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Builder sentenced to 13 years' jail for dealing meth

Justice Matthew Palmer made strong comments on the harm P dealers cause.

Parole for woman who shot gang member in chest without warning

She pleaded guilty to attempted murder after shooting man in the chest.

Noel Leeming guilty of misleading consumers

The retailer admits it mislead people over customer rights for faulty products.

Kelvin Davis: I think prisoners should be able to vote

Prisoners who vote are less likely to reoffend, says Corrections minister Kelvin Davis.

Rapist sentenced to preventive detention for attacks on elderly woman

Elderly woman who was raped in her own home a very "remarkable and stoic woman".

High Court jury told: 'He won't stop until he gets what he wants'

The teacher and coach denies all the charges and says it's "lies" and a "fabrication".

Synthetics deaths: New details about man who supplied drugs to sister, cousin

New details revealed on synthetics-related deaths of West Auckland woman and her cousin.

Man's despair peaks into attempted 'suicide by cop'

A judge said the Te Aroha man's actions were "dangerous" but also out of character.

Mum of murdered 3yo slams 'racist' criminal justice summit

Jayne Crothall stood amid a crowd of around 700 to say she had been attacked over race.

Focus: Life sentence for murder days after hospital release

Mental health patient Gabriel Yad-Elohim sentenced to life imprisonment for brutal murder.

Nearly 900 complaints against judges in 3 years: report

Complaints made for delays, incompetence, bias and allegations of corruption.

Big Read: How 'tough on crime' equals votes and bulging prisons

Andrew Little's justice reform could fall victim to 'hot button' politics.

Fear Three Strikes law raising risk to public

Concerns emerging Three Strikes law is making inmate more dangerous.

Canterbury man fails to prove quake damage

Man's failed effort to prove earthquake damage means his insurance doesn't have to pay up.

He killed victim with wheel lock and burnt body, but insists it wasn't a callous murder

He beat victim to death with wheel lock, wrapped the body in carpet and set fire to it.

Wrongly jailed: Napier man walks free on partner's domestic violence, sex abuse claims

Domestic and sexual abuse convictions and sentence quashed.

Family devastated by not guilty verdict

Reginald Sharma, 25, died at a house party in the early hours of August 19 last year.

Teen forged licences for Auckland high school students

A waitress was suspected of helping underage students get into Auckland's bars and clubs.