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Court delays: 1 in 5 offenders released on time-served sentences
A fifth of prisoners are now being released on the day of their sentencing.
Urgent appeal after violent Mongrel Mob de-patching
A man was jailed for taking the rival's patch. He claims it was a miscarriage of justice.
501 legal bombshell: Justice Minister, PM respond
A High Court judge has questioned the Government’s authority to impose special conditions.
Prisoner claims fear of retribution delayed his appeal after being shanked, house burnt down
Luigi Havea was jailed for his part in the fatal car boot kidnapping of a Thai drug queen.
Ransomware gang wants $1.5m within 10 days for files from Coroners Court, others
Ransomware: Huge financial payout demanded within 24 hours.
Sexual predator's attempt to shift blame for offending as he now goes by a different name
The man claimed "we were born twice" to shift blame for offending.
Beaten, chained, dragged behind a car: Farmworker's horrific murder revealed
The body of Jacob Ramsay, a 33-year-old father, was dumped in a rubbish pit.
Legal bid to have psychiatry declared 'quackery' thrown out
The man also asked the court to ban Parliament from making quackery lawful.
Serial rapist Larry Cant receives 11 additional preventive detention sentences
Two of his five latest victims, all fellow inmates, addressed him in court today.
‘Right-hand man’: Meth delivery driver hid drugs and money in parents' house
Ben Howe was involved in the manufacture of more than 2kg of meth.
Silverdale baby death: Not guilty plea for mother accused of murder
Police responded at a home where a baby was found dead and a woman with injuries.
East Tāmaki murder case: 17-year-old defendant pleads not guilty
A trial has been set for the teen for 2024.
Furious wife and cousin who latched on to her anger plotted brutal murder, sentenced
The wife of a slain dairy farmer plotted his death, using her cousin as a scapegoat.
Hit-and-run death: Name suppression lapses for man charged with murder
Armed police responded to a Glen Eden car park last month where a man died.
Not guilty pleas entered for woman accused of killing children, leaving bodies in suitcases
The woman was extradited from South Korea last month to face two murder charges.
Men accused of fatal robbery at Sandringham dairy appear in court together for first time
One man is facing a murder charge, while his co-defendants are charged with robbery.
'Death sentence' deportation stopped: Judge steps in to stop expulsion
Judge dumps 2017 conviction for schizophrenic, wheelchair-bound man.
Sasha Borissenko: Anti-vax unrest a study in perspective
Imagine if some in the anti-vax brigade put the same energy into ending sexism and racism.
‘This isn’t over’: Baby W parents vow to take action
Lawyer for family says bigger issue to be dealt with after baby boy recovers.
Anti-vax parents relieved as Baby W recovers after life-saving operation
Baby at centre of anti-vax court case is recuperating after surgery for heart condition.
'You will almost certainly re-offend,' judge tells man whose latest crime spree ended with cyclist's death
Te Pou had just been released from prison when he embarked on more violence.
Baby blood donor battle: The moment police intervene, boy taken from parents
Dad could be heard calling police officers 'criminals' as they take Baby W.
Prison for man who offered to supply Comancheros with $90m worth of meth
The haul, if successfully smuggled, could have been worth roughly $90 million.
Court of Appeal rejects 'unorthodox' claims by heavy metal fan who murdered neighbour over noise dispute
"This is a terribly tragic case," the Court of Appeal said.
Homeless at 15, in prison at 16: Killer Beez member gets home detention after drive-by shootings
The gang warfare in November 2020 terrorised Ōtara over the course of a day.
Crown law answers questions over Jayden Meyer prosecution
Crown Law say there was appropriate accountability for the prosecutor involved.
Baby's parents’ meeting with doctors ‘hijacked’ by anti-vaxxer
Support person tried to pressure specialists with conspiracy theories.
Man pleads guilty to attempted murders of two women in Auckland car crash
Emergency responders were called to a crash on Manukau Rd in Epsom last January.
Machete murder: Recent parolee who struck 69-year-old 35 times returns to prison
Emergency services were called to victim Lealofi Paniani's home in October 2021.
Rival gang clash: Man murdered by Mongrel Mob president
It was believed there wouldn't be any trouble between the rivals. Then one was dead.
'F*** the mob': Chaotic court scenes in the case of a Mongrel Mob murder
Rei Marshall, a father of two, was stabbed to death by the president of a gang.
Return to sender: Jailed rapist claims his mail is being withheld, letters to woman returned
Corrections says she doesn't want him to contact her. He says there's no evidence of that.
Saboteur, brother of a cannibal, anti-vaxxer: Who is Graham Philip?
NZ's first convicted saboteur was motivated by debunked theories around the pandemic.