New ZealandTrouble in paradise: Court lifts ban on choppers for coastal property ownersCourt reverses thinking after "absurd" fight over aircraft operating at Awaroa.24 Jan 05:53 PM
New ZealandShe was a good mum and successful businesswoman. Then her marriage fell apartTrudie Knight ended up in a world centred around drug addiction and firearms.24 Jan 05:21 PM
New Zealand‘Hellish house’: Young mum wins payout over 'dire and unsafe' rentalIssues included rotting floorboards and cupboards and a mould-ridden ceiling.24 Jan 05:15 PM
New Zealand‘I truly loved her’: Child sex abuser’s ‘disturbing’ response in reportJudge tells girl’s mother: “it’s not your fault”.24 Jan 06:00 AM
New ZealandTattoo artist continually pestered teenage girl for sex, she claims"I just felt really uncomfortable and gross."24 Jan 05:41 AM
New ZealandRussian Jehovah’s Witnesses granted refugee status over persecution, conscription fearsHusband feared being conscripted into Russian army to fight in Ukraine.24 Jan 05:00 AM
New ZealandBuilder sentenced for $300k tax evasion, spent money on Uber Eats, travelJudge: 'Offending of this nature is akin to theft of the taxpayers from this country'.24 Jan 12:25 AM
New Zealand‘Very sad sight’: Animals killed, maimed in truck crash - driver hadn’t taken breakCarlos Davies hadn't driven that kind of truck and trailer before.23 Jan 07:05 PM
New ZealandTattoo artist accused of groping, indecently touching female clientsFemale client claimed tattoo artist indecently touched her during session.23 Jan 06:12 PM
New ZealandVictim unable to breathe for 10 seconds while being choked by partnerRiki Mischefski strangled his partner until she almost lost consciousness.22 Jan 04:00 PM
New Zealand'Heartbreaking': Ex-cop sentenced after killing cyclistJada Manase fell asleep at the wheel after a night of drinking. Her actions claimed a life20 Jan 05:15 PM
New ZealandSerial swindler: House-sitter befriends woman, sells her car while she’s on holidayDavid Nepia Carroll, aka David Palmer and Sam Palmer, has a 30-year history of deception.20 Jan 04:15 PM
New ZealandChef had to pay $16k to buy a job in NZ. When he got here he was overworked and underpaidNow his employer must pay $218,503 for the exploitation of the immigrant chef.20 Jan 05:08 AM
New ZealandKiller Clown Fiend fails court bid to get witness informationKarl Nuku, who bashed a man's head in with a hammer, wanted information about a witness.20 Jan 02:49 AM
New ZealandBoxing Day kidnapping: Accused can now be namedAccused was charged after young woman was found dead in crashed car on motorway.19 Jan 11:12 PM
New Zealand'Give me the weed': Men shot at and cannabis fleeced in 'drug deal gone wrong'The shooter was addicted to a cough syrup drink and living a 'gangster' lifestyle.19 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandRaped by her stepfather, shunned by her mother: A woman finds her voice after years of abuseAmber Waghorn has shed her name suppression so she can tell her 'harrowing' story.19 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandConstable knocked out by brothers flouting alcohol ban'People who come here having attacked a police officer can expect no leniency': Judge19 Jan 06:00 AM
New ZealandCompany fined $19,500 for oil spill which reached Ahuriri EstuaryCouncil pollution officers contained oil spill using special booms.19 Jan 05:00 AM
New ZealandLawyer fined after charging client for free workThe lawyer thought the woman had been referred to him through a charitable trust.19 Jan 04:00 AM
New ZealandMan expecting financial fortune after redundancy instead receives big billAn employee who claimed his boss owed him $559,897 was instead found to owe $410,604.19 Jan 03:04 AM
New Zealand'You are a little boy': Judge warns 14-year-old who racked up 84 charges to change his waysThe 14-year-old's six-month crime spree involved car theft, police chases and assault.18 Jan 10:05 PM
New ZealandReal estate agent hugged, pecked woman's cheek in bedroom during private viewingTribunal: 'While not disgraceful, there was a reckless indifference to the rules'.18 Jan 05:42 PM
New ZealandPolice find wanted man armed with sawn-off shotgun while playing pokiesBrayden Stampa was found playing the pokies with a pistol in a holster inside his pants.18 Jan 04:00 PM
New Zealand'She snapped': Woman stabbed man 14 times in spat over who will cook dinnerThe man suffered a severed artery in the bloody attack.18 Jan 06:00 AM
New ZealandTipped off: Tenant gets $10,000 back in rent after retaliatory notice by landlordHe was given notice after a call to the council revealed his flat wasn't permitted.18 Jan 05:00 AM
New ZealandShoplifter 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.18 Jan 04:00 AM
New ZealandMother went to McDonald's for breakfast before getting help for badly injured toddlerThe toddler had 14 fractures and cigarette burns to his body.18 Jan 02:00 AM
New ZealandCompany fined $13,000 for stinky discharge after spending $1 million trying to fix problemHawke's Bay Protein spent more than $1 million trying to stop foul smells17 Jan 07:11 PM
New Zealand'Cold-hearted, calculated': Woman steals $153k from employer, gambling fuelled after Las Vegas tripThe woman had a gambling addiction and had stolen $109,000 from her previous employer.17 Jan 04:39 PM
New Zealand'You stupid moron': Engineer punches pilot in head in cockpit; that was only the start of the sagaIt took the victim complaining to the CAA before attacker ended up in court.17 Jan 04:20 PM
New Zealand'Sorry, this is a robbery': Teen apologised as he stole cashTeen robber who apologised to salon worker for armed robbery saved from going to prison.17 Jan 05:00 AM
New ZealandCaught red-handed driver throws away keys - it wasn't me: Yeah RightMan finished Tui beer and threw away car keys as police arrested him following pursuit.17 Jan 04:57 AM
New ZealandSalvation Army punch-up: Man stays in jail for second-hand store bashingElliot had already spent four months in custody at the time of the sentencing.17 Jan 04:23 AM
