New Zealand‘I hope you’ve got a decent lawyer’: Dairy farm row ends in employment disputeThe farm employee admitted to baiting his boss, but he was sacked unlawfully.29 May 07:00 AM
New ZealandJailed poker champ and meth dealer loses last hand in bid for earlier paroleShane Thompson, also known as Tamihana, is not eligible for parole until November 2024.29 May 05:03 AM
New ZealandMother believes missing son overseas under new identityFiona Lu believes her ex John Beckenridge cared too much about her son Mike to hurt him.29 May 02:00 AM
New ZealandRecidivist drink driver who killed popular grandmother gets jail time reducedThe man was three times the legal limit when he crashed into Kathy Sexton's car.26 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandSexual predator sentenced to 13 years' jail for degrading abuse'You are a sexual predator who uses whatever means available to get whatever you wanted.'26 May 08:11 AM
New Zealand'Extremely stressful': Blind woman wins fight over vaccine dismissalLegally blind Sue Thoms sacked over vaccine refusal is returning to the job she loves.26 May 07:00 AM
New ZealandBlackmail, violence, aliases: Security worker has his licence cancelledAuthority: Hayden James engaged in “inappropriate behaviour across multiple roles”.26 May 06:00 AM
CrimeFormer sports star avoids conviction for assaulting a woman, wilful damageHe was also granted permanent name suppression.26 May 03:40 AM
New ZealandSchool tragedy: Popular teen drowned during snorkelling lessonEthan Fitzpatrick was in the water with other students when he got into trouble.26 May 03:34 AM
New ZealandSwallowed magnets: NZME finedGrabOne sold a toy with prohibited parts, which a child later swallowed.25 May 10:03 PM
New ZealandGang president's manslaughter conviction deemed a miscarriage of justiceDamien Kuru has lost his appeal against his manslaughter conviction.25 May 05:00 PM
New Zealand‘She needs a shower, not an ambulance’: Woman's 15-hour wait for help after 'brutal' beatingInstead of calling an ambulance, the assailant bathed the woman and cut her hair.25 May 06:00 AM
New ZealandBeckenridge and stepson not in car when it went off cliff, court hearsA private investigator claims the pair camped near the cliff before fleeing.25 May 05:49 AM
New Zealand'Worst of their kind’: Former surgeon caught with NZ's biggest collection of child sex imagesThe sentencing brought the judge and others in court to tears.25 May 05:09 AM
Crime'I'm not a violent man': Murder accused says he's a gangster rapper, not a killerThe defendant also said he only covers his face with a mask in his rap music videos.25 May 05:00 AM
New Zealand'Driven by greed': Te Kūiti's $2.5m fraudster gets paroleSharon Margaret Bradley is banned from entering her former hometown.25 May 04:42 AM
New Zealand‘Extremely disappointed’: Mark Lundy’s family react to parole board rejection of early release'The fight for the truth is far from over' - Lundy's family.25 May 03:15 AM
New Zealand'I did not kill my family': Double murderer Mark Lundy to remain behind bars'I will go to my death bed still saying that I did not kill my family'.25 May 02:00 AM
New ZealandMercury Energy fined $279K for misleading customersThe company told customers they were liable for a fee when they weren't.24 May 10:24 PM
New ZealandLawyer embezzled thousands of dollars from clients. Now he wants to practice again.Christopher Twigley was struck off five years ago.24 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandBlackmailer threatened to send video to former Air NZ manager's new employerThe wife of an Air NZ employee tried to blackmail manager during defamation case.24 May 07:00 AM
New Zealand'It was all Anton': Murder accused turn on each other as trial heats upFour people are facing a charge of murdering a Hamilton man in 202024 May 06:23 AM
New ZealandIs double-murderer Mark Lundy about to be released from jail?Lundy, who has been behind bars for 21 years, denies killing his wife and daughter.24 May 06:00 AM
New ZealandThe 'expensive mistake' that's left one dentist $18,000 out of pocketAuthority says dismissal "callous and peremptory". Employer says he didn't know the law.24 May 05:00 AM
New ZealandDiversion for man who intentionally poisoned 270 pine treesThe 54-year-old was charged with intentional damage.24 May 12:15 AM
New Zealand'It was them': Woman adamant she spotted missing boy and stepdad overseasA witness describes her mad dash to tell police what she saw.23 May 11:51 PM
New ZealandPolice failed to respond to allegations in-house doctor sexually assaulted recruitsAt least seven complaints were made over a 15-year period.23 May 10:21 PM
New ZealandHousing charity ordered to reinstate sacked employeeHabitat for Humanity sacked its Nelson manager - now an authority has ordered he return.23 May 08:00 AM
New ZealandRealtor allegedly tried to convince buyer to lie about reasons for rejecting houseThe $2 million house had just failed a building inspection.23 May 07:00 AM
New ZealandDog gone: 'there was virtually no lawn left': tenant ordered to pay up.Not only did the dog ruin the lawn, it used the carpet inside as a toilet.23 May 06:00 AM
New ZealandEmployment row: High school board ordered to pay former assistant principalThe school launched a claim against a former staffer - but they weren't allowed.23 May 05:27 AM
New ZealandMissing boy was ‘out of breath, panicky’ the day he disappeared'He seemed out of sorts, a bit worried and concerned'.23 May 04:38 AM
New ZealandMeth-using killer fails in appeal against murder convictionMoetū Kaitai appealed on three grounds, all relating to the trial judge's summing-up.23 May 03:46 AM
New Zealand'Knife to a fist fight': Coromandel man found guilty of brother's murderThe jury deliberated for six-and-a-half hours to reach their verdicts this afternoon.23 May 02:48 AM