Crime'She did not consent': Man accused of raping niece and sexually abusing child he fathered with herThe man claims his affair with his niece was consensual.04 Sep 07:01 AM
New Zealand'Stale, not relevant': Engineer behind collapsed CTV building wants complaint dismissedAlan Reay's lawyer says "no need for accountability", "no public interest” in pursuing it.04 Sep 06:00 AM
New Zealand'Double-counted': Woman gets three months off robbery sentence on appealShannon Avery was one of three who held the group at the house for several hours.04 Sep 05:36 AM
New Zealand63-year-old accused of gluing herself to Wellington motorway denied bailThe woman was arrested for the third time on Monday morning.04 Sep 05:23 AM
New ZealandCannabis grower wouldn’t have pleaded guilty if she’d known she could be deportedThe cannabis grower has failed a final bid to overturn her conviction.04 Sep 05:04 AM
New ZealandC-section catastrophe: Patient's 18-month agony - dinner plate-sized tool left in abdomenThe tool was only discovered 18 months later, after the woman had a CT scan.04 Sep 02:00 AM
New Zealand'She clearly cannot be relied on to be honest': Suspended nurse lied on Australian job applicationsMaryam Rashidi wasn’t allowed to practise in NZ, so she tried her luck over the ditch.04 Sep 01:04 AM
VideoNumismatist explains how he authenticates rare coinsHe explains that there are multiple steps and processes to confirming whether a coin is genuine or not. Video / Jeremy WilkinsonWatch03 Sep 11:15 PM
New ZealandRapper wants to stay in NZ, fears for life after dissing another artist in his musicThe man applied to the Immigration and Protection Tribunal for protected refugee status.02 Sep 05:00 PM
CrimeDying drink driver allowed to spend his final days in AustraliaThe man wanted a sentence that would allow him to move to Australia to be with his family.01 Sep 10:00 PM
New Zealand'You want to die?' - Gangster pointed pistol at victim during drug delivery ambushThe aggravated robbery was a prelude to a violent home invasion by gang members.01 Sep 08:00 PM
Crime'You thought you could hoodwink a jury': Man jailed for $24m cannabis operationThe man claimed they were growing blueberries and he had no idea.01 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandMonsters sometimes dress as people, teen tells grandfather guilty of sexual assaultMonsters sometimes appear as people “who claim to love you”, the victim says.01 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandJudge enters guilty plea on behalf of absent defendantJudge says Harris’ absence showed “utter contempt” for the trial process.01 Sep 08:00 AM
New Zealand'Stay out of trouble, keep your foot off the pedal': Judge's warning to teen driver who injured matesOne of his injured passengers needed staples to fix a hole in his head.01 Sep 07:00 AM
New Zealand‘You destroyed my children’s lives’: Man filmed himself sexually violating kidsOne of the victims has gone from being a happy boy to being violent and depressed.01 Sep 04:38 AM
New Zealand'Blew a golden opportunity': Promising rugby league player jailed for meth importationJudge pointed out the harm drugs can cause, often with children being the victims.01 Sep 01:16 AM
New Zealand'No remorse': Group jailed for 'callous' murder of man dumped in water troughThe four people responsible for Sao Yean's murder were sentenced in Hamilton today.01 Sep 01:06 AM
Crime'There was intent': Man lay in wait to set fire to garageHe was seeking vengeance for his friend embroiled in a custody dispute.31 Aug 09:00 PM
Crime'Little I can do': Lack of mental health resources slammed by Judge"No beds available": Courts are being forced to send the mentally unwell to prison.31 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandWoman and child lived in mouldy, bug-infested illegal garage, awarded $29kThe Tenancy Tribunal said it was one of the most-serious cases they’d seen.31 Aug 05:00 PM
CrimeMan locked up after burglaries of cyclone-damaged home, campusBenjamin Sorensen targeted a badly damaged house and tertiary campus.31 Aug 08:00 AM
New ZealandTeacher who invited teen girl overseas, made 'inappropriate' comments, keeps registrationHe can continue teaching after his four-month suspension.31 Aug 06:27 AM
CrimeGrandmother cleared of hockey stick assaults on estranged grandchildrenWhile acquitted on the most serious charges, she was guilty of hitting them with spoons.31 Aug 06:00 AM
New ZealandMore Restore Passenger Rail protesters appear in court, granted bailThe protesters scaled a gantry, leading to a temporary closure of SH1 on Thursday morning.31 Aug 05:00 AM
New ZealandRapist of young girl in railway station toilet block namedThe offending was 'the stuff of nightmares' according to the Crown prosecutor.31 Aug 12:00 AM
New ZealandCovid-19 wage subsidy fraudster jailedJail term handed down for defrauding the wage subsidy scheme of nearly $200,000.30 Aug 11:41 PM
New ZealandSick puppy: Dog breeder to pay up after selling canine with bad kneesThe pet puppy was not of ‘acceptable quality', a tribunal has found.30 Aug 09:13 PM
CrimeDisruption caused by Waikeria prison riots to continue for two yearsThe $50 million disaster stretched six days and resulted in 17 inmates charged.30 Aug 05:00 PM
Crime'I lost my moral compass': Mexican cartel cocaine kingpin jailedTangaroa Demant went from exporting crayfish to importing cocaine.30 Aug 07:00 AM
Crime'You have to pay the price': Contractor who took meth to stay awake caused pile-up crashA judge described the man's choice to consume the drug for work as a "terrible idea".30 Aug 06:00 AM
New ZealandFormer lawyer - and wife of convicted murderer - fails in bid for reinstatementRapist and killer Liam Reid was Davina Murray’s client. They later got married.30 Aug 05:04 AM
New ZealandGloriavale man says he indecently assaulted girls to 'boost their confidence'The beatings would often be followed by a lecture by the man.30 Aug 04:46 AM
New ZealandExcessive force: Handcuffed woman punched in the head after biting police officerWhen woman bit him, he punched her in the head.30 Aug 01:26 AM
