Leading meth cook in country's largest haul asks to move prisons
Brownie Harding is now eligible for parole but is refusing to take part in a rehab course.
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They were convicted under anti-money-laundering law for moving $53m for a businessman.
Estranged daughter awarded $372k after being cut from mother's will
The mother updated her will stipulating she was to be left nothing due to her 'behaviour'.
Home detention for ex-Killer Beez member who planned rogue hit on rival gang member
The judge said the defendant has a tough road ahead after handing in his patch.
Fateful call: Skipper told sandbar decision 'the one you regret the most'
Kevin McQuire pleaded guilty earlier this year over Clarks Beach boating tragedy.
Son revealed as murder-accused of woman found dead in her home
Jennifer Sheehan's family were left 'shocked and utterly lost for words' after her death.
Man ran down teen the same day he was in court for running down elderly woman
He suffered multiple fractures and internal injuries and was left fighting for his life.
Kiwi nurse's relationship with baby's dad was 'too soon' but not misconduct
The High Court has overturned the nurse's professional misconduct finding.
'An engaged parent': Why drug-dealing artist's prison sentence was overturned for home detention
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'No cure for foolishness:' Man who sold stolen property online was 'a bit of a fool'
Abhinav Dutt's lawyer said his offending was very much out of character.
Police admit 77 min delay in attending Northland child double homicide was a mistake
A woman called police, 'hearing voices'. When they turned up, they'd been dead for hours.
‘Just lost it’: Court docs outline why a convicted baby killer decided to murder again
Donovan Duff's name and criminal history had been kept secret until today.
Christchurch dog walker murder: Killer jailed, but avoids life sentence
Bailey Messervy has been jailed for life for murdering Nigel Wilson.
Mongrel Mob baby killer admits second murder – this time inside Auckland prison
He already had a minimum non-parole period of 17 years before the second killing.
'Implausible, even fanciful:' Judge's reaction to man's claims he didn't know goods were stolen
Police seized 6000 stolen items after executing search warrants in Operation Trump Card.
'Forever 8': Sobs as duo accused of killing boy appear in court
People wore T-shirts bearing Rickah’Shae’s image and the words 'Forever 8'.
'Crime pays all day': The life and times of a self-proclaimed 'real gangsta' and now convicted rapist
'I just want to get out of here and go back to prison,' he once yelled at the judge.
Sex worker who fatally stabbed beloved father jailed after judge rejects rape claim
The father-of-two from Ghana bled to death after having an artery severed in his arm.
Man who brutally murdered his friend, biting chunks from his ear, jailed for life
Wire Reddington had been on a two-day bender when he murdered Jamie Gill last year.
Killer confession: A prison yard bombshell and the jailbirds’ crusade to find a body
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Capturing a killer: How murdered woman's phone led police to her shallow grave
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The case against Tinjun Cao was described by the Crown as an ‘absolute slam dunk’.
Businessman who drove off with 70yo woman hanging off his ute jailed for manslaughter
Miaoyuan Liang died after falling from the side of Anthony Williamson's vehicle.
'Two horrendous days of hell:' Girl's bravery leads to 15 years for kidnapper and rapist
Police say the victim showed 'courage and tenacity' in coming forward.
Hells Angel admits drug scheme, but was he 'Mr Big'?
Police never found the 451kg of high-quality meth. They solved the case without it.
Father raped and beat his children, then left his $700k in assets to another family
Now the siblings have turned to the country's final court of appeal for access.
Murderer finally reveals why he killed cat protection worker
Ashley Peach lured Kerry Downey to his home, then tied her up and strangled her to death.
Darts player who fatally stomped on opponent's head at Auckland bar guilty of murder
Chris Salt claimed his victim was a deportee who had a gun. He was wrong.
Suppression lapses for Auckland man accused of fatally stabbing ex-partner
A murder trial has been set for 2026.
Enraged butcher was chopping veges before using knives to stab wife to death
Peter Lamont will be released from prison and deported to Britain next year.
Meth dealer loses $37,000 in 'tainted' cash after suspicious Airbnb owners called cops on him
Now police have now gained a High Court order to confiscate nearly $37,000.
'I've been framed': Man resentenced for killing after spending 7 years behind bars
Warren Pay, jailed for murder, is now free after being re-sentenced for manslaughter.
Man admits fatal punch in nightlife hotspot, taunting and kicking unconscious victim
Siale taunted and kicked his unconscious victim, who later died.
Rotorua triple murder accused pleads not guilty but won't go to trial until 2027
He is charged with killing Michelle Schiller, Jessie Currin and Glendon Currin.