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Happy ending for dog found in car

A mystery dog found in a car with a smashed window has gone to a new home.

Son in court for assaulting and threatening mother

"You're lucky that's all I'm going to f***ing do," Cody Amer told his mother after slapping her in the face during an argument. Later

Diversion completed for Whanganui High School assault

A teacher's aide accused of assaulting a colleague at Whanganui High School has successfully completed diversion and had his charges

Text rage leads to car attack

A woman upset about text messages her boyfriend had sent shunted his car into house. Jennifer Hazel Whareaorere appeared in the Whanganui

Drunk driving teacher 'could barely speak'

A drunk driving teacher who was more than four times over the alcohol limit "nearly fell out of the vehicle" after leading police

Man punched over damage to car

An argument over alleged damage to a car led to one man punching another several times in the face. Terrance Toko-Warren had been

Drunken yelling in street leads to arrest

A 3am drunken yelling match in the middle of the street has earned one man a community work sentence. Kadin Parekura Connell and

Motorcyclists swipe handbag in Gonville

A pair of people riding a dirt bike on the footpath in Gonville snatched a woman's handbag as they went past. Boston Baker is one

Rest home employee steals credit card

A retirement village employee stole a credit card from an elderly client to help her partner pay off his drug debts. The elderly

Intersection assault was 'self defence'

An intersection punch up has earned one man a supervision and community work. Rewi James Peke, 24, was working the night shift at

The curious case of the dog in the car

A dog whose owner died last year was mysteriously found sitting in the back seat of a woman's car with a window smashed but nothing stolen.

Wilful damage linked to problems with alcohol

A supervisory sentence has been imposed to help a man's drinking issues after he chased someone to their house and tried to break

Campaign fundraiser shut down

A Whanganui local body election candidate has learned that anyone hoping to use crowd funding site Givealittle to raise campaign funds this year will have to go elsewhere.

Victim catches car thief in the act

A man was caught in the process of pushing a stolen car down a driveway and trying to start it, a court has been told. Jacob Matthew

Funds frustration prompts death threats

"Oh, whatever," a man said when police questioned him about a threatening voicemail message he left someone. Carlos John Michael

Cop, offender in supermarket standoff

An off-duty police officer grocery shopping with his children was "not so tough" without his uniform on, reckoned an offender.

Revealed: Our top Olympic town

We've been counting down the towns that have made the biggest contributions to Olympic glory - and today we announce the winner.

Illegal stag kill earns community work

A man who illegally hunted a stag was told he could hunt on a property in that area, but not that one, his lawyer says. "My instructions