Expert questions how guilty plea would stop mosque gunman's 'suffering' in jail

An Australian expert says the man knew he would be detained for life, regardless of plea.

Mosque shooter's prison phone calls monitored, camera on him at all times

The mosque gunman is seeking leave to appeal against his convictions and recant his pleas.

Māori man's bone tissue transplant performed without his consent, against his beliefs

The patient only learned about the transplant three months after his surgery.

Tiny house or shed: Tribunal draws line on what counts as a home

The prefab didn't have a working toilet, kitchen or running water.

‘I don’t mean to hurt people’: Hammer attacker jailed after violent assaults

Daniel Harris struck a man on the head with a hammer. Then he attacked a prison guard.

Card-cloning trade: Devices built for petrol and parking machines found in air fryers and laptops

Seven people have been prosecuted for card skimming in the past five years.

‘Most serious end of the scale’: Judge detains killer as special patient

The court heard Jarrod Dent remains a high risk of sudden, serious violence.

'It makes you feel sick': A parent's guilt after doctor groomed and abused boys

Kāpiti Coast GP Jared Cook abused teenage boys after befriending their families.

Man who met woman while dressed as The Joker before raping her to have ongoing supervision

Nathaniel Mahoney was dressed as The Joker at an expo when he met a woman and raped her.

Landmark win: Supreme Court backs disabled family carers as homeworkers

Christine Fleming said she was "thrilled" with the court's unanimous decision.

‘I can’t believe that’: Already convicted abuser shocked at guilty verdicts in rape, violence case

Jordan Tegus has been convicted of 15 of the 17 charges he was defending at trial.

‘A bit of a dickhead’: Defence opens case in Wellington sex trial

Jordan Tegus denies raping a young woman, saying, 'I'm not that kind of person.'

Arsonist who caused millions of dollars in damage refuses to show her face during sentencing

Maya Moore told a neighbour 'no one's going to be safe'.

'Begging and pleading was music to your ears': Woman confronts abuser with 'nappy porn' fetish

Man dressed his victim in a nappy and forced her to suck a dummy before raping her.

‘He was nice at the start’: Woman tells court of online control and abuse in rape trial

The two communicated daily through Instagram and sent pictures, despite an order not to.

'I own you now:' Man allegedly asked woman for photo of bruise he left on her throat

Jordan Tegus is facing 17 charges, including rape and making an intimate visual recording.

Tenants move out claiming blocked loos left 'squelching carpet'

Tenant said the loo blocked seven times in 18 months; landlords said it wasn't that bad.

Man thought he could hear cyclist's thoughts and was under attack, so he ran him down

The driver has now been found not guilty of attempted murder by reason of insanity.

Construction boss dumped rubble at his rental, tidy-up could cost $130k

Hui Gao's dumped debris flattened paddocks and filled a backyard pond.

‘We believe in inclusion’: Wellington Pride faces tribunal over group’s ban from festival

Lava: Members were distressed and hurt by the decision to cancel their stall at the fair.

'Extraordinary': Man says hospital overdose left his sister with 'no quality of life'

The woman struggled to breathe after receiving multiple opioids over 24 hours.

‘I have had enough’: Mother pleaded for help months before baby was killed

Despite the woman's repeated calls to the police, there was little intervention.

Baby girl had just been diagnosed with reflux when her father killed her

He has since been jailed. Now a coroner is now looking into whether changes are needed.

Pensioner spent nearly two years in cold, damp council unit then got evicted

She won the first battle but has now been evicted for rent arrears.

‘F*** you, I did not’: Man shouts at judge at sentencing for 'sadistic' sex assaults

A judge said the offending was so serious, he considered escalating it to a higher court.

'You stole what wasn’t yours': Woman reclaims power when facing rapist in court

Mark Rangihuna has been jailed for raping the woman in Wellington about a decade ago.

'There were hundreds of flies': Auckland rental left covered in urine, dog poo and rubbish

The property manager could barely enter the home due to the smell.

'Old and dingy': Property set for demolition instead used as unlawful, crowded boarding house

The owner has now been ordered to pay the boarding house's head tenant more than $9k.

Cleared in court: Teacher not guilty of abusing boy while he was babysitting her kids

The woman said it was the boy who made sexual advances, which she'd rebuffed.

Trial for the man accused of murdering Nelson police officer moved to Christchurch

Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming died after being struck by a vehicle on New Year's Day.

Man bit woman until she bled during sex assault, masturbated on public transport

Wellington chef Aakash Aakash has been sent to prison for the sexual offending.

‘I pushed him away’: Teacher accused of sexually abusing a boy claims he tried to kiss her

The woman is defending charges at a trial in the Wellington District Court.