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Man charged with driving under influence of drug after fatal crash

Graham Louis Rouse, 76, died in the February road accident.

'You corrupted my innocence': Ex-Dilworth housemaster sentenced third time for student sex abuse

He was already serving three years and seven months for abusing five students.

Uni student assaulted four women - he claimed 'sexsomnia'

Four women were victimised by the defendant.

Betrayal, loss and recovery: Woman's fight for justice after friend stole life savings

'When she claimed she got hacked, she cried … she came here and she cried'.

Former high-flyer’s fall from grace into drugs and violence lands him in prison

'You have not suffered trauma like many who come before the criminal court'- Judge Rielly.

Police launch new search for missing Christchurch real estate agent Yanfei Bao

Yanfei Bao was last seen alive on July 19.

Not the buzz: $120k loss to beekeepers after man irked by bees taking his pollen

He was angry the bees were taking pollen from his flowers.

Police clock teen driver at 188km/h

At that speed, he could cover the length of a rugby pitch in two seconds.

Focus: Detective speaks outside court after Mama Hooch rapist sentencing

Detective Inspector Scott Anderson speaks outside court after brothers Roberto and Danny Jaz are sentenced in Mama Hooch rape case. Video / George Heard

'Outrageously bad piece of driving': Speeding driver told police he didn't stop as he was disqualified

Judge tells 20yo police have better things to do than chase after young men like him.

'Is he that monster?': Jury retires in trial for sportsman accused of indecent assault

"Or is he a man against whom lies have been told.”

$405,000 in fine, reparation, costs for Far North company over sandboarding tourist's death

Sand Safari tour company sentenced over Te Paki sandboarding death.

Surgeon burned his note of medical procedure that killed patient

Surgeon in charge of Carmen Walker's procedure grilled over volume of fluid in bucket.

Rottweiler that bit vet must be put down, judge rules

Chopper supporter ejected from court after yelling abuse at the judge.

Jailed former New York property developer admits more forgery

The man was back in court after a previous $1.3 million tax fraud offence.

Man sentenced to home detention after pocket dial leads to death threat, assault

He heard his partner laughing and joking with her workmates and became enraged.

Offender took up-skirt videos in shops, police find child porn on computer

Gaurav Jeevan Rauniyar targeted three women, and had child porn on his computer.

'Our heads will roll': Man spends 36 hours trying to locate missing cocaine parcel

The man encouraged someone to break into the neighbour's to find the missing drugs.