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.'

Victim's mum told judge who was sentencing Kurt Balemi that he was a 'danger to society'.

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But while their mother recalls son's aggression, she denies hearing an alleged confession.

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

Gregory Pask filmed himself violating multiple young victims over a period of 9 years.

'He wanted sexual gratification, and he just took it,' Crown says.

Fulton Hogan worker Tane Maihi drove a roller machine into his mate.

Nathan Lewis sent to jail for 10 years for man's assault, violent pub and KFC robberies.

'Sometimes I get messages from them saying they hate me,' said the 11-year-old.

Judge: 'Journalists must do their job without fear of being assaulted.'

'I want you to reach 21 and live a good, pro-social life,' the judge told him.

Her fiance is accused of strangling two other women during BDSM sex.

Police found the plants after seeing light coming from an area with no obvious entrance.

Judge says Edward Davis' remorse and regret 'may be aligned with apprehension'.

Police and Customs earlier seized 408kg of tobacco and 11,000 cigarettes.

Clyde Rymer's abuse had been haunting the latest victim for 50 years.

Now the man who killed Jackson French has been sentenced - and forgiven.

Eruera Peratiaki threw apple at duck, chased it, kicked it and stomped on its head.

The man is accused of choking two women he met on Tinder until they blacked out.

The man has been found guilty on eight charges of sexual assault dating back to the 1990s.

The activist assaulted a security officer by deliberately touching her without consent.

The Crown says 'this is not a case of BDSM gone wrong', there was no consent.

Watercare plans to truck sewage away at three other housing developments.

Raine Selles continues to baulk at money owed for her horse arena, despite a court order.

Two of the Bethlehem College students missed camp due to the severity of their injuries.