A man's lost his bid to stay in NZ and avoid criminal trial across the ditch.

'This is a court of law, it’s not a court of morals,' the man's lawyer told a court.

She woke in the early hours to a man, who can now be named, 'forcefully' violating her.

A lawyer says social workers are spending the night with youths as there are no beds.

Audrey Wilson had repeated falls, a fractured arm and sepsis. She died in hospital.

'Small disagreements' led to a teen stalking a peer around a mall and stabbing her.

He told her that if her family came to get her, they'd be killed and buried.

'I feel confident knowing ... he’ll never be able to work for emergency services again.'

The victim said the "horrific" sexual assault has "devastated every aspect of [her] life".

Rugby and former TV star Matua Parkinson has been sentenced on firearms charges.

Stepfather argued mother had provided for her children while she was alive.

He went on to sexually assault another niece, leaving both women traumatised.

But a second man was acquitted of raping her at the end of the 2020 picking season.

'Flirtation or clothing doesn't mean consent; assess all evidence,' judge warns jury.

The dad coached his young son and friend to perform sexual acts in front of him.

After struggling to piece together night's events, woman says she knows she said 'no'.

She claims they raped her in separate rooms of a property housing seasonal workers.

Judge Lawson: The intentional damage shows a pattern of behaviour towards former partners.

The man who shot an unarmed man he thought had come to kill him, can now be named.

'It snuck up behind us and started attacking my dog' - owner of injured Shih Tzu-cross.

However, the family man has been given suppression due to concerns he might self-harm.

'There are two kids lying in the middle of the road,' a witness told police.

Crown says two teen drivers were racing when one crashed, killing a passenger.

'Sometimes I get messages from them saying they hate me,' said the 11-year-old.

The daughter argued she'd done more to care for her parents than her eight siblings.

Two of the Bethlehem College students missed camp due to the severity of their injuries.

Andrew Walsh-Thompson followed his ex and her new partner into the shop and lost control.

Raveen Saily had "warped attitudes about consent" when he forced teen to do sexual acts.

Raveen Saily says he believed the 16-year-old had consented to sex in the changing room.

Girl says she was raped after a Snapchat meet-up turned sinister.

The 20-year-old had been messaging the 16-year-old on Snapchat before they met in person.

The 65-year-old farmer has been sentenced for ill-treatment of cattle for a second time.

The man has now been jailed for 12 years and six months.

The jury had to decide if the injuries were accidental or caused by an "enraged" mother.

The 'screaming and crying' 4-year-old was left with bruising on her face and body.

The man unsuccessfully appealed his conviction for raping his wife.

The 17-month-old died from 'catastrophic' head injuries in 2019.

Adrian Clancy allegedly caused Sadie-Leigh's brain bleeds, swelling and skull fractures.

'I was just like, ‘oh my God’... she looked dead.'

Sadie-Leigh Gardner died from inoperable and unsurvivable head injuries in 2019.

Sadie-Leigh died in March 2019 after she was found to have unsurvivable brain injuries.

Aren Curtis, who has 130 previous convictions, was wanted for a string of burglaries.

He was stung with a hefty reparation order and 11 months' home detention.

A man set fire to his ex's house after discovering she was seeing someone else.

The man was allegedly shouting outside her house, calling her a liar and a b****.

Judge Thomas Ingram said a point had been reached where 'enough’s enough'.

Raquel Kiwi now has more than 90 convictions, including 11 for drink-driving.

Her mum said Hayden Condon had destroyed 'innocent people' for his 'own sick gain'.

Around 19 workers were housed in a garage for four months. Some were without mattresses.

A judge said there are children all over New Zealand traumatised by domestic violence.

He also stole e-bikes, an e-scooter and items from Rebel Sport, Farmers and The Warehouse.

The youth was involved in a robbery at Michael Hill while he was on home detention.

He exercised 'excessive self-defence' thinking he was under attack. Now he's off to jail

He also told police he thought the man would jump out of his way.

The Crown said there were too many coincidences linking the man to the meth lab.

A windscreen shattered and chaos erupted after a car ran down an enraged woman's partner.

A woman and teenager jointly face a murder charge in the High Court at Hamilton.

A judge said it was 'almost unbelievable' to see Matua Parkinson's fall from grace.

Police allege the cans link the defendant to a clan lab in the lower Kaimai Ranges.

The 'terraced' lab was covered in camouflage netting and dug into the side of steep bush.

A man and woman are on trial for their alleged involvement in a large meth lab.

A jury has found a man guilty of sexually violating a sleeping woman.

'We were waiting and no one came' - family's distress after failed 111 call.

He is accused of sexually violating an intoxicated woman as she slept.

The group had gone to a colleague's home after a day at the races.

The Crown told the jury the five cousins were “genuine, believable witnesses”.

The teenage boy is one of five cousins who were allegedly abused by their aunt's partner.

A man's facing 27 charges related to the sexual abuse of 5 cousins.

But, a jury wasn't buying it - defendant guilty of multiple charges.

The woman says her partner tried to smother her after she reported his violence to police.