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Huge fine after mum-of-seven's horror chicken farm death

Mum-of-seven Kamila Mun died in the June 2017 accident.

Teen jailed for fatal crash 'filmed by passengers'

Jayden Breakwell sped away from police while teen passengers egged him on.

Tauranga courthouse's $100m revamp to make site less 'alienating'

Minister Andrew Little says it's time to re-think the traditional courthouse design.

$9m raids: Police drop charges against accused trio

Six people were arrested after several Auckland properties were raided by police.

'Dad, reverse, he's got a gun': Father and son's face-to-face with alleged shooter

The fragments of the bullet left damage to his van's bonnet and windscreen.

Young woman and partner named as accused killer in murder case

A 21-year-old man was found dead at a block of flats on Dominion Rd earlier this year.

Anti-child abuse campaigner betrayed community, court hears

Tracy Livingstone was sentenced for stealing from a child abuse prevention group.

Govt makes drug court permanent in justice shake-up

But National is criticising what is says is a "soft-on-crime" approach.

Mystery student death: 'His family will never know what he died of'

Mason Pendrous' body lay unnoticed in campus accommodation for two to four weeks.

Drugs case: The mystery mastermind - and the trio facing NZ charges

After extradition from Germany and Venezuela, two Poles face trial with a Russian sailor.

Man who feigned illness to escape police jailed

The man was sentenced in the Auckland District Court today.

I dated Grace's killer while her body lay in his apartment

She wrote the opinion piece for Newshub to urge women to trust their instincts.

Man who killed friend in high-speed alcohol-fuelled crash will still drink when parole conditions end

"It was concerning that [he] ... was not able to articulate why he intended to drink."

Family devastated as 'Black Widow' wins right to test body parts of poisoned husband

Milner was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum non-parole period of 17 years.

Truck driver sobs as he recounts crash that killed Spanish tourists

The Coroner originally found the fatal crash was caused by truck driver Ioane Etuale.

NZ sports star pleads not guilty to meth supply charge

The sports star appeared in the Manukau District Court this morning.

Arthur Brown's killer jailed for life: 'All my daughter has of her father are stories'

Arthur Brown's death appeared to have been sparked by gang fears.

Victim of Auckland bunny burglar spent thousands on security

"Well loved pets ... freely running in the garden that was secure - except from Fergus."