Jordan Adams had been drinking with workmates when he jumped into a fast-flowing river.

Brenton Tarrant's lawyers were granted a rare order to permanently suppress their names.

'I was so scared, nothing like this had ever happened to me before,' the 17yo girl said.

Tony Austwick was unjustifiably dismissed after three customers made complaints about him.

"I think any big poster promoting anal sex outside a dairy is a no-go."

Justice wouldn't be served by giving the man money he didn't have to start with: Tribunal

Joseph Rota strangled Wellington hairdresser Huri King-Mosen in a jealous rage.

53 teachers have been struck off for forming a relationship with a student since 2014.

Oranga Tamariki worker loses licence and is fined $22k for inappropriate relationship.

The man worked for two years without pay.

Michael Murray killed Morris with a sickle during a West Auckland street fight.

Joel Lo helped beat a man to death in an unprovoked attack in 2012.

Since the viral incident the man has been charged and pleaded guilty in court.

Justice Lang said Hua Wu signed an agreement under duress – but took too long to complain.

The alterations, made when he had dementia, meant less went to his three daughters.

Alexander Pryazhnikov paid for seven billboards asking a Wellington woman out on a date.

A previous owner described the horse as having 'lost all sense of sanity'.

John Skinner has been denied parole for the 2008 murder of Sergeant Don Wilkinson.

The branch failed to supervise two agents who failed to disclose a builder's report.

2 Cheap Cars has now admitted it didn't do the battery repairs it said it had.

Now he's been fined after netting $326,000 in a deal he hid from the vendor and his boss.

The driver was dismissed after failing to assist the injured man or report the incident.

Gregory Pask filmed himself violating multiple young victims over a period of 9 years.

Wilson said he had no issue with the course but didn't have time to do it before filming.

Staff Sgt. Brian Egerton admits to collecting the ammunition but denies stealing army kit.

Classification Office ruling: When nudity becomes sexual.

The reliever is facing serious misconduct allegations for her conduct at two schools.

She's also accused of using racial slurs and talking about gangs and rape with students.

Wan Yee Chow gunned down a gang enforcer outside an Auckland karaoke bar in 2005.

Peter Holmes murdered Jamie Ellis after hearing he had allegedly abused a woman.

One man was promised a job as an engineer but ended up working as a painter.

Leuatea Iosefa stole $83,000 from a widow and used it to pay off his own debts.

Simon Washbourne fixed the weatherboards incorrectly and installed windows that leaked.

The DHB failed to tell Allan Peeperkoorn’s family about his deteriorating mental health.

A judge labelled Shein Saena's actions as “embarrassing, degrading and humiliating."

An ambulance had been called to the woman who was experiencing an anaphylactic reaction.

Jason Yang forged invoices to hide his client from his employer before suing the DJ.

Paul Artus has lost his teaching registration for his conduct towards students.

The brewery responsible said it 'simply didn’t ask anyone if it might be offensive'.

The boy was bullied and harassed after the company's advertising campaign began.

None of the walls were straight and all the weatherboards had been put on wrong.

Toddler Tillie Craig was beaten to death by her mother in 1987.

Sharon Irwin claims it's retribution for suing her employer after an inmate broke her arm.

Ellen Craig beat her own daughter to death then covered it up for 35 years.

The A-class jockey has now been given his second ban from the sport since 2021.

A documentary described as Jonah Lomu's legacy will focus on both the good and the bad.

Widow v lawyer: Ruling determines who owns the rights to Lomu's legacy.

He claimed it would would help manage his depression.

The school has commended the former student in coming forward.

Latham Martin: 'I deny all allegations of a sexual or intimate nature with the boys'.

Now three engineers are facing negligence allegations at a disciplinary hearing.

The Camerons lived rent-free for 15 months, now they only have to fork out half the bill.

Glen Murphy has exhausted every opportunity for taxpayer-funded care.

Seelan Ramiah has been jailed for grooming the James Cook High teen.

Police said John Doherty appeared to be 'delusional'. He said he was 'aiming high'.

Mokesh Raj also 'hypothetically' offered another patient money in exchange for sex.

Despite two surgeries, it was too late to save the woman's eye.

Han Zhang, who imported drugs and tobacco, wanted to remain in NZ to be close to his son.

The unhappy new owner claims the agent didn't disclose it. The agent says he didn't know.

Later at a staff meeting she was slurring her words, was confused - and still drinking.

The King Cobras members then used it to find motorists after road-rage incidents.

The newborn had a brain injury caused by inadequate oxygen and later died.

Nicho Waipuka's reason for the fatal beating was that he was 'just young, I guess'.

An alarm had been blaring for nearly half a minute but Vickie Wade didn't hear it.

“They say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks, perhaps that’s not true.”

The man said the line for physical touch was blurry and his training didn't cover it.

Tribunal says teacher's claim of lack of interest in pornography 'unbelievable'.

"Cuddling is fine but a kiss is different," one of the man's colleagues told a tribunal.

The man was embroiled in an international custody battle for his stepdaughter.

The dream job turned out to be a nightmare for the former master's student.

One of the victims was only 11 to 13 at the time.

'What the accused did to me made me feel like a piece of meat,' one of his victims said.

The woman told police she felt pressured to give him her number and social media details.

'I could visibly see that she was uncomfortable' bar staffer said about woman he touched.

Tanya Lieven's conduct is under the microscope for the third time.

'A criminal should not be permitted to defend other criminals, it's as simple as that.'

Ellen Craig has admitted killing her 2-year-old with a piece of plastic pipe.

Their uncle was the sole executor and the sole beneficiary of the will.