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Owners of apartments in Auckland's five-star Metropolis tower are pitted against one another in battles…
Child abuse
Melissa McCarthy fires extra over child 'abuse'
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Melissa McCarthy allegedly fired an extra from her new comedy for mistreating her own child.
Assault and Homicide
Minister gets off assault charge
A church minister has been cleared of assaulting an off-duty police officer who was refereeing his son's under-10 rugby…
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