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Gang member 'squatting' on beachside property takes eviction fight to Supreme Court
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The complainant told police she did not want to pursue a second trial.
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Scott Watson appeal: Controversial evidence relating to hair strands to be tested in court
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Scott Thompson raped a woman hours after beating her. Now he's appealing his conviction.
Supreme Court knocks out Grahame Christian's defamation case
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Infamous murderer loses legal battle over NZ prison sex ban
The convicted child sex offender has challenged rules against sex in the treatment unit.
Christopher Luxon, David Seymour respond to latest ruling on Waitangi Tribunal summons
The Government is weighing up whether to appeal a ruling that a minister can be summoned.
'Singled out': Transgender paedophile says prison punished her for inmate relationships
Officials considered her a troublesome inmate. But it wasn't retribution, they insisted.
Māori weaponry instructor beat students with stick, says heritage exempted him from law
He told the Court of Appeal they had no power over him. The justices disagreed.
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Justice David Collins points to early miscarriages of justice in colonial New Zealand.
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Urgent appeal in Waitangi Tribunal summons case heard by senior court
Children's Minister gave a letter to the tribunal but claimants say she needs to appear.
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