Dilworth student preyed on classmate, victim 'threatened with cane'
"I didn't look forward to having a shower in case he was there."
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The woman is set to appear at Oamaru District Court later this month.
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He had $122,000 in cash but reckons the drugs found at his house were for personal use.
Michigan shooting: suspect's parents in custody charged with manslaughter
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Man shot at West Auckland home overnight
The man has been taken to hospital in a stable condition.
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Man seriously hurt in Countdown carpark in Christchurch
The man is in hospital in a critical condition.
Midnight berry heist: Truckload of strawberries stolen from grower
A truckload of strawberries has been picked and stolen under the cover of darkness.
Duped finance firm trashes pensioner's credit rating over allegedly fraudulent loan
The woman says the firm 'must be desperate'.
Sting of the century: NZ police ask Turkey to send back Comanchero gang boss
Detectives ask Turkey to send back gangster claimed to have made $100m from drugs in NZ.
Northland teen accused of murder elects to give evidence
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Glen Eden shooting: Family of Tex Witika attend blessing
Family members of Tex Witika were seen blessing his property, where he died on Monday.
Sisters appear in court charged in connection with Te Puna boy's death
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Armed man arrested after stand off at UN headquarters in New York
The man, who appeared to be in his 60s, was taken into custody.
Bystanders try to stop drunk man from driving after he was kicked out of bar
The 20-year-old was nearly five times the legal limit.
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Whangārei man attacked after refusing to buy drugs
A 27-year-old was attacked by a group of four last month after they barged into his car.
Opinion | NZ's chance to break child sexual abuse chain
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'A circus': Australian deportees seen crying and drunk in Auckland CBD
A nearby business owner said one man came in crying and intoxicated.
Three-strikes: Govt can't rule out reviewing worst crims' jail terms
Warning ministers will have 'blood on their hands' if a freed criminal kills.
Te Kuiti's $2.5m fraudster gets more jail time after hidden bank account discovered
She was given extra jail time, but it won't affect her parole eligibility.
Auckland Airport meth bust: Identities of accused revealed
Members of an organised criminal group deny smuggling 250kg of the drug into the country.
Mother of baby who chewed meth bag told by judge: 'You are lucky nothing happened to the wee one'
Baby ended up distressed and barely sleeping or eating.
'A machete and a knife': Men face off with knives on Tuakau street
Local worker saw one man with a machete and another with a knife in street standoff.
'What a disgusting human': Victims confront ex-Dilworth chaplain
Ross Douglas Browne has been sentenced to more than six years in prison.
Police shooting: Man killed in Glen Eden was Tex Witika
Police have named the man shot and killed by officers in Glen Eden on Monday.
Waikato DHB cyberattack: Cancer hub out of action in chaotic aftermath
The contingency planning document shows Waikato Hospital was in chaos after the attack.
Cocaine smuggling bust: Colombians claim innocence
Smugglers are alleged to have brought around 50kg of cocaine into NZ.