Man accused of shooting Yvonne Chapman is still in hospital, delaying court appearance.

She said it was rape while he argued it was consensual.

Crown: 'Mr Stainton didn’t really care if she was consenting or not, he just went ahead.'

Only four of the 31 witnesses had testified before the trial ended.

'They were hissing and my daughter was just screaming,' she told the High Court.

Euan Mackey was allegedly murdered by three people over a property dispute.

Charges included six counts of indecent assault and one of unlawful sexual connection.

Crown claims Denise Davis warned victim’s family they'd return to take the house.

The Crown alleges the man sexually assaulted a 14-year-old sportstar.

Vaughn Hill was arrested in 2023 after a search of his Kaitāia home.

Five Vietnamese men were jailed, claiming they were duped into a visa scam.

Teen: 'I don’t want him doing that to other people, it’s not a nice feeling'.

The man harassed children, neighbours, tradesmen and blocked roads with his wheelchair.

The Vietnamese man ended up in a cannabis growing op that used $300 of stolen power a day.

Bob Kleiman’s body was found in a Whangārei home in 2022. Now his killer has been jailed.

The judge sent Elaine Rudolph to jail for her 15th disqualified driving charge.

Judge Bayley criticised Tau's stance, noting his 40 prior convictions.

Fashion designer Samantha Williams was killed by drink driver Jake Hamlin.

Thirteen complaints were made to Kāinga Ora since she moved in last year.

Shayden Perkinson died trying to protect his cousin at an ATM in 2023.

Pesticides were sprayed, and 600m of drains illegally installed.

Judge Tomlinson said the assault had 'homicide written all over it'.

The girl had been seeking refuge at her friend's house amid troubles in her home.

Harley Hauraki resisted arrest, swinging a patu at officers during a police stop.

Damon Clark died while visiting a waterfall. The man who hit him has now been sentenced.

Three high-profile murder trials set for 2025 in Whangārei, starting with Perkinson case.

The man was king hit and then repeatedly punched and kicked as he lay on the ground.

Tairone Walker denies being with the girl, saying he instead spent the night at home.

Four people were injured at The Butter Factory in Whangārei last year.

Maxwell Connor died earlier this week following an alleged altercation.

Now he's taken Jayu Developments to the ERA and won a $30,000 payout.

Court violence surges with 450 assaults in five years; security breaches under scrutiny.

Lawyers fear some people are pleading guilty because their cases keep being adjourned.

Raniera Tau offered his victim $20,000 to settle the matter outside of court.

Judge addresses supporters: 'How am I the only one who’s angry about this?'

Lance Hall fatally stabbed father-of-two Jason McNae at an apartment complex.

The then 16-year-old claims she consented out of fear. Sonny Tau was 63 at the time.

Tre Araia claims he's also been a victim of his mother Gina Potae's dishonesty offending.

Brownie Harding is now eligible for parole but is refusing to take part in a rehab course.

Raniera Tau, also also known as Sonny Tau, was 63 at the time. The girl was 16.

Channel Infrastructure laid off 121 workers - and it's turned into a lengthy legal battle.

Hunt faces preventative detention; court hears of decades-long pattern of abuse.

After losing $3600 to the rental scam, the couple had to live in emergency accommodation.

The experienced civil worker was fined $4000.

John Arthur used fake ID to pose as a gasfitter for people with boats and motorhomes.

The woman has been acquitted of murder after being deemed insane at the time.

Child's bruise at school leads to Kaikohe man's arrest for serious family violence.

The team supports whānau post-suicide, focusing on trust and community needs.

The worker logged 437 hours in five weeks - all of which was unpaid.

He fired a shot which flew past the son's head and through the TV.

Summer Mills-Metcalf took her own life in 2018 while taking fluoxetine.

Judge: 'How can you take that money and deceive people who are so desperate?'

'Losing my son has broken me, I died with him,' says a Northland teen's mum.

Three friends claimed it was an accident, but a jury found otherwise.

Boy's death is one of six suspected youth suicides the coroner is examining in Whangārei.

Christopher Haverkort, 65, was out riding with his brother when he was hit and killed.

Maaia Marshall was assessed three times as being a suicide risk before her death.

Ataria Heta later died of a suspected suicide. Her family want more help for teens.

Bob Kleiman's body was found the day after he was shot in the head.

Mum: 'Summer should still be here, I don’t want this to happen to other families.'

Hamuera Ellis-Erihe is one of six young people aged 12-16 who took their own lives.

Victim: 'Every man I looked at was a monster, every boy was a demon'.

Judge queries how victim ended up being bailed to her home in the first place.

Social workers overlooked critical information after getting limited handover from police.

'This is hard stuff for any person to hear,' Judge Greg Davis on the events at Abbey Caves

The jury also found Hall guilty of two other charges related to two other victims.

CCTV blind spot crucial in Whangārei trial; jury to decide between self-defence or murder.

A pathologist confirmed Jason McNae's heart disease sped up his death.

Mafi's family devastated: "He was taken from us, our son was robbed."

Suzanne Petitt's lawyer says it was just a request for compo for a stolen car.

Far North Council CEO Blair King said he felt 'isolated' and lodged a PG in 2022.

Brian Borland told a jury they should find him guilty...so they did.

Lance Hall allegedly stabbed father-of-two Jason McNae in the neck with some scissors.

Jason McNae died in the hospital. The defence claims it was self-defence.

Court hears from grief-stricken parents as school board are sentenced for student's death.

It was alleged the kids were slapped, spat at, hit with a pipe and one was run over.

Judge Bayley: 'No one is able to erase the ongoing harm you have caused your sons.'

William Easton was one of 140 perpetrators identified in the international investigation.