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Whangārei man turns life around after assaulting homeless person

A judge expressed her hope to offender who assaulted homeless man.

Distracted driver crashes after catching cheating girlfriend

Ohorangi Rawiri injured himself and another motorist when he crashed through a red light.

Charges for sexual offending by youths jumps 26 per cent

The most detailed picture of crime committed during 2022 shows youth offending rising.

Property split: 'Abusive' man must sell houses, give half of proceeds to mum of his four kids

Man tried to claim woman's jail term was a 'separation' which affected property rights.

'You were at fault': Judge sets sex offender straight after victim blamed for his assault

“She was not at fault, you were at fault. She did nothing wrong.”

'She did not desist': Woman sent 1000 angry texts after Tinder date’s disinterest

Spurned Tinder hopeful also threatened to accuse uninterested date of rape.

'Serious violence': Blow from baseball bat snaps victim's arm

'If you had connected with his head, you could well have killed him.'

SH2 merging-lane death: Woman loses appeal over conviction

Lucilla Brunt's conviction of careless driving causing death will stay on her record.

Man who punched and repeatedly kicked workmate tries to claim compensation over firing

“The law is clear that threats of violence in the workplace are not acceptable."

'Deliberate and dishonest': Disgraced reinsman cops another ban

Board says Anderson "not fit to be involved in the harness racing industry”.

‘We need something believable, babe’: Woman helped prisoners out of jail by faking death certificates

Louise Witteveen says her partner was abusive towards her; that didn't surprise the judge.

'Denied': Burglar accused remanded in custody

Brian Reuben has been charged over multiple alleged burglaries in Thames.

Grafton murder accused clutches Bible in court, pleads not guilty

The woman turned herself in after several days in hiding.

'It's a culturally sensitive day': Man who allegedly sold bleach as cure for Covid-19 has novel excuse for missing court

Roger Blake has been fighting his criminal prosecution for more than three years.

Inheritance mystery: He's alive and well - but ignoring a $300,000 windfall. So a court has now ruled he doesn't exist

He's been avoiding attempts to contact him for 14 years. Even a PI couldn't track him.

'Sense of obligation': 73yo helped senior Mongrel Mob member by joining drug ring

The man was being harassed and the gang member protected him in exchange for help.

Former top sports star admits assault and wilful damage in offending spanning three days

He told police he was 'angry' at the time of the incidents.

Clean record ends for 73-year-old handed first conviction after three wines

She and her husband had been at the local social club for the night.