Gisborne District Council has issued an apology calling it "human error".

The widower from India had been living in New Zealand illegally for almost one year.

The woman developed clots in her lungs after being diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis.

A Richmond resident has successfully appealed against the seizure of his beloved dog.

Judge Stephen Clark told Anthony Salmon he's a danger to himself and others on the road.

The addict went behind the counter and grabbed bottles of methadone from the dispensary.

She said he had left her little girl with 'life-long trauma' and broken their family.

The woman removed her bra for a laugh. But Trevor Oldham didn't think it was funny.

The victim was left with injuries to his head and face, and a broken tooth.

The victim was mistakenly believed to be a member of a rival gang, the Mongrel Mob.

His visa to live in Australia was cancelled after he was jailed for serious offending.

The drunk man was driving at almost twice the legal speed limit when he hit a pedestrian.

'Avoidable communication breakdowns' deprived the man of the urgent care he needed.

None of the walls were straight and all the weatherboards had to be torn off and replaced.

The 'little guy' has taken on the established, celebrity-backed business. And won.

The man sought retribution after an alleged altercation between his son and the victim.

But the teen offender could hear the emergency call-taker and ended the call.

The fraudster has racked up more than 100 dishonesty convictions and countless victims.

“He couldn’t immediately divorce her, but nevertheless wanted to move on with a new life.”

'Even when they saw me pregnant, they still left before I was seated.'

But her efforts made a lawyer suspicious, so he called in an expert.

Five checks for an allergy before prescribing and administering antibiotics were missed.

"It needs to resonate with an area, it needs to speak to the whenua."

Now, 13 years on, a coroner will decide how Carmen Walker died during a medical procedure.

The jury heard closing arguments and will return on Monday to deliberate.

The man was described as "respectful" by his pastor but the judge disagreed.

Warrick Harris 'should have known better' when he trawled in the prohibited zone 19 times.

'I have very real concerns that you don't appear to accept what you’ve done.'

The number of complaints has almost doubled in the past five years.

The homeowner tried to take her life from the emotional stress caused by the poor work.