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Business co-director escapes conviction after diverting $40k to pay herself
The wedding venue business wasn't paying her. So she helped herself.
Christmas crash: Pub row ends with drunk and dangerous driver in a paddock
He drove in an 'erratic manner' straight past the police station.
Dog put down for biting plumber, police officer; owner fined
'It just rushed at me and by the time I saw it…I couldn’t shut the door'.
'Sorry': Protester who incited Parliament protest fires hadn't been in trouble before
Now he's serving home detention after being sentenced in court.
'Stupid': Thief accidentally films his own vandalism of CCTV camera
The 52-year-old admitted to police it was a 'stupid' move.
Man eats his morning tea while in court arguing to have a charge against him dropped
He was also busy making a hot drink when the judge called his case.
Bad catch: Fishing company loses multi-million dollar trawler over coral weighing ‘less than half a pound of butter’
Judge: “Failure to record was at the heart of these charges – not the amount of material”.
Curfew tailored so woman who assaulted police can attend church
She fought a female constable and spat directly in her face, hitting her in the eye.
Pensioner guilty of child exploitation loses fight to keep name secret
Suppression ends for man in "state of dissonance" over his offending.
Logbook lies: Truckie's entries 'unlikely to be physically achievable'
He drove almost the length of New Zealand without a proper break.
Parking warden left 'looking over her shoulder' after assault
Judge: 'She was only doing her job and didn’t deserve to be treated like this.'
Person rushed to hospital after chemical spill near Nelson
Emergency services responded to reports of the incident around 8.30am
'You simply cannot get behind the wheel again': 86-year-old's sixth drink driving offence
Angry words with his passenger led to yet another drink drive charge.
Man booted out of rental after former partner ends their lease
The plaintiff challenged the Tenancy Tribunal decision in the Nelson District Court.
No penalty: Professional caught drink driving avoids conviction
Court hears that drink-drive conviction would erode trust in clinician's clients.
My Learned Friend: Josh Friend follows his brother Mitchell into the High Court
Wigged up and ready to go, two brothers face new legal careers together.
Rugby player rains punches on barely conscious victim
Rising rugby player sin-binned for three months after violent attack on man outside bar.
'Extremely stressful': Blind woman wins fight over vaccine dismissal
Legally blind Sue Thoms sacked over vaccine refusal is returning to the job she loves.
Housing charity ordered to reinstate sacked employee
Habitat for Humanity sacked its Nelson manager - now an authority has ordered he return.
Nelson driver's 'terrifying journey' after surviving near-fatal collision
Victim 'broke almost every bone' after truck smashed into his car on wet road.
Hunter slips up over rifle lent to mate; avoids conviction
Judge says man who 'lent' firearm to unlicensed hunting mate should have known to check.
Ships' maydays expose fragile disaster response, safety fears to be aired at Beehive
Two ships have now issued mayday calls within months of each other.
Troubled cargo ship MV Shiling only had temporary repairs before mayday call
It’s the fourth incident in New Zealand involving the vessel in the past year.
Container ship Shiling likely to return to Wellington, scene of previous failures
The container ship put out a mayday call on Friday morning after losing power.
'Lovingly restored': Thief says house reno tests fraud claim
Convicted thief and now accused fraudster cries in court after ending evidence.
'Child exploitation of the grossest kind': Man shared sex abuse images
Man who argued he was not aroused by online child abuse images now on home detention.
'Drug debt dishonesty': Marketplace buyers scammed by career crim
A teenager who'd saved his money all summer was one of his victims.
Weather: Severe thunderstorms could hit Wellington, Kāpiti
The storm is likely to bring extremely heavy rain which can cause flash flooding.
Heavy rain tracking to Bay of Plenty; Auckland remains in state of emergency after day of deluge
There's no reprieve for the top of the country with heavy rain forecast this afternoon.
Auckland State of Emergency declared amid widespread flooding; warning more rain to come
Severe thunderstorms bringing torrential rain for Auckland and Northland.
‘I love it, I’m just addicted’: 13yo joyrider’s startling admission
Four youths were involved in an 800km return trip joyride from Christchurch to Nelson.
More heavy rain expected for Nelson as rain band moves west
Nelson Tasman Civil Defence says caution is still needed on the region's roads.
South Island’s West Coast set for soaking
Buller and Westland tipped to experience the worst of the wet weather.