Man sentenced for brutal punch tells judge: ‘You’ve ruined Xmas’
Philip Marchant punched his victim, who then fell down some stairs.
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Electric shocks and painful injections were used for punishment.
Bribery and corruption: Council executive gave $7m contract to cake decorator
Vivek Goel and co-accused faced multiple charges of corruption and bribery.
Police employee snoops through files, information shared to social media
The woman was looking for information on people who had been harassing her friend.
Reviews into Alan Hall miscarriage of justice nearly complete
In June, the Supreme Court quashed Hall's conviction for the murder of Arthur Easton.
Silverdale baby death: Not guilty plea for mother accused of murder
Police responded at a home where a baby was found dead and a woman with injuries.
East Tāmaki murder case: 17-year-old defendant pleads not guilty
A trial has been set for the teen for 2024.
Auckland man accused of North Shore knife attack on strangers found fit to stand trial
The man appeared in court today via audio-video feed from a psychiatric facility.
Police raid Tribesmen MC headquarters after houses shot at
The raid follows a series of targeted shootings in Christchurch.
Case of teen jailed when he shouldn’t have been referred back to court
Incorrect documents saw a 15-year-old boy spend 11 months in an adult prison.
Hit-and-run death: Name suppression lapses for man charged with murder
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Woman charged with helping fleeing driver who rammed police car in Napier
Man who fled into another vehicle after the ramming flipped his car has yet to be found.
Not guilty pleas entered for woman accused of killing children, leaving bodies in suitcases
The woman was extradited from South Korea last month to face two murder charges.
Men accused of fatal robbery at Sandringham dairy appear in court together for first time
One man is facing a murder charge, while his co-defendants are charged with robbery.
Focus: Mother accused of killing children in suitcases pleads not guilty
The mother who was extradited from South Korea after the bodies of her two children were discovered in suitcases following an online storage unit sale has plead not guilty, and a trial date has been set in 2024. Video / NZ Herald
Focus: Trio appear in High Court after Sandringham dairy homicide
Three men accused of participating in the robbery at the Rose Cottage Superette that left Janak Patel, 34, fatally stabbed appear in the High Court at Auckland. Video / NZ Herald
Man who violated teen girls will fight verdicts
Invercargill man picked up the two girls and drove them to Tiwai then Bluff.
Watch: Machete-wielding man flees from dairy fog cannon
He helped himself to a packet of chippies on his way out.
'Death sentence' deportation stopped: Judge steps in to stop expulsion
Judge dumps 2017 conviction for schizophrenic, wheelchair-bound man.
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Shoplifter in emergency housing stole $10k worth of items
She stole more than $10,000 worth of goods - but she won't have to pay it back.
Man denies he raped 14-year-old girlfriend
A trial against the now 19-year-old man began yesterday.
Man who stabbed woman 14 times released early from prison
Daryen Owens told his ex her flatmate was going to get a lesson she'd never forget.
Jacqui Southey: Now is the time to stop NZ’s horrific child abuse legacy
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Doctor found to have inappropriately touched medical students' breasts
Four women said the physician groped them when they were medical students.
Former child star death: Accused hit-and-run driver was his boss
Supporters wore T-Shirts reading 'West in Peace Doeboy'.
Killed by poisoned wine: 'Dave knew straight away' - hunt for a killer
Loved ones are offering a $42,000 reward for information that leads to a conviction.
Man charged with attempted murder after woman critically injured
The accused appeared before JP Chris Rodgers on Saturday morning.
Ex-drug lord works with private prison to halt gang recruitment
Cultural programme aims to cut through hardened criminal attitudes.
Thieves target Auckland stores overnight
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Alarming microplastic figures, harsher penalties for Iran & a sticky situation on SH1 | Focus Morning Bulletin 12 December, 2022
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'You will almost certainly re-offend,' judge tells man whose latest crime spree ended with cyclist's death
Te Pou had just been released from prison when he embarked on more violence.