'Unacceptable': Man dies after hospital keeps him sitting in ED for hours, loses notes, fails to order scan
The doctor felt 'very overwhelmed' during an exceptionally busy night in ED.
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Tauranga man sent to prison for sexual violation of woman after work event
The victim said the "horrific" sexual assault has "devastated every aspect of [her] life".
Police move to seize land and cash related to alleged $2m Winz fraud
The men, who are linked to an Auckland furniture company, haven't been arrested.
From riches to rags: Man who banished wife from home ends up with a fraction of their fortune
She left the upmarket family home with little more than a bag of clothes and some cash.
Torched car and fake sex ads: Man's harassment campaign against ex revealed
The judge said the man's actions were 'calculated, manipulative, and highly premeditated'.
Inmates claim prison gang assault was 'utu', sentences should be reduced under Māori lore
Seven Black Power members attacked a Nomad inmate after 'an unwanted sexual advance'.
'Kick them out': Aussie landlord sends his kids to NZ to evict tenants
The tenants felt they “had no rights and no choice” other than to leave that day.
'F*** off:' Meth mum's sentencing delayed after she arrived at court in 'drug-fuelled state'
Lilly Quigley reappeared this week with a judge noting she looked better than last time.
'I panicked ... I knew couldn't help him': Was man's death an accident or murder?
Bob Kleiman's body was found the day after he was shot in the head.
Luxury Airbnb drug lord successfully appeals 'excessive' sentence
At the peak of his drug peddling, Louis Hall squandered almost $1m at the casino.
Northland youth deaths inquest: Teen called two helplines before suspected suicide
Mum: 'Summer should still be here, I don’t want this to happen to other families.'
Life sentence for rapist who made girls his ‘playthings’ for 20 years
He punished his victims when they resisted his abuse. Now he will be punished, they said.
‘It’s my fault’: Father’s anguish at son’s role in fatal Mongrel Mob intra-gang attack
Arana Huriwaka stabbed James Barton in the neck after a dispute over gang rules.
Inquest into spate of suspected youth suicides in Northland
Hamuera Ellis-Erihe is one of six young people aged 12-16 who took their own lives.
'It broke me and our kids': Jealous ex burns down home of partner, children
Sean Anthony Carroll's arson caused around $550,000 in damage.
Rugby star's head-knocks blamed for 'fall from grace' after he onsold guns, faked burglary
Rugby and former TV star Matua Parkinson has been sentenced on firearms charges.
Man accused of murdering Hawke's Bay teenager Ariki Rigby loses suppression
Jimmy Heremaia is being held at his own request in the segregation unit of a prison.
Migrant's 'leading role' in syndicate that smuggled meth in a picture of the Virgin Mary
The Colombian national has been jailed and now faces the possibility of deportation.
'Pervasive deficits': Oranga Tamariki's practice under the microscope in baby's death
Oranga Tamariki staff incorrectly handled concerns reported to them, a coroner found.
'The cover of Christianity:' Man groomed, abused boys he met at church youth group
'You broke my heart when you assaulted my brother,' victim tells Gordon Barnes.
Otago man first in NZ to be jailed for 3D printing firearms
Matthew Bryan McLaren, 31, was jailed for 26 months.
'You preyed on them': Man jailed for 20 years for raping girls in his care
Victim: 'Every man I looked at was a monster, every boy was a demon'.
Mother leaves sons out of will sparking battle over $245k estate
Stepfather argued mother had provided for her children while she was alive.
Grooming fears: Calls to ban teachers using social media to contact students
53 teachers have been struck off for forming a relationship with a student since 2014.
Date pit dental disaster: Man's snack ends up costing him two molars and a denture
The company said he should have removed the hard item from his mouth, not chewed on it.
'Lecherous behaviour': Porn addiction leads to jail for farmer with child sex abuse videos
Matthew Harry Drummond is now behind bars for more than two years.
'Promising player' argues conviction for covert sex video will destroy his rugby career
Player also wants suppression but judge says disruption to rugby career isn't hardship.
Social worker assigned to three children fathers baby with their mother
Oranga Tamariki worker loses licence and is fined $22k for inappropriate relationship.
Man unable to escape ex's violent rampage as he was on EM bail and couldn't leave the house
Judge queries how victim ended up being bailed to her home in the first place.
Former mayor challenges $40 parking ticket saying there's clearly a 'signage problem'
'It’s plainly a footpath, laid out by council for pedestrians' - council's lawyer.
Uncle told niece 'you want this' after he raped her in a motel
He went on to sexually assault another niece, leaving both women traumatised.
Employee who worked without pay for two years wins $240K from medical cannabis firm
The man worked for two years without pay.
Pensioner built homemade bomb with destructive blast radius of 1km
"Death would have been immediate."
Inmate tries to kill two prisoners, cut off own body parts – court finds him sane
One of Anthony Wheble's violent prison yard attacks was captured on CCTV.