A prison officer found with tobacco, cannabis and meth will be sacked, his counsel says.

Sex offender Dylan Edward Coleman's right to appeal a supervision order has been denied.

Parole denied for four Black Power members jailed for the killing of a rival gang member.

Thai Orchid owner Julian Stokes has to pay a further $8055.31 in costs.

Jared Shaw was granted a discharge without conviction for breaching lockdown restrictions.

Tests revealed meth levels of up to 11 times higher than the national safety standard.

Former employee who refused to get vaccinated has taken Customs to the Employment Court.

'It's a human rights issue and that's not something we can just give up.'

Home-made taser and pistol found during police operation targeting gangs

Kenneth McIntyre organised a contractor to unlawfully dig into a stream.

Intern Melanie Govender was paid $25,000 but says she should be treated as an employee.

Murder conviction to be appealed on grounds of 'fitness to stand trial'

'You need to accept that the relationship is over,' judge tells abusive ex.

Police and an employer objected, but the licensing authority said yes.

Man's rehabilitation efforts since police's cannabis raids have kept him out of prison.

Doctor: Children with pre-existing conditions have the most to gain from being vaccinated.

The collision was so forceful the victim's car was compacted to just 65cm on impact.

Whanau to share in land destined for son after couple failed to sign updated will.

Caught on camera, angry yellow digger driver banged bucket before damaging council car.

She was seeing halos and flashing lights, they gave her prescriptions for new glasses.

Taurerewa failed to charge his GPS electronic monitoring device on a number of occasions.

Informed consent is at the heart of the Code of Rights for New Zealand patients.

The trial was due to start its sixth day when it had to be aborted.

An appeal was granted for a former child-care worker decades after she was convicted.

The judge hopes the 'bright, bubbly, intelligent' girl can recover from the abuse.

Newspaper delivery driver describes moment he struck and killed a horse loose on a highway

The inmate was caught trying to smuggle the drugs into prison after compassionate leave.

Even from inside prison, Nicola Sara Watts was trying to create her deceptions.

Michael King was breaking in an Appaloosa when it reared up and kicked him.

Selfish driver fails to check victims of collisions caused by his dangerous antics