Terrified woman woke to find knife-wielding intruder performing sex act next to her bed
Her toddler was asleep next to her in a cot and the man had exposed himself.
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G-Day coming for gang members and their gang patches
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Nelson woman fined for taking more than 1000 cockles from traditional fishery reserve
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'I've got to kill you now': Man kept ex in rural shack, beat her with hammer
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Prison numbers haven't topped 10,000 since 2020.
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Lawyer Tyrone Barugh fails bid to claim $5000 from Jetstar in booking loophole
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'Return the stolen money': Elite private school refused to refund scam victim's 'tainted' $50K
Victim believes the school has a moral duty not to keep money from an alleged criminal.
'You have problems and need help': Young mum stabbed partner in front of their kids
The father said they had only just agreed to no longer fight in front of the children.
'An awful life': Deaf student pinned against wall, choked by principal
Students at Van Asch College and Kelston School for the Deaf endured serious sexual abuse.
Jones Lang LaSalle fined $5000 for trust account audit breach
Breaches occurred inadvertently due to a miscommunication and a change, JLL says.
Teen describes moment he stabbed stranger's neck at Auckland bus stop
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Mixed verdicts in mass trial of eight Mongrel Mob members accused of murder
The jury's marathon deliberations ran for two weeks.
'Significant commercial operation': Couple in their 60s jailed for peddling meth during lockdown
Their dealing continued even when they caught the virus.
Ex state ward stole $140k BMW from Auckland dealership then led police on 200km/h joyride
Locked up as a child 23 hours a day in a small, stifling room, he's now back behind bars.
Violent offender shanked four inmates during year-long prison stabbing spree
He's been in and out of adult prisons since age 13.
Sister's heartbreak: Woman pleads for leniency after brother abused her children
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'I’ll take the rap': Witness in murder trial to claim men confessed to shooting
The Crown's key witness was ruled immune from prosecution in exchange for his evidence.