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'People who come here having attacked a police officer can expect no leniency': Judge
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Company fined $19,500 for oil spill which reached Ahuriri Estuary
Council pollution officers contained oil spill using special booms.
Lawyer fined after charging client for free work
The lawyer thought the woman had been referred to him through a charitable trust.
Man expecting financial fortune after redundancy instead receives big bill
An employee who claimed his boss owed him $559,897 was instead found to owe $410,604.
'You are a little boy': Judge warns 14-year-old who racked up 84 charges to change his ways
The 14-year-old's six-month crime spree involved car theft, police chases and assault.
Real estate agent hugged, pecked woman's cheek in bedroom during private viewing
Tribunal: 'While not disgraceful, there was a reckless indifference to the rules'.
Police find wanted man armed with sawn-off shotgun while playing pokies
Brayden Stampa was found playing the pokies with a pistol in a holster inside his pants.
'She snapped': Woman stabbed man 14 times in spat over who will cook dinner
The man suffered a severed artery in the bloody attack.
Tipped off: Tenant gets $10,000 back in rent after retaliatory notice by landlord
He was given notice after a call to the council revealed his flat wasn't permitted.
Shoplifter with preference for chips, dip and cider said he did it ‘to survive’
Shoplifter with refined tastes will have to get used to prison food this year.
Mother went to McDonald's for breakfast before getting help for badly injured toddler
The toddler had 14 fractures and cigarette burns to his body.
Company fined $13,000 for stinky discharge after spending $1 million trying to fix problem
Hawke's Bay Protein spent more than $1 million trying to stop foul smells
'Cold-hearted, calculated': Woman steals $153k from employer, gambling fuelled after Las Vegas trip
The woman had a gambling addiction and had stolen $109,000 from her previous employer.
'You stupid moron': Engineer punches pilot in head in cockpit; that was only the start of the saga
It took the victim complaining to the CAA before attacker ended up in court.
'Sorry, this is a robbery': Teen apologised as he stole cash
Teen robber who apologised to salon worker for armed robbery saved from going to prison.
Caught red-handed driver throws away keys - it wasn't me: Yeah Right
Man finished Tui beer and threw away car keys as police arrested him following pursuit.
Salvation Army punch-up: Man stays in jail for second-hand store bashing
Elliot had already spent four months in custody at the time of the sentencing.
800+ plants discovered: Cannabis operation brought down by property manager
The grower said the weed plants were for her personal use.
Arrested and jailed: Thief who fleeced $42k from Tegel social club account apprehended
The woman stole from her colleagues and then dodged her sentencing.
Man jailed for robbing seniors while on electronic bail
'Our mother will never be the same again', says victim's daughter.
'Institutional bias': Inexperienced lawyer denied solo practice
Hierophantic Harlequinesque Human has had his request to practice law solo refused.
Five more in court charged with Tauranga man's murder
Four were due to appear in Tauranga today, while one appeared in Hamilton District Court.
'Spurious claims': Judge rules family must vacate $1 million house
An informal deal allowed the seller to stay in the property for free but pay the rates.
Killed by her own car: Widower's plea for answer over driveway death
The woman left the van in drive mode and was struck by it as it rolled down the driveway.
Farmer accused of being stoned at work, sacked after posting about cannabis
The fired worker has now been awarded $20k for the unfair dismissal.
Luxury resort racks up third complaint, owes $100k to former employees
A resort manager accused a chef of being on drugs and said no one wanted to work with her.
'I became a prisoner in my own home': Woman's tearful words to abusive ex
The man struggled with the woman for her fingerprint so he could open her phone.
Tauranga homicide: Eight now facing murder charges
Eight people now face murder charges after Te Kani died in May last year.
Mother-of-five who frequently flouted court orders escapes jail sentence
Laura Patea was caught driving twice in two months, despite being disqualified until 2024.
'Oh my god': Witnesses recall the moment a mother was crushed by her own van
Krasimira Kraleva was crushed by her own van as it rolled backwards on a driveway.
Man used toy helicopter to film up skirts of 22 girls in Newmarket shopping mall
The youngest victims were 10 and some were in school uniform.
Assault victim suffers brain bleed and fractured skull in mass bar brawl
Wynton King was left 'fighting for his life' in an induced coma.
‘You’ve ruined two years of my life’: Teacher groomed teen as form of 'escapism in lockdown’
The two exchanged explicit messages for a fortnight during lockdown.
‘I was lonely’: Man’s repetitive indecent assaults on two boys
Glen Foreman's offending against the young boys stretched over 19 months.