It was one hell of a month in Auckland with a spate of shootings, the court heard.

Two friends from childhood, co-accused of murder, blame each other.

The UFC superstar arrived at court supported by an entourage.

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The Invercargill native is likely to be deported after his lengthy sentence.

One rioter was in care at 11, expelled at 12, drinking at 13 and committing crime at 14.

Judge Stephen Clark told Anthony Salmon he's a danger to himself and others on the road.

Labour, National at odds on whether the number of ram raids is falling. We have the data.

Killer of Napier woman Arohaina Henare pleads guilty to murder.

The robberies spanned between August 25 and September 11.

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

The woman flatly denied beating the girls with wooden rods, a chair and a dog collar.

The addict went behind the counter and grabbed bottles of methadone from the dispensary.

She said he had left her little girl with 'life-long trauma' and broken their family.

The woman removed her bra for a laugh. But Trevor Oldham didn't think it was funny.

The victim was left with injuries to his head and face, and a broken tooth.

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

He was found guilty by a jury earlier this year.

Roberto and Danny Jaz were jailed for more than 16 years.

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

The victim was mistakenly believed to be a member of a rival gang, the Mongrel Mob.

The assaults reported over the weekend were not a random attack, John Morrissey says.

Driver was over the limit and no one was wearing seatbelts in accident.

Volunteers scoured an area of forest near Whangamatā for the remains of Heidi Paakkonen.

The juice was spilled during a tense protest at Auckland’s Albert Park.

Man who used a heavy object to attack the police officers has been charged.

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