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Canterbury cocaine ring: Smuggler believes he 'should be treated more leniently' than meth importers
The criminal group of Colombian and Argentinian dairy workers operated for four years.

Fran O'Sullivan: Why the UK's Supreme Court decision matters for women's rights
OPINION: The UK Supreme Court has ruled 'woman' refers only to biological women.

Restaurant owner who served up unsafe food has sentence reduced
Xinchen Liu has been resentenced after the wrong summary of facts was used the first time.

Legal limbo: 14yo boy barred from school during custody battle
The boy's mother has asked the court three times to let her son go to school.

Death threats and false claims: Mayor's legal battle with ex-councillor revealed
The case has been shrouded in secrecy until today.

How one man's $80 speeding ticket spiralled into $34k and bankruptcy
Peter Prescott will now have more added to his debt after another failed attempt at court.

Pattern of deception: Woman scams Facebook users
The offender previously stole $305,000 from her employer.

‘Unworthy of belief’: A judge didn't believe one man's story, but the higher courts did
Now Tony Harrison's arson conviction has been quashed.

Drink driver's wife spent three months in hospital after 'devastating' crash
Everton Augustine's passengers suffered multiple severe injuries in the crash.

Injured man appears in court after allegedly ramming police with child in car
Five police staff were injured in the Lower Hutt incident.

Former Commonwealth Games boxer avoids jail despite raft of drug charges
The death of Joseph Blackbourn's coach led to him spiralling out of control.

Alleged Miramar home intruder to keep name secret for now
The man is accused of burgling a home while armed with a knife.

Man charged over Miramar aggravated burglary; Police probe possible link to 63yo's death
A 28-year-old is set to appear in Wellington District Court tomorrow.

Du Val owner may face private criminal case, accused of snatching phone
Car dealer John Murphy claims his phone, used to photograph developer, was tossed in pool.

‘I’ll be waiting for you': Family of shooting victim threaten murder accused in court
Two relatives began yelling at the defendant, with one trying to push towards the dock.

Former Warriors player turned TV celebrity faces drug charges as name suppression lifted
A trial has been set down for 10 weeks beginning June 21, 2027.

Judge reserves decision on Whangārei’s last-ditch effort to stall fluoridation
The High Court has heard Whangārei District Council's application for an injunction.

Legal expert says name suppression change won’t fix issue ‘exploited’ by some
Huge delays when defendants choose to appeal suppression decisions are hurting victims.

Man charged with murdering ‘beloved mother’ at Whangārei park
The man is accused of murdering Yvonne Chapman in a daylight shooting.

Govt ignored advice on giving sex offence victims ‘veto’ on name suppression
Documents show multiple groups opposed the changes, raising 'strong concerns'.

Protesters gather outside court to support Northland’s most well-known green fairy
He denied the charges of cultivating and dealing cannabis as supporters protested outside.