Hannah Bartlett is a Tauranga-based Open Justice reporter at NZME.
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Rugby star's head-knocks blamed for 'fall from grace' after he onsold guns, faked burglary
Rugby and former TV star Matua Parkinson has been sentenced on firearms charges.
Manslaughter and meth: The man in the middle of two trials
The man who shot an unarmed man he thought had come to kill him, can now be named.
School principal forged documents to claim grandparents' super after they died
Judge: 'Had you done this right, you probably would have got the inheritance anyway.'
Fatal crash: Daughter waited for dad's nightly call, but it never came
Now the man who killed Jackson French has been sentenced - and forgiven.
'Horrific mistake': Female teacher caught kissing a young girl
A friendship between Erin Jarmey and the child turned into an inappropriate relationship.
'Used to it': Five young cousins speak out against sexual abuser
The man has now been jailed for 12 years and six months.
Who killed toddler Sadie-Leigh? Tears as jury return verdict in just 20 minutes
The 17-month-old died from 'catastrophic' head injuries in 2019.
'Like a high-speed car accident': Expert on toddler's fatal head injuries
Adrian Clancy allegedly caused Sadie-Leigh's brain bleeds, swelling and skull fractures.
'Oh my god:' Neighbour’s shock at seeing toddler gasping for breath in alleged killer's arms
'I was just like, ‘oh my God’... she looked dead.'
'Breaking point': Man accused of toddler's murder claims her mother caused injuries
Sadie-Leigh Gardner died from inoperable and unsurvivable head injuries in 2019.
Toddler was 'floppy and barely breathing' in her alleged killer's arms
Sadie-Leigh died in March 2019 after she was found to have unsurvivable brain injuries.
Man stole 333 beehives, causing $184k loss to the industry
He was stung with a hefty reparation order and 11 months' home detention.
Smash-and-grab teen gets 'crushing' sentence as judge cites need for deterrence
Judge Thomas Ingram said a point had been reached where 'enough’s enough'.
Man who killed unarmed stranger in driveway thought Rebels gang had come to 'finish him'
He exercised 'excessive self-defence' thinking he was under attack. Now he's off to jail
'I sped up and hit him': Teen accused of murder sobs as he recalls running down man
He also told police he thought the man would jump out of his way.
Chaos erupted in car after driver ran down man in street, court hears
A windscreen shattered and chaos erupted after a car ran down an enraged woman's partner.
Woman and teen accused of fatally driving over man in Te Puke after Christmas money row
A woman and teenager jointly face a murder charge in the High Court at Hamilton.
Fall from grace: Rugby star bought guns to supply, faked burglary
A judge said it was 'almost unbelievable' to see Matua Parkinson's fall from grace.
Sobs as man found guilty of sexually abusing partner's nieces and nephews
The Crown told the jury the five cousins were “genuine, believable witnesses”.
Man accused of abusing five cousins
A man's facing 27 charges related to the sexual abuse of 5 cousins.