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‘Meritless and vexatious’: Man tries to sue police for flying chopper over his home
Peter Fuller claimed police used the Eagle helicopter to harass him for three years.

How a gang leader’s life of business-class trips, six-figure vehicles came to an end
Ricky Poa led a multimillion-dollar meth and cocaine operation out of Christchurch.

Siblings ‘devastated’ after property on-sells for $790k profit within 36 days of selling
They alleged the realtors had colluded to on-sell the property for a profit.

Former Commonwealth Games boxer avoids jail despite raft of drug charges
The death of Joseph Blackbourn's coach led to him spiralling out of control.

‘Treated like an animal’: Gang member involved in mob killing kept in kennel as a baby
The three-day sentencing came to an end with lengthy jail terms handed down.

‘Bedlam’: First responders’ attempts to help pedestrians hit by motorcycle
People raced to help a husband and wife who were sent 'flying' in a motorcycle collision.

‘Worst f***ing flight’: CEO’s disdain at executive assistant over business-class seat
Now the former employee has been awarded more than $100k in a personal grievance case.

‘Deplorable’: Senior lawyer’s behaviour at Christmas party deemed ‘appalling and uncouth’
A tribunal has found the senior lawyer guilty of misconduct for his drunken antics.

'Wake-up call': Grandfather thrown from car in drunken crash
Lyall Foster was found down a bank with empty and full beer cans in his vehicle.

‘Flying into the air’: Witness recalls fatal moment motorcycle hit couple
The motorcyclist accepts he caused the couple's deaths but argues it isn't manslaughter.

'Cowardly and dangerous': Man deported after killing sleeping stranger with brick
He and a co-offender dropped the 7kg brick on the victim and kicked him repeatedly.

‘High risk’: Nappy-wearing man created fake accounts to talk to young mums
Zeb Laing made disturbing comments and posted images of himself in a nappy.

‘Frankly evil’: Judge slams Mongrel Mob's ‘gratuitous’ attack that left one man dead
Justice Andrew Becroft: 'It was mob violence. Metaphorically and literally.'

'You’ve got a mental illness': Second video emerges of lawyer yelling at protesters
Paul Fisher has been filmed yelling at protesters in 2023 and 2025.

‘Sloppy’: Lawyer fined over name slip in high-profile case
Sue Grey was being interviewed when she revealed too much information about a baby.

Law firms lose more than $2m to scammers posing as ANZ employees
'Why would I need to lie about my job?' one of the scammers asked NZME when confronted.

‘You ruined my life’: Woman confronts rapist as he's sent to jail
“I have felt the effects of this in every aspect of my life," she told Ericson Pascua.

'They hold no mana': Victim's sister condemns gang who killed her brother in retaliatory attack
Mitchell Te Kani died after a group of Mongrel Mob members stormed his parent's home.

‘His body turned white’: Mother on trial for alleged harm to baby left with brain damage
The woman has previously lost a child and said she was worried what people would think.

‘You anti-Semite racist pig': Lawyer videoed yelling at pro-Palestine protesters
'Shame on you,' lawyer Paul Fisher yelled repeatedly at the protesters.

'Sweating profusely': Man found hiding in wardrobe after breaking into home, stealing undies
The victim went into his bedroom to get changed and saw the man in his wardrobe.