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Cassie's two-word text turned Diddy's case
Sean Combs was acquitted of the most serious charges he faced, including racketeering.
'Enough is enough': Government beefing up trespass laws, doubling fines
Associate Justice Minister: 'These changes send a clear message: enough is enough.'
PwC says sell: 59-unit partly built Du Val block up for sale
Government-appointed statutory managers PwC call in Colliers to quit an apartment project.
Boy-racer crackdown results in 154 infringement notices, 10 vehicles taken off road, 13 arrests
Nearly 300 vehicles were stopped by police in the two-week late-night operation.
Diddy trial: Jury ends first day of deliberations without decision
Sean Combs, 55, faces life in prison if convicted on five federal charges.
82-year-old woman dies after attack at Jewish event, suspect charged with murder
Man used flamethrower on people campaigning for the release of Israeli hostages.
Self-representing litigants are continuing to strain the court system
The rise in self-representing litigants across civil cases continues to cause strain
Trump administration: Harvard violated civil rights law on anti-Semitism
Harvard is accused of not protecting Jewish students from discrimination.
92-year-old man convicted in UK cold case rape, murder from 1967
DNA from the victim’s skirt linked the man to the crime after the case was reopened.
Trio sentenced after kidnap victim dragged from library with severed fingertip
The victim was later stripped down to his underwear and beaten.
Govt targets 'coward punches' with life sentence penalties
The Government has announced changes to sentencing laws.
Jury deliberations set to begin in Erin Patterson murder trial
The 50-year-old is accused of using death cap mushrooms in a fatal lunch.
'Not much': $7200 fine for landlords breaching healthy homes standards too low
'Purpose not to deliver healthy homes but to set minimum standards for habitability.'
Govt adds 2 years to prison sentences for assaults on first responders, prison officers
The announcement comes as the Government's tougher sentencing rules come into effect.
Shark tattoo comes back to bite fake cop in escape bid to Rarotonga
He wanted to start over, but first the long-time conman needed a fake passport.
Sasha Borissenko: Regulatory Standards Bill undermines democratic process
OPINION: Some 88% of 22,821 submissions opposed the bill outright.
'The truth always comes out': Victim confronts rapist
She struggled to understand how he got any enjoyment from what he had done to her.
Aussie reality TV star charged with partner's murder
Tamika Chesser allegedly dismembered his body. Police are looking for his head.
Pensioner speaks out after charge dropped in Ponsonby CEO road rage case
The 74yo claims he was attacked after their cars 'bumped' on the Northern Motorway.
'Culture of excuses': Govt's new hard-line sentencing laws take effect
The sentencing reforms cap discounts for mitigating factors at 40%.
Robber left path of destruction during wrong-way race to airport in stolen $82k Audi
He damaged a police car, an Audi and used a convertible as a battering ram.
'Tremendous win': Trump celebrates Supreme Court ruling on powers
Democrats criticised the decision, calling it a step toward authoritarianism.
From the disappearance to the chaotic trial: The murder of Yanfei Bao
True crime podcast A Moment In Crime looks at the murder of Yanfei Bao in Christchurch.
WorkSafe trial over waste shredder death adjourned
The judge will reserve his decision after an August 8 hearing.
Minister ditches agency's Māori name, forming new group instead of ‘Māori-only one’
She wants the group to represent more than just Māori.
Lawyers for woman accused of murdering her mother suggest police had tunnel vision in investigation
The defence claims it was not considered whether the death was the result of a burglary.
Three men sentenced to life terms for second time for toolbox murders
The two victims were found in a toolbox, submerged in a dam's murky waters.