Karl Barnes escapes jail sentence for twice assaulting his pregnant partner.

High Court hearing moved to February; decision made the day MIQ room release postponed.

Prison term for aggravated robbery committer who made off with $1000 worth of tobacco.

Woman assaults dog control officer, misses trials, gets good behaviour bond, loses dog.

Crown opposed bail for four accused when they were arrested, and all remain in custody.

The man wanted to build an area for his family 'similar to Memorial Park'.

Skipper fined for failing to abide by obligations to report serious workplace accident.

He was told he wasn't allowed to drive. But that didn't stop one Taranaki man.

Bail granted after 10 weeks in custody on synthetic cannabis charge.

A Horowhenua farmer has been convicted for selling raw milk.

He was previously jointly charged with money laundering $200,500.

The man was sentenced for the possession of cannabis and meth.

Held at knifepoint, thinking of her son fuelled a woman's escape from her abductor.

Woman tells court she was robbed of a childhood after being sexually abused.

Martin Frost originally faced 13 charges.

Police asked him to stop calling unless he had a genuine emergency. He kept abusing them.

Iakopo Sagote was thinking of his family and children as he slipped into unconsciousness.

Napier woman who dealt in "wholesale" quantities of meth avoids a prison sentence.