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'Loss isn't going to go away'

Guilty plea in Te Atatu murder not the end of the story for family in mourning, says church leader

Manslaughter victim allegedly chased into Waikato River

Name suppression has lapsed for the man charged with the manslaughter of a homeless Hamilton man.

It's unacceptable gangs thrive in NZ

COMMENT: Stuart Nash is right. That gangs continue to thrive in this country is - as he says - "totally unacceptable", writes Rachel Smalley.

Estate agent in P case: 'It was banter'

An estate agent facing meth and perjury charges says "coded" language which police claim she used to discuss drugs was simply real estate banter.

Crimes that shook New Zealand in 2016

More than 206,000 New Zealanders became a victim of crime in 2016. Here are 10 of the high-profile cases that shocked the nation.

Court allows basketballer an Xmas beer

Basketballer Corey Webster has had his bail conditions changed so he can have a beer with his family on Christmas Day.

Hosking: Watson meeting gained nothing

COMMENT: Even if Gerald Hope thought Scott Watson was innocent, nothing would change for convicted murderer.

Woman ignores court order, sells house

Ten days to pay or you're going to prison.

Inmate's TradeMe auction 'too far'

The auction by infamous Auckland Prison inmate Arthur Taylor of a shirt he has worn in court has been pulled by TradeMe as it was "a bridge too far".

Blood assault: Hep C sufferer sentenced

A Hepatitis C sufferer who deliberately flicked blood in a women's face has been charged in Christchurch District Court.

Paul Little: A judicious review

It took 20 minutes for orders to be taken. At this point you might wonder if this was the first occasion on which Harvey had been to a restaurant

Volunteer fire brigade takes out insurance

The country's biggest volunteer fire brigade has taken out insurance after a court case involving a fire truck crashing on its way to an emergency callout.

Corrections: 245 EM bracelets removed

New figures show that almost 250 offenders removed their electronically monitored trackers during the 2015/16 year.

Deportation for man who deafened wife

Immigration New Zealand are set to remove a man convicted of beating his wife so severely - as she held their baby daughter - that he temporarily deafened her.

Dame Lowell back home

Dame Lowell Goddard has returned home to Wellington, two months after resigning from her role as head of a major inquiry into child abuse in Britain.

$255k pay-out for rubbish truck death

Rubbish truck runner Jane Devonshire, 19, was killed when the truck she was in crashed 40m down a hill at Birkenhead last year.

Homeless man asks to be sent to prison

A 22-year-old man with an "extreme" meth problem has surprised a judge with his request to be sent to prison.

'He doesn't even know he's in prison'

Foisting a young man who has serious challenges on the criminal justice system was not appropriate, a judge said today.