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Both sides have been reminded to treat colleagues with respect and courtesy.
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‘Bloody thief’: Victims of former Tipene Funerals undertaker vindicated by guilty pleas
Fiona Bakulich swindled her grieving clients for six years.
'Plainly predatory': Man sexually exploited woman with dementia he met at the dairy
'You took advantage of a vulnerable person, our mum who could not defend herself'.
Man who raped woman beside her sleeping child appeals sentence on ‘character’ grounds
Gabriel Apolonio's lawyer said he deserved a shorter jail term due to 'good character'.
Migrant workers in visa scam each paid $16k for Cyclone Gabrielle recovery jobs that did not exist
The eight men arrived in New Zealand to find the jobs did not exist.
Teen needed facial reconstruction surgery after work accident on his birthday
'When I first saw myself, I was in shock … why did this happen to me?'
Court again rejects ministry's management plan for Northland's cray fishery
The judge found the revised proposal did not address an urgent marine crisis.
Police link three youths to Dargaville burglaries, youngest just 11
Police linked three break-ins at a store, petrol station and superette.
Family tragedy: Brother charged with motorcyclist’s layby murder
Kyle Jenkins, 18, was found dead in a creek off State Highway 15 on January 29.
‘He killed us too’: Heartbroken parents face son’s attacker in court
Seeing Smith 'broken' in the hospital was 'the most horrifying moment of our lives'.
Fishing company lands $16,500 fine for seabird risk, false reports
Macnicol Fishing was found to not use a bird-scaring device and wrongly recording fishing.
Rugby player with ‘bright future’ avoids conviction after man choked unconscious, fractures skull
The victim spent months off work after suffering a brain bleed.
One accused, 299 victims: French surgeon on trial for sex assaults
The sheer scale and horror of the allegations is likely to have an immense impact.
Rainbow crossing legal case about safety, not diversity
The Cuba St crossing was painted in 2018 to make Wellington more LGBTQI-friendly.
Elder’s 38-year battle for justice: Resolution sought within lifetime
The Crown is appealing a compensation ruling for customary landowners in the South Island.
Head Hunters sentenced for gang tax demands at ‘love motel’
$1500 a week in gang tax was demanded.
Steve Braunias: Liz Gunn, free at last
Steve Braunias congratulates the judiciary in admitting the law is an ass.
'Like living in a cemetery': Subdivision bid on sacred land heads to court again
A 93-home subdivision on culturally sacred land is heading to the High Court.
Owed nearly $150k: Rotorua crime victims believe reparation payments an 'absolute joke'
Nearly $4.6m in fines and reparation is owed by Rotorua offenders.
Pesticides and illegal drains: Wetland suffers damage to an area the size of 54 rugby fields
Pesticides were sprayed, and 600m of drains illegally installed.
Coromandel man accused of fatally shooting pig hunter granted bail until 2027
Stu Edmondson is accused of murdering a pig hunter and attempting to murder another.
‘Stop, you’re gonna kill him’: Assault leaves man with skull fracture, brain bleed
Judge Tomlinson said the assault had 'homicide written all over it'.
Man plied his daughter's 13-year-old friend with alcohol then sexually preyed on her
The girl had been seeking refuge at her friend's house amid troubles in her home.
Man charged with murder of Northland motorcyclist on day of killed teen’s funeral
Kyle Jenkins was found to have died from gunshot wounds.
Former Act Party president named as former political figure who abused teenage boys
Tim Jago was Act's president and abused teens in the 1990s.
‘The grief is heavy’: Driver charged, community mourns after 11-year-old cyclist killed
'Flashbacks of what happened come and go all the time.'
Police make Whangārei robberies arrest after spotting suspect vehicle
Police have arrested a 16-year-old on suspicion of involvement in two robberies.
Couple assaulted while getting petrol by Head Hunter miffed at friendly nod
The man was king hit and then repeatedly punched and kicked as he lay on the ground.
Aussie diplomat’s partner pleads guilty to Wellington assault
The man will apply for a discharge without conviction.
‘Revoltingly false’: Actor-director’s team slams Blake Lively over sex claims
Lively’s team called Baldoni’s lawsuit 'another chapter in the abuser playbook'.
Man critically injured outside music star's Auckland concert
A man was arrested and charged with wounding with intent to injure.
Suppressed details of abuse victims published on Justice website in ‘serious’ privacy breach
A mass audit of thousands of decisions is now under way after the privacy slip-up.
‘Could have been tragic’: Fleeing driver jailed for hitting cop
The officer was sent cartwheeling through the air after the defendant drove at him.
Fugitive hands himself in to police in Taupō
He will be appearing in Taupō District Court this morning.