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Murder trial begins for Kiwi in Canada
Former Napier city councillor Peter Beckett, 56, is standing trial at Salmon Arm Provincial Court for…
7-year-old drives drunk grandfather
An Auckland grandfather was two-and-a-half times over the legal alcohol limit when he let his 7-year-old…
Pair found guilty of duping family
A couple have been found guilty of an elaborate scam featuring fake emails from billionaire Graeme Hart, promises of million-dollar…
Jail union angry at prisoner's sentence
A dangerous high-security prisoner who killed a Corrections officer has been sentenced for assaulting two more but will…
Protest against gay hate killing
Thousands of people marched through the streets of Manhattan to protest against the killing of a gay man allegedly taunted…
Double murder investigation
Whanau are gathering at a Far North marae preparing for the tangi of a "loving couple" after fatal shootings at their rural…
Crime
Tanning firm to be prosecuted over chemcial spill
Tasman Tanning is to face prosecution over a chemical spill in Wanganui last November which injured…
Fiancee's past engulfs Kiwi-in-Oz
A New Zealand engineer has found himself at the centre of media attention in Australia after it emerged he is engaged to…
Parole delayed for Swann
Convicted fraudster Michael Swann's bid for parole has been delayed.
Petrol bought on night of murder
Two men accused of setting Auckland man Shalvin Prasad on fire allegedly filled two containers of petrol on the night of…
Man denies serious assault
A man charged with an alleged attack that left a man in his 50s hospitalised for over a week called…
Double murder 'a nightmare' for family
The brother of a Far North man who, along with his wife, allegedly died at the hands of his nephew says the double homicide…
Collins 'wants to get on with his life'
Jerry Collins is back in training, as fit as ever, and keen to pick up a top level contract with a European club, his manager…
Accused was with victim before murder
One of those alleged to have set Shalvin Prasad on fire was with him on the day when he withdrew $30,000 from his bank account…
Violence at Hawkes Bay bars
A barman was robbed at gunpoint and assaulted while four patrons were attacked outside another pub in two violent episodes…
Abandoned car eliminated from Mona Blades inquiry
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An abandoned car found by a hunter in the Rangitaiki Forest has been eliminated from the Mona Blades…
National
Data breach concerns
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Most New Zealanders have lost confidence that government departments, financial institutions and telecommunications…
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
Nelson school to remain open after year-long battle
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Nelson's Salisbury School will remain open after a year-long battle with the Ministry of Education. The…
Assault and Homicide
Man critical after Snells Beach stabbing
A man is fighting for his life after being stabbed at a Snells Beach property north of Auckland last night.
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