Trouble in paradise: Court lifts ban on choppers for coastal property owners
Court reverses thinking after "absurd" fight over aircraft operating at Awaroa.
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She was a good mum and successful businesswoman. Then her marriage fell apart
Trudie Knight ended up in a world centred around drug addiction and firearms.
‘Hellish house’: Young mum wins payout over 'dire and unsafe' rental
Issues included rotting floorboards and cupboards and a mould-ridden ceiling.
‘I truly loved her’: Child sex abuser’s ‘disturbing’ response in report
Judge tells girl’s mother: “it’s not your fault”.
Tattoo artist continually pestered teenage girl for sex, she claims
"I just felt really uncomfortable and gross."
Russian Jehovah’s Witnesses granted refugee status over persecution, conscription fears
Husband feared being conscripted into Russian army to fight in Ukraine.
Builder sentenced for $300k tax evasion, spent money on Uber Eats, travel
Judge: 'Offending of this nature is akin to theft of the taxpayers from this country'.
‘Very sad sight’: Animals killed, maimed in truck crash - driver hadn’t taken break
Carlos Davies hadn't driven that kind of truck and trailer before.
Tattoo artist accused of groping, indecently touching female clients
Female client claimed tattoo artist indecently touched her during session.
Victim unable to breathe for 10 seconds while being choked by partner
Riki Mischefski strangled his partner until she almost lost consciousness.
'Heartbreaking': Ex-cop sentenced after killing cyclist
Jada Manase fell asleep at the wheel after a night of drinking. Her actions claimed a life
Serial swindler: House-sitter befriends woman, sells her car while she’s on holiday
David Nepia Carroll, aka David Palmer and Sam Palmer, has a 30-year history of deception.
Chef had to pay $16k to buy a job in NZ. When he got here he was overworked and underpaid
Now his employer must pay $218,503 for the exploitation of the immigrant chef.
Killer Clown Fiend fails court bid to get witness information
Karl Nuku, who bashed a man's head in with a hammer, wanted information about a witness.
Boxing Day kidnapping: Accused can now be named
Accused was charged after young woman was found dead in crashed car on motorway.
'Give me the weed': Men shot at and cannabis fleeced in 'drug deal gone wrong'
The shooter was addicted to a cough syrup drink and living a 'gangster' lifestyle.
Raped by her stepfather, shunned by her mother: A woman finds her voice after years of abuse
Amber Waghorn has shed her name suppression so she can tell her 'harrowing' story.
Constable knocked out by brothers flouting alcohol ban
'People who come here having attacked a police officer can expect no leniency': Judge
Company fined $19,500 for oil spill which reached Ahuriri Estuary
Council pollution officers contained oil spill using special booms.
Lawyer fined after charging client for free work
The lawyer thought the woman had been referred to him through a charitable trust.
Man expecting financial fortune after redundancy instead receives big bill
An employee who claimed his boss owed him $559,897 was instead found to owe $410,604.
'You are a little boy': Judge warns 14-year-old who racked up 84 charges to change his ways
The 14-year-old's six-month crime spree involved car theft, police chases and assault.
Real estate agent hugged, pecked woman's cheek in bedroom during private viewing
Tribunal: 'While not disgraceful, there was a reckless indifference to the rules'.
Police find wanted man armed with sawn-off shotgun while playing pokies
Brayden Stampa was found playing the pokies with a pistol in a holster inside his pants.
'She snapped': Woman stabbed man 14 times in spat over who will cook dinner
The man suffered a severed artery in the bloody attack.
Tipped off: Tenant gets $10,000 back in rent after retaliatory notice by landlord
He was given notice after a call to the council revealed his flat wasn't permitted.
Shoplifter with preference for chips, dip and cider said he did it ‘to survive’
Shoplifter with refined tastes will have to get used to prison food this year.
Mother went to McDonald's for breakfast before getting help for badly injured toddler
The toddler had 14 fractures and cigarette burns to his body.
Company fined $13,000 for stinky discharge after spending $1 million trying to fix problem
Hawke's Bay Protein spent more than $1 million trying to stop foul smells
'Cold-hearted, calculated': Woman steals $153k from employer, gambling fuelled after Las Vegas trip
The woman had a gambling addiction and had stolen $109,000 from her previous employer.
'You stupid moron': Engineer punches pilot in head in cockpit; that was only the start of the saga
It took the victim complaining to the CAA before attacker ended up in court.
'Sorry, this is a robbery': Teen apologised as he stole cash
Teen robber who apologised to salon worker for armed robbery saved from going to prison.
Caught red-handed driver throws away keys - it wasn't me: Yeah Right
Man finished Tui beer and threw away car keys as police arrested him following pursuit.
Salvation Army punch-up: Man stays in jail for second-hand store bashing
Elliot had already spent four months in custody at the time of the sentencing.