An insurance watchdog has warned the public to check their insurance policies now.

Quentin Phillips punched the man who drove him to the property then forced him to join in.

She found out her privacy was breached when a stranger messaged her on social media.

The 29-year-old from Nelson will be back in court on Thursday.

Throat-slitting gesture 'happens all the time', defence lawyer said, but judge disagreed.

Andre Bradshaw died doing what he loved, going to the beach with his 2yo daughter.

The now-20-year-old uses a wheelchair and will be dependent on support for life.

Man sentenced over 17-minute beating of Michael ‘Mike the Juggler’ Wahrlich.

Renter hospitalised when her landlord exacerbated her stress levels through harassment.

He stole the excavator from his father's building site before ploughing it into the BP.

She told the ERA she also had to pay a $10,000 'deposit' to hold her job while on holiday.

Kareem Tourangi had been making good progress in trying to get his life back on track.

The horse bolted and Eliza-Jayne Coetzee was thrown into a fence before hitting the ground

His conditions were varied after CYFs said it had no safety concerns about him.

Andrea Lilo stole thousands from her workplace, boss and co-workers.

Anare Cilicewa left his injured passenger and jumped off the edge of the highway.

David Gilchrist was off his meds and deemed an imminent risk when he killed Glen Collins.

The verdict means Iulu Apineru and Henry Atoni can now move on with their lives.

Two cousins are on trial for continuing to punch a man after he no longer posed a threat.

Nicholas Crosby threw the first punch. He ended up in ICU for three days.

Nicholas Crosby threw first punch but Crown alleges two accused men kept going.

Basil Mist served 20 years for sexual offending against girls and killing his partner.

Whānau concluded the inquest with moving waiata, haka and karakia.

Esther Osborne told a nurse she wanted to die. Shortly after, she was found unresponsive.

Offender sung sexually explicit songs while encouraging woman to drink wine he bought.

The tribunal found it didn't have jurisdiction to hear case against it.

“[The baby] was let down by the very ministry dedicated to safeguarding her" - coroner.

David Rae has asked the Supreme Court to hear his case about his NZ bank accounts.

The bank admits they did wrong by their customers - now it's time pay the penalty.

Lyndon Sheed was found guilty of manslaughter after punching Kane Wayman.

They say she acted improperly - two previous courts have found otherwise.

He had not been taking his medication and had experienced other recent seizures.

The housing provider had previously moved the man four times for similar behaviour.

Jason Signal wasn't a gang member but was convicted for his part in the killing.

Friends tried to get Callum Wither's keys and asked him to slow down before the fatality.

He fraudulently claimed almost $200k in Covid-19 wage subsidies.

Encounters between the two neighbours became 'aggressive' and 'abusive'.

They said the money left by their dad was for the funeral, the sister says otherwise.

The drunk man was driving at almost twice the legal speed limit when he hit a pedestrian.

Teenager was robbed by members of the Crips in a drug deal gone wrong.

He told the police, "I know it's not an excuse and what I did was wrong."

The security guard needed costly reconstruction surgery afterwards.

The mother of one victim was told he wasn't going to make it - he proved them wrong.

The constable suffered significant injuries, including broken facial bones.

But Benjamin Sweeney's part in death of Anthony Bell has meant he'll stay behind bars.

A judge described the man's choice to consume the drug for work as a "terrible idea".

She appeared over audio-visual link from the hospital with her hand in a bucket.

He groomed teens, giving them alcohol and cannabis before engaging in sex acts.

The landlords did not respond to plumbing issues fast enough, the Tenancy Tribunal rules.

The landlord claimed the group were in rent arrears - calculations told a different story.

The jury returned not-guilty verdicts on all seven charges.

"Or is he a man against whom lies have been told.”

"I didn't touch her like at all," the accused sportsman told the jury.

"The truth is you were a willing participant," lawyer Paul Knowsley said to the woman.

'I don't know how I got home,' one of the women told the court.

Krishant Kumar struck his pregnant partner's belly before pushing her into a wall.

Paul Lewis said he was on a keto diet and didn't know his alcohol tolerance had dropped.

The man was pushed so hard he flew threw the air and landed on the ground.

'I no longer have confidence in our justice system. It is not there for the victims.'

The mobster approached his victim while wielding a knife.

Young woman says she has become a 'shell of a person'.

Boz Taniwha stoked a tent fire before throwing objects at police.

The woman, who avoided jail, thanked the judge for giving her a chance.

Free To Be Church Trust has gone to the Court of Appeal over the Covid restrictions.

Kodi Bennett was given a personal care item he had already used to try to harm himself.

The couple say the service they received caused emotional harm and 'loss of reputation'.

The children are being cared for by grandparents after their mother died in a crash.

Basil Mist spent 20 years in prison for killing his girlfriend and sexually abusing girls.

Casidhe Maguire died after being hit by a car near Te Papa in Wellington.

Tribunal orders landlord to pay the tenant more than $11,000 in damages.

Warren Pay plunged a knife into the heart of Faapaia Fonoilaepa during a street fight.

The value of currency he made off with was around $25,000.

The levy policy was also 'unfair and prejudicial' to drivers, the group allege.

The 32-year-old was facing deportation.

Two victims - including a teenager - leapt from their second-storey to escape the gunman.

"We understand we're not perfect people... but our privacy is a big issue," says tenant.

The 25-year-old is said to be appearing in court today.

Videos of the act, along with thousands of exploitation materials were found on his phone.