Harrison was part of a group that treated a teenage girl as a "sexual plaything".

The lawyer got a text at 11.24am today saying he was a close contact of a case of Covid.

The company pleaded guilty to two charges related to the operation of the vessel.

Offenders are in legal limbo as Corrections suspends community work in high-risk areas.

Clouds of dust repeatedly blew from a development site, across a highway and over homes.

Financial strife caused Wayne Maunder to turn to crime but he's since got back on track.

Andrew Springfield was warned continuing to flout the law by driving could result in jail.

The woman was ordered to pay for emotional harm to the worker.

Now the courts have reduced his sentence saying it was 'manifestly unjust'.

Dog owner gets $5000 compo towards emergency vet bill after poor care by another vet.

Offender serves equivalent of 6 months in prison awaiting sentence for shoplifting.

Judge rejects defence that there were two fights on the night sailor was injured.

Convicted murderer pleads not guilty after police accusation of red-light district visits.

Woman alleges she felt ill at party before sexual assault began.

Possible trial locations include a Whakatāne Marae and a number of convention centres.

Not knowing what to do, the girl pretended to be asleep each time he touched her.

The accused denies he caused the crash and is heading to trial.

The man is still doing drugs and was back in court shortly after his release from jail.

The payout follows the worker being axed 5 months after new owners took on the business.

Judge's reserved decision rejects bail application after Thursday's hearing.

Former telco worker sentenced to 12 months' intensive supervision for grooming 2 teens.

Lawyers say Kyung Yup Kim is suicidal, has a brain tumour and extending case is inhumane.

The man will remain in custody until his next appearance in April.

Chickens were not weighed correctly after a company failed to fix a machine at Tegel.

The orchard's CV would have skyrocketed from $1.65m to $4.1m if the council had its way.

Judge: "The Department of Corrections is going to rule your life for the next little bit."

Former Northland prison officer's sentencing for Arms Act offending adjourned.

A disgraced GP has been denied parole for the fourth time over sexual assault of patients.

Two-week trial scheduled for 16-year-old charged over Chch supermarket carpark death.

Judge orders mental health report for young murder-accused.