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'I want to kill you': Man subjects woman to 12 hours of violence after she ate 'too much' toast

The woman eventually managed to escape but was left with a broken nose and other injuries.

'You are going to die today': Man's words to woman who jumped from moving car to escape

Jade Mellow threatened to kill her, saying he had been 'waiting three days for this'.

Trouserless man bitten by police dog flees in patrol car

The wanted thief wriggled out of his trousers after a police dog latched onto him.

Delivery driver breaks 'elderly' man's arm during clash over parking

The man was pushed so hard he flew threw the air and landed on the ground.

'Over my dead body': Father attacks police officers uplifting his daughter

A parenting order stated the 4-year-old was meant to be in the care of her mother.

Sensing Murder psychic's ad for remote service draws complaint from sceptics

The ad promoted remote healing. A group fighting pseudoscience in medicine didn't like it.

'Dad didn't make it': Family tragedy caused by meth-using driver who had been awake for four days

Son should have been celebrating his birthday. Instead, his father died.

'They have to take off when they are called': Concerns about excessive noise at proposed rescue chopper base hits the High Court

A community group says the service needs to find another area.

Hair of woman's dead son stolen by man who lost his own child's ashes

The thief took the woman's locket which contained the irreplaceable item.

Teen robber caught on child's secret video avoids going to jail

Disguised robbers were caught after a 10-year-old boy secretly took video of them.

When a house clean goes wrong: A damaged sink and bill that's three times the quote

The cleaning company has now been ordered to pay up after damaging a copper sink.

'Lost his moral compass': Ex-councillor struck off from practising law

Duncan Takena Stirling misappropriated $100,000 from his firm's trust account.

'Deliberate invasion': Man who breached protection sent back to prison

He breached a protection order when he turned up at the woman’s home and tried to hug her.

'You were swerving over' - Drunk driver with 10 in van seen losing control on the road

The seasonal worker wanted a discharge without conviction. The judge disagreed.

'Bed blocking': Elderly stranded in hospital without power of attorney

EPOA misuse concern raised in Law Commission review of Adult Decision-Making Capacity Law.

Christchurch man jailed for abusive messages: threatened to ‘cut open’ social worker

The man also threatened to 'cut open' a social worker and stick an apple in her mouth.

Phishing scammer fleeces construction boss - while serving home detention for similar offending

He used a sim-swapping scheme and phishing email to get the man's banking information.

'Three-way stabathon': Alcohol-fuelled family gathering turns bloody

Party guests 'were all on the ground together stabbing away furiously', says defence.