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He promised to invest the money but took it to Italy and disappeared.
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Teen who bashed mother to death with dumbbell says life sentence is unfair
Jordan Taylor's lawyers say his upbringing and age should have been taken into account.
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Daniel Rikiti's sentence for running over and killing Richie Martin is quashed.
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Corrupt company directors Sean Bryan and Mark Lester are headed to prison.
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Fatally injured man lived long enough to tell police he was 'jumped'
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Sentencing for City Garden Lodge backpackers arsonist
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The student was found not guilty due to insanity four years ago.
Doctor who drugged and secretly filmed med student allowed to keep working
The Medical Council want him suspended, but the High Court disagreed.
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Entertainment figure takes name suppression case to Supreme Court
He was convicted of indecent assault and attempted sexual violation in 2023.
Former financial adviser to be extradited to Australia on 136 theft charges
Woman with New Zealand citizenship took her case all the way to the Supreme Court.
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Court hears woman accused of being party to a murder suffered panic attack after he died.
'Appalling conduct': Solicitor sets up website, prints leaflets, harasses fellow lawyer
His actions have been described as a 'veritable crusade' against a fellow practitioner.
'Unfair': Father who beat, murdered baby girl says trial should have been aborted
Michael Topp is appealing his conviction and sentence for murder.
Teen accused of murdering US student at Auckland bus stop pleads not guilty
Not guilty pleas were entered through lawyers.
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He was just 12-years-old when he lit a fire at the foot of the woman's bed in 2020.
Seven years after teen's murder, 16yo kidnap participant named
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'Kill him': Crown alleges woman's Facebook messages incited man's murder
But the woman's lawyer said the murder would have happened regardless.
Mongrel Mob mum jailed after going into hiding during daughter's murder trial
Kelly-Anne Burns never returned after being granted short-term bail to attend a funeral.
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The Attorney-General has challenged a decision allowing all three parents to be named.
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The man is defending physical and sexual violence allegations made by five exes.
Avondale man accused of murdering partner loses name suppression
Name suppression for Hao Feng lapsed after four months of court-ordered anonymity.
Ellerslie double murder: Co-defendant's secret guilty pleas can now be revealed
On the first day of his scheduled trial last week, Shu Poon admitted killing the couple.