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Akash murder trial: Judge orders fresh start, new jury selected

Akash pleaded guilty to murder in 2016 but the Court of Appeal overturned it in 2020.

Prosecutors drop murder charge against one of four accused of New Lynn driveway homicide

Andrew Douglas had been one of four people charged with murder in November.

Akash murder trial: Jurors asked to determine mental state, six years after guilty plea

The defendant's girlfriend, Gurpreet Kaur, suffered 18 cutting wounds and 12 stab wounds.

Auckand prisoner now convicted twice of slashing fellow inmates' throats

Anthony Wheble stabbed an inmate just months after his sentencing for another attack.

Teen's murder trial date set

Two-week trial scheduled for 16-year-old charged over Chch supermarket carpark death.

Boy, 12, charged with murder after 62yo's body found in crashed car

Judge orders mental health report for young murder-accused.

Sub-par haircut 'not suitable for my self-respect', alleged drug trafficker tells judge

Drugs accused says he shouldn't have to cut his own hair while awaiting trial behind bars.

Boy, 12, among Northland young people involved in three separate murder cases

12 year-old among Northland young people involved in three High Court murder cases

'I had to choose between my brother and sister': Afghan interpreter

The extended families of some Afghan interpreters are not eligible for crucial services.

Dark web user who tried to buy young girl back in court after sentence tossed

One year ago, Aaron Hutton was sentenced to five years' prison.

The mother who deliberately poisoned her toddler son: 'She's making out like nothing happened'

An appeal against the mother's home detention sentence has been dropped.

Black market businessman: Prison for Auckland's 'little prince of counterfeit cigarettes'

Han Zhang said he turned to the cigarette scheme after struggling to get a mortgage.

Brian Tamaki wins fight to alter bail conditions, but lockdown protests still barred

The controversial church leader has been accused of attending three illegal rallies.

$6m property scam: Duo jailed for defrauding wealthy overseas investor

The victims, moving to NZ under the investor immigration category, were conned out of $6m.

Brian Tamaki, banned from Auckland Domain lockdown protests, appeals bail conditions

Brian Tamaki has been charged three times with attending anti-lockdown rallies.

$8m debt claimed but no sign of the cash: 'Where did it go?'

Inside a property developer's banning order - the $8m loan with no apparent paperwork.

'Incomprehensibly barbarous and cruel': Men sentenced for kidnap, torture session

The torture, like something out of a Tarantino movie, was "incomprehensibly cruel".

Preventive detention ordered for serial rapist who sparked manhunt after victimising another teen

Murray Robertson had served two prior sentences for rape before the 2019 attack on a teen.