New ZealandRuff ride: Man imprisoned after stealing car with labrador in the backThe car thief had an unexpected passenger.19 Sep 03:24 AM
New ZealandSexual offending throughout the decades: What Dilworth really knew and whenOne boy robbed a bank so he could try and flee the country to escape the abuse.19 Sep 01:03 AM
New Zealand501 deportee hid meth habit and criminal history from fiancee and churchHis visa to live in Australia was cancelled after he was jailed for serious offending.18 Sep 05:00 PM
CrimePedestrian death: Drink-driver admits killing Irish nationalThe drunk man was driving at almost twice the legal speed limit when he hit a pedestrian.18 Sep 06:00 AM
New Zealand'Protuding from the socket': Man loses eye amid hospital's 'poor' post-op care'Avoidable communication breakdowns' deprived the man of the urgent care he needed.18 Sep 02:37 AM
New Zealand'Cloak of silence': Dilworth inquiry finds school knew, did nothing about abuseAn inquiry has found the board perpetuated the silence by failing to report the abuse.18 Sep 12:30 AM
New ZealandWoman given four hours to leave home she owned in holiday parkEvicted then trespassed: 'I had to pay for the site, for a house I couldn't live in'16 Sep 08:06 AM
New Zealand'Undue influence': Nephew ordered to repay $1.5m to aunt with dementiaThe money was given to him while the woman was under 'significant and undue influence'.15 Sep 10:00 PM
New Zealand'You killed him': Grieving family confronts reckless truck driverMatthew Ballard was on his way to work when Ross Jenkins' truck slammed into him.15 Sep 05:00 PM
Crime'Drinking from the age of two': Man jailed for violent assault at tangiCourt told that main aggressor had been drinking alcohol since the age of two.15 Sep 06:00 AM
New ZealandDilworth sexual abuser granted sentence discount after appealRobert Wynyard abused eight boys, some as young as 8 years old.14 Sep 11:20 PM
New ZealandBuilder skips out on job after allegedly causing $70k botch-upNone of the walls were straight and all the weatherboards had to be torn off and replaced.14 Sep 09:47 PM
New ZealandMānuka oil start-up wins trademark dispute against Kardashian-endorsed companyThe 'little guy' has taken on the established, celebrity-backed business. And won.14 Sep 09:43 PM
Crime'Thuggery of the worst kind': Schoolboy, 13, beaten up by peer's fatherThe man sought retribution after an alleged altercation between his son and the victim.14 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandMan, 72, gets 11 months' home detention for historic sex offendingZane Hugh Smith appeared for sentencing for a third time.14 Sep 06:00 AM
New Zealand'I've got a knife': Girl pulled into public toilet secretly dials 111 during sex attackBut the teen offender could hear the emergency call-taker and ended the call.14 Sep 04:02 AM
New Zealand'He shattered my faith': Businessman rips off elderly widow, churchThe fraudster has racked up more than 100 dishonesty convictions and countless victims.14 Sep 02:38 AM
CrimeNewly patched mobster carried out violent revenge attack on rival gangTeenager was robbed by members of the Crips in a drug deal gone wrong.14 Sep 12:43 AM
CrimeMeth-maker with $1.5m debt to Crown has to give up ‘bequest’ from late fatherRoyce Duncan owed the Crown $1.5m earned from a large-scale drug-dealing operation.13 Sep 06:00 PM
CrimeWoman flung 7m through the air after being hit by drug-driverHe was 'yahooing' out his window before he drove through a red light and hit the woman.13 Sep 07:00 AM
New ZealandJudge says prison stint for Aimex boss 'not manifestly excessive''The appellant had many opportunities to tell the truth' - Justice Christine Grice.13 Sep 06:45 AM
New Zealand‘There’s no boyfriend, girlfriend status in my culture’: Man’s bigamy excuse“He couldn’t immediately divorce her, but nevertheless wanted to move on with a new life.”13 Sep 05:08 AM
New Zealand'Confronting and monstrous': Man went down 'rabbit hole' looking at child exploitation materialHe told the police, "I know it's not an excuse and what I did was wrong."13 Sep 03:52 AM
New Zealand'Rude and confrontational': Unlicensed parking warden verbally abused man who asked for his IDJohn Wood has been clamping cars for over a decade without a licence.12 Sep 11:57 PM
Crime'Poorly written': Woman forged will to net multimillion-dollar estateBut her efforts made a lawyer suspicious, so he called in an expert.12 Sep 10:06 PM
CrimeSurveillance and GPS tracking foils gang's meth-dealing ringRingleader jailed for 45 months, but may soon be eligible for parole.12 Sep 05:53 AM
New ZealandProtesting grandmother who concreted herself to road no longer behind barsRosemary Penwarden has been granted electronically monitored bail to her home in Dunedin.12 Sep 05:03 AM
New Zealand'Excessive' sentence: Judge says prison too harsh for accident cover-upWilliam Sullivan made a false statement to WorkSafe investigators.12 Sep 03:29 AM
CrimeTrial aborted minutes into deliberations for uncle accused of raping nieceThe jury heard evidence for a week, including testimony from a child.12 Sep 03:01 AM
New Zealand'Shame and embarrassment': High-end resort unlawfully fired housekeeperThe resort manager then trespassed the woman, who held mana whenua status.11 Sep 05:00 PM
CrimeDrunk teen who was asked to leave hospital punched security guard, knocking out teeth and dental plateThe security guard needed costly reconstruction surgery afterwards.11 Sep 08:00 AM
New ZealandRealtor harassed tenant and threatened to sueTanya Lieven was both the landlord and the realtor attempting to sell the property.11 Sep 07:00 AM
New ZealandHunter caught leaving private meditation retreat with dead pigsThe 29-year-old already had convictions for unlawful hunting.11 Sep 05:16 AM
New ZealandMan in sexual relationship with 13-year-old caught trying to board plane to China'My Dad found out and he wants to go to the police so u better stay away.'11 Sep 05:06 AM