'The stuff of nightmares': Seasonal worker jailed after raping child at train station
Crown prosecutor Jackson Webber said it was 'an appalling rape of a vulnerable girl'.
Crown prosecutor Jackson Webber said it was 'an appalling rape of a vulnerable girl'.
The crash involving a van and truck occurred on State Highway 1, near Grovetown.
Convicted killer has always denied murdering pair in the Marlborough Sounds.
The man turned up carrying a large knife and “asking for a fight”.
May-laise: A soggy month for many in the housing market.
It's the final day of the convicted double murderer's second appeal.
Wallace at one point asked police if they were trying to lay the murders on him.
Watson's lawyer: Police concertedly and repeatedly used suggestive practices to secure ID.
Emergency planners begin a three-part exercise readying NZ for a major Alpine Fault quake.
OPINION: Braunias was there as Scott Watson got his long-awaited chance to appeal.
Witnesses helped identify the man last seen with Ben Smart and Oliva Hope.
He was convicted of killing Ben Smart and Olivia Hope on New Year's Eve in 1997.
'Planning an appeal before the decision is released risks undermining the process.'
'We are relieved the public now knows who he is' - a parent of one of the victims.
The man was critically injured after a crash between his van and a ute on Wednesday.
'His knowledge of the risk would have been far greater than the average New Zealander.'
The verdict has helped to bring closure to Allister Christie's family.
The beachside spot was given notice it would be closing down by July.
A debris field was found 51 metres from where Allister Christie's car became airborne.
He will stay on as councillor until October to avoid a byelection.
Now the car thief is on trial, accused of causing Allister Christie's death in chase.
Marlborough councillor settles into two roles and long work hours.
Crown says public need to be protected from man's 'terrifying escalation' in offending.
'The helicopter has ended up on its side... [but] the pilot is okay.'
The two crashes happened overnight, both roads were closed as a result.
The victim was left with facial injuries and a cut to the back of her head.
Gregory Pask committed more than 250 offences against the five victims identified.
The 18-year-olds died in an accident on an off-roading track.
The special programme was developed with Paralympics New Zealand and NZ Wheelchair Rugby.
Chris Bowman's family are 'devastated' by his death, his brother says.