
Councillor's son jailed for NYE attack
A Napier City councillor's son has been jailed for three years and three months for "disfiguring" a woman during an attack at a New Year's Eve party.
A Napier City councillor's son has been jailed for three years and three months for "disfiguring" a woman during an attack at a New Year's Eve party.
A Hastings engineering firm will pay fines and compensation of $130,000 for failing to take all reasonable steps to protect the safety of worker.
A jury in the trial of a woman accused of fatally stabbing her boyfriend has failed to reach a verdict after 10 hours' deliberating.
She's accused of fatally stabbing her boyfriend, but says he pulled the knife into himself. A jury is continuing deliberations on whether Juliette Gerbes is guilty of manslaughter.
A 12-year-old boy was subjected to a "savage and prolonged attack" by a grown man who took exception to a comment from the boy.