St Patrick's Day rape-accused claims woman flirted, talked 'dirty' with him
He claims they had consensual sex while the Crown says the woman was asleep.
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Man jailed for 'unprecedented' courtroom attack on judge
The sentencing judge said the assault went 'to the heart of our justice system'.
Teen who bashed mother to death with dumbbell says life sentence is unfair
Jordan Taylor's lawyers say his upbringing and age should have been taken into account.
'Stop ringing and calling people': Gang member tells mum while arranging drug drop
Sherryn Erikson’s home in Blockhouse Bay was used as the drop-off point in Auckland.
'Terrifying': Union urges tougher laws after stevedore's nighttime fall from ship into sea
The Government says changing laws governing visiting ships is 'complex' and 'difficult'.
'Please God, not my son': Family's pain remains as killer confesses 20 years on
Michael Slade died in a house bus fire that police thought was accidental.
'Grossest depravity': Man jailed for helping run child sex abuse website
Family bewildered 'gentle and loyal man' could be involved in harming children.
Woman who set her own home alight rescued by heroic neighbour - then jailed
Kristle Manuel was unconscious in her burning Blenheim home when help arrived.
Family want answers from men who left a hitchhiker to die alone, trapped in crashed car
Police never charged anyone after Hemi Rapaea's death on SH2, south of Hastings, in 2016.
'Heartbroken': Father jailed after breaking baby's leg, arms, ribs and skull
The 22-year-old initially tried to claim his 3-month-old son had fallen off the bed.
Man says he walked into a room to see his fiancee being raped
'It's not what it looks like,' the man accused of rape allegedly told her fiance.
'A bloody beating': Police find victim unsteady on his feet at scene of fatal attack
Javon Aranui was rushed to hospital in an ambulance but died the next day.
Lawyer suspended after hiring serial conman who stole $330k from MoJ
Chris Tennet gave Brian Hunter a chance. He repaid him by stealing hundreds of thousands.
'It makes me sick': 'Peeping Tom' secretly took thousands of pics of naked uni students
'Peeping Tom' Moana Tekawa has now been jailed, again.
'Feared for her life': Man tried to strangle ex before setting her clothes on fire
A man hit his ex-girlfriend on the head and when she fled upstairs, he burned her clothes.
'Smash her': Family evicted after property manager threatened
'My dad’s going to be real angry, let’s hope he doesn’t do anything.'
Fatally injured man lived long enough to tell police he was 'jumped'
Two people are on trial for Javon Aranui's murder in Hastings in 2023.
'I'm the outcast': Niece speaks of how uncle's sexual assault made her the villain
'I feel as if I’ve lost so much more from your actions than you did,' she told him.
Abused, addicted but not deported: Mum of six avoids 501 deportation after armed robbery
NZ woman helped plan armed robbery at her former workplace in Melbourne.
Rubbish site employee waived $111k worth of dump fees in exchange for beer
The customer did not pay to dump its rubbish on 71 occasions.
Doctor who drugged and secretly filmed med student allowed to keep working
The Medical Council want him suspended, but the High Court disagreed.
‘Bittersweet’: Why family left mouldy property where their baby died
Family wanted to leave as mould issues continued but were torn by the home's nostalgia.
Teen claims she was kicked in the head for not handing over her $700 hoodie
But the other teen claims she ended up with the hoodie after a mutual clothing swap.
Legal aid: What is it and who’s entitled to it
Forecast spending for 2025 is $297.3 million, a 54.6% rise from 2020.
'I literally had nothing': Solo mum's struggle highlights legal aid need
Legal aid repayments rose to $32.1m, offsetting some costs for taxpayers.
'Longstanding antipathy': Man stabbed cop in the head so hard the knife broke
Vaughan Elliot Subritzky has been jailed for the stabbing of a police officer.
Companies fined after baker loses half his arm in crumbing-machine accident
Christchurch's Baker Boys and Pye Electrical were fined over safety failures.
'Grossly dishonest': Blood lab medical technician loses registration for CV fraud
She falsely claimed to be a 'Doctor of Medicine' in her CV.
'Concern about escalation': Children as young as one identified in man's objectionable videos
Jordan Te Iri-Kearns was jailed for 25 and a half months.
It's a 'rough area': Tenants deny starting fire that damaged rental property
The fire happened hours after the tenants had been asked to remove a pile of rubbish.
Man's bedroom meth stash enough to supply Wellington region for two months
He failed to convince a judge that the stash was to feed his own addiction.
Pharmacist made $126k selling stolen medication on Trade Me
Jayant Patel was caught after his boss checked his CCTV and hired a private investigator.
Tramper made himself comfortable, set off beacon before dying of fall injuries
He wandered on to a steep and slippery slope from which he probably fell, says inquest.
Teacher pulled fingers and swore at students, made fun of kids with learning disabilities
Wendy Hopwood also ripped up students’ artwork and tore pages from their workbooks.