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Lockdown breaches almost at 500 as people continue to ignore rules

Almost 500 people have breached the national Covid-19 lockdown rules.

Jury trials suspension pushed out amid alert-level uncertainty

The Courts have also ramped up their technology to allow for remote hearings.

Police raid Thames property, firearms and drugs seized

Dogs at the property were in such a poor condition that some had to be put down.

Labour Party summer camp case: High Court dismisses suppression bid

Offender reached a plea deal with prosecutors; gets interim suppression pending appeal.

Judge's warning to lockdown flouter

A judge has warned a Dunedin man who failed to self-isolate he won't get another chance.

Three arrests in Queenstown drug op as cash, Audi and meth seized

Police say they are determined to identify and prosecute those who supply illicit drugs.

It's not just the Health Minister: 291 Kiwis caught breaching lockdown rules

Police want people to stay off the water, stay home and stay safe.

Colin Craig wins defamation bout with John Stringer

Stringer sought damages amounting to a total of over $3.5 million.

Parole denied: Man who murdered caregiver at 13 'remains an undue risk'

Relationship with mum-of-two, prison mischief revealed.

Multimillionaire paedophile released from prison

Martin Lawes was sentenced to more than 4 years in prison. He spent 18 months behind bars.

Coronavirus: 60,000 court events to be postponed by pandemic

Hygiene officers have been posted to each court, while infrared scanners are also coming.

Life in prison looms for mosque gunman

Legal expert explains what happens next in the sentencing process of the mosque shooter.

Coronavirus: Courts tighten access as people breach lockdown

All people attending court may be required to show identification.

Will the Christchurch terrorist and mosque killer be deported?

Some wonder if the mass shooter will be the first to be sentenced to life without parole.

Kurt Bayer: 'I've never experienced anything like this' - March 15 killer's shock guilty pleas

Having covered some 50 murder trials in my life, I'd never experienced anything like this.

Kiwis have no constitutional right to bear arms, Court of Appeal rules

Some firearms owners claimed a "constitutional right" to access semi-automatic weapons.

Covid 19 coronavirus: Call to lower prison population to combat spread of virus

"The potential for the spread of coronavirus is incredibly high."

How mosque gunman's shock guilty plea unfolded

No victims or survivors knew the gunman was going to plead guilty today.