New ZealandRosie Morunga appears at Hutt Valley District CourtPerson of interest in Ruthless-Empire homicide, Rosie Morunga, leaves Hutt Valley District Court after an appearance on unrelated assault charges. Video / Melissa NightingaleWatch07 Nov 11:56 PM
New ZealandFather on trial for allegedly encouraging reckless driving that caused death of sonIt's alleged four cars travelling in convoy began racing and overtaking each other.07 Nov 06:01 AM
New ZealandElectrician on trial after woman returned home to find tradie dead on kitchen floorCraig Johnston was working on a rangehood when he suffered a lethal electric shock.07 Nov 06:00 AM
New Zealand'Inexplicable': IPCA says police dropped fatal crash charge without reasonTony Parahi died after a farmer turned in front of him, but the driver didn't face trial.06 Nov 11:21 PM
PremiumPremiumAged careRetirement giant fined $37k after widow complained of husband's dementia careFailure to make a sensory room available was the heart of the case, heard twice.06 Nov 10:28 PM
CrimeThey ridiculed him for his rap at the party. He returned with a sword for revengeOne man suffered a fractured skull and a 7cm gash after being attacked with the blade.06 Nov 06:14 AM
New ZealandMan allegedly held at gunpoint, forced into dog kennel over missing cannabisThe man said he was out for a walk when the accused jumped out at him with a gun.06 Nov 04:49 AM
New Zealand'Deeply hurt': Tears as man acquitted of sexual assaultA man has been acquitted of sex charges after a week-long trial in Invercargill.05 Nov 11:19 PM
CrimeMongrel Mob 'captain' jailed for KFC attack on rival has sentence overturned, to be retriedVinnie Herewini attacked a Black Power member with a golf club and took his gang insignia.03 Nov 11:00 PM
New ZealandBereaved father fails in private prosecution of forestry company over son's deathRichard Brooking is fighting for justice after his son was killed on the job.03 Nov 06:00 AM
New ZealandGun stash found shortly after man's conviction for firing crossbow at womanPolice discover weapons amid probe into "straw buyers" with firearms licences.03 Nov 05:37 AM
New ZealandAccused walks free, victim jailed for calling alleged burglar's lawyer a f***wit in court'I asked him questions about his girlfriend playing ‘hide the sausage’ with my client."02 Nov 08:15 AM
New ZealandEmbattled lawyer sued by her own clientsGail Foster-Bohm and Andrew Corbin engaged Anjela Sharma about an IHC restructure.01 Nov 05:00 PM
New ZealandMan returned to cafe to demand refund after girlfriend refused coffeeIn a separate incident, he also assaulted someone with a teaspoon.01 Nov 07:00 AM
New Zealand'Grave danger': Man who beat friend with skateboard claims self-defenceThe teen also told his pregnant partner he would give her a "homemade abortion".01 Nov 03:31 AM
Banking and financeFormer mortgage broker pleads guilty to dishonesty offencesMortgage broker obtained home loans through false documents.01 Nov 02:53 AM
New Zealand'Simply dreadful driving': Man jailed after speeding past police station while drunkRegan Murphy has three pages of previous convictions.01 Nov 02:25 AM
Crime'I have survived you': Woman strangled by ex-police commander confronts him at sentencingThe ex-cop, now a lawyer, coerced the victim to file a false affidavit.01 Nov 12:05 AM
New ZealandJustice for Drakie and Duckie: The five-year neighbourly spat over two Pekin ducksDrakie died and Duckie was badly injured after being attacked by a dog.31 Oct 07:00 AM
New Zealand‘My world fractured’: Man imprisoned after raping woman, indecently assaulting 9yoThe judge said the victim's statements were the most eloquent he's heard.31 Oct 02:22 AM
New ZealandMan denies kidnapping Havelock North children, elects jury trialPolice earlier alleged that the man coerced children into going with them before they ran.31 Oct 12:14 AM
New ZealandDisqualified driver caught behind the wheel was trying to settle teething babyDesperate for sleep the dad put the baby in the car and went for a drive.27 Oct 09:00 PM
New Zealand'They couldn’t fight back': Man forced kids to eat chilli sauce as punishmentRaymond Vandy also kicked the children and used a cooking spoon to hit them.27 Oct 07:00 PM
New ZealandMan sexually assaults unconscious ex wife recovering from surgeryThe woman drifted in and out of consciousness and tried to push him away.27 Oct 05:00 AM
CrimeTime for closure: Whānau of woman who died in mental health unit hope inquest will help othersWhānau concluded the inquest with moving waiata, haka and karakia.27 Oct 04:59 AM
New ZealandTeen sentenced for sexual abuse committed 'hundreds of times' over 18 monthsVictim told court: 'I was only a little child when everything happened.'27 Oct 03:07 AM
New ZealandNZ girl raped while living in Australia denied ACC cover for therapy42-year-old has lived in NZ for most of her life bar a couple of years as a child.26 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandBoy's family claim severe OCD triggered by acne medsBut ACC disagrees and has declined coverage for the boy.26 Oct 08:16 AM
CrimeWhite-collar woman's $44,000 work theft results in community work and name suppressionThe judge said a community-based sentence was insufficient but then gave her exactly that.26 Oct 07:00 AM
New ZealandHawke’s Bay rugby player pleads guilty to driving chargesThe Magpies player's name is surpressed for now after admitting driving charges.26 Oct 03:54 AM
CrimeMan who kidnapped, dragged woman from bottle store by hair jailedBut Raniera Turner will likely be out of jail by Christmas due to time already served.26 Oct 03:38 AM
New ZealandDunedin father, daughter plead guilty to incest chargesA woman and her father have appeared in court over three charges of incest.25 Oct 10:44 PM
CrimeTaxi driver who got passenger drunk before assaulting her denied appealOffender sung sexually explicit songs while encouraging woman to drink wine he bought.25 Oct 04:10 AM
PremiumPremiumBusinessBig wage subsidy fraud claims, big trial likelyBiggest wage subsidy prosecution by ministry, but mega-fraud charges will be contested.25 Oct 02:53 AM
