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New gang challenge to Whanganui patch ban
Hells Angels is returning to court to challenge Whanganui's anti-gang patch bylaw.
<i>Dr Bruce Cohen:</i> It's police actions that count, not weapon choice
Dr Bruce Cohen suggests that Tasers might work - as long as they're not used.
Schoolboy licence faker made $12,000
Some teenagers earn pocket money flipping burgers at the local fast-food outlet but 16-year-old Marcus Lim had bigger ideas.
Auckland Grammar boy sentenced for forgeries
An Auckland Grammar pupil who forged scores of driving licences which he sold to other students was told in court to "dedicate your obvious talents towards a legitimate enterprise".
'Let it go', Louise Nicholas tells former police chief
Louise Nicholas says she just wants to move on and wishes the former police officer who handled her sex case would too.
Sons can't forgive mother's killer
Brad Chapman said he would never forgive Tonya Bennett for setting fire to his Pukekohe home knowing his mother was asleep upstairs.
Black Power likely to buy back HQ
Black Power looks set to buy back a confiscated stronghold after the Government and Auckland City Council ruled out buying the property to keep it away from the gang.
Youth facility just gateway to jail, says judge
New Zealand's worst youth offenders will get million-dollar beds in the country's newest youth prison.
Sex attack convictions quashed
The way a witness in a sexual violation trial was questioned in court was such a "serious departure" from correct procedure the Supreme Court has quashed the accused's convictions.
Girl jailed for mother's fatal burning
A teenager who admitted murdering a mother-of-three by setting her house alight was today jailed for a minimum of 11 and a half years.
Stolen air rifle pointed but not fired
Police have admitted a man they gunned down pointed a stolen air rifle but never fired before they started shooting. And the man's brother says it wasn't loaded.
Man shot by police appears in court
Shannon Lawson, 38, who was shot by police in west Auckland on Sunday, has been remanded in custody after a brief appearance in court today.
No jail for drink driver who caused death
A Masterton woman, who caused the death of an elderly dial-a-driver while she was three times over the legal blood alcohol limit, has escaped jail.
Black Power regains control of cannabis HQ
A Black Power stronghold seized by police when a $1.5 million drug ring was smashed is now back in the hands of the gang.