New ZealandKiller's jail sentence quashed due to critical letter errorDaniel Rikiti's sentence for running over and killing Richie Martin is quashed.20 May 07:00 PM
New Zealand'A bloody beating': Police find victim unsteady on his feet at scene of fatal attack Javon Aranui was rushed to hospital in an ambulance but died the next day.20 May 06:00 AM
CrimeNZ's largest corporate corruption case: How two Australians duped Spark with $20m in contractsCorrupt company directors Sean Bryan and Mark Lester are headed to prison.20 May 02:21 AM
CrimeHigh-risk sex offender abused boy, 4, while in emergency housing'Something's not right up here', he admitted when police asked why he abused two victims.19 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandFatally injured man lived long enough to tell police he was 'jumped'Two people are on trial for Javon Aranui's murder in Hastings in 2023.19 May 06:00 AM
CrimeSentencing for City Garden Lodge backpackers arsonistSentencing for arsonist Corena Flavell, who torched City Garden Lodge backpackers in Parnell. Video / Jason DordayWatch19 May 03:58 AM
New ZealandStudent's business website removed after violent past while insane exposedThe student was found not guilty due to insanity four years ago.18 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandDoctor who drugged and secretly filmed med student allowed to keep workingThe Medical Council want him suspended, but the High Court disagreed.17 May 10:33 PM
Crime'You wait. I’ll get you': Motorist mowed down sister's abusive partner Now he's appealed, saying prison was manifestly excessive for the crime.17 May 06:00 AM
New ZealandEntertainment figure takes name suppression case to Supreme CourtHe was convicted of indecent assault and attempted sexual violation in 2023.16 May 05:00 AM
New ZealandFormer financial adviser to be extradited to Australia on 136 theft chargesWoman with New Zealand citizenship took her case all the way to the Supreme Court.15 May 07:23 AM
PremiumPremiumBusiness'Havoc’: The bosses banned from NZ companies - some for lifeBankruptcy? Fraud conviction? For some, this is no barrier to running a bad business.14 May 05:01 PM
Crime'Sounded like fireworks': Woman describes hearing noise on the night man was shot in his bedCourt hears woman accused of being party to a murder suffered panic attack after he died.14 May 06:00 AM
New Zealand'Appalling conduct': Solicitor sets up website, prints leaflets, harasses fellow lawyerHis actions have been described as a 'veritable crusade' against a fellow practitioner.14 May 05:07 AM
New Zealand'Unfair': Father who beat, murdered baby girl says trial should have been abortedMichael Topp is appealing his conviction and sentence for murder. 14 May 03:17 AM
CrimeTeen accused of murdering US student at Auckland bus stop pleads not guiltyNot guilty pleas were entered through lawyers.13 May 09:50 PM
New Zealand'You ran away:' Anger as teen sentenced for setting fatal fire that claimed woman's lifeHe was just 12-years-old when he lit a fire at the foot of the woman's bed in 2020.13 May 12:16 AM
CrimeSeven years after teen's murder, 16yo kidnap participant namedDimetrius Pairama, 17, was tortured for hours before she was forced to hang herself.12 May 11:13 PM
New Zealand'Kill him': Crown alleges woman's Facebook messages incited man's murderBut the woman's lawyer said the murder would have happened regardless.12 May 07:00 AM
CrimeMongrel Mob mum jailed after going into hiding during daughter's murder trialKelly-Anne Burns never returned after being granted short-term bail to attend a funeral.11 May 07:00 AM
New Zealand'You can have 2, not 3': Polyamorous throuple's battle to keep names on kids' birth certificates The Attorney-General has challenged a decision allowing all three parents to be named.11 May 12:00 AM
Crime'Trying to survive': Woman alleges years of daily sexual violence by 'sadistic' exThe man is defending physical and sexual violence allegations made by five exes. 09 May 07:00 AM
CrimeAvondale man accused of murdering partner loses name suppressionName suppression for Hao Feng lapsed after four months of court-ordered anonymity.09 May 05:38 AM
CrimeEllerslie double murder: Co-defendant's secret guilty pleas can now be revealedOn the first day of his scheduled trial last week, Shu Poon admitted killing the couple.09 May 12:30 AM
CrimePimp exploited 14yo girl, then made her a lieutenant in child prostitution ringHe convinced the teen to recruit her friends. Until now, his identity was hidden.07 May 05:00 PM
Crime'I felt trapped': Woman says partner raped her three weeks after childbirthFour ex-partners have alleged they were raped and physically abused by the man.07 May 08:00 AM
New Zealand'Considerable havoc': Man banned from running a business for lifeMichael Le Roy has repeatedly caused environmental harm.07 May 03:00 AM
CrimeSadistic chivalry with a power tool: Gang member admits drilling holes in stranger's thighA man slapped a woman's bottom in a nightclub... her boyfriend got cruel revenge.07 May 01:56 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandCourt awards penthouse's new owners $928k in leaky building caseA couple bought the penthouse for $1.495m in May 2019 and discovered leaks soon after.06 May 10:47 PM
New Zealand‘Something out of a horror movie': Parole board describes man's abduction and sexual assault of jogger Haydn Christy was jailed in 2016 for 12 years with an 8-year minimum non-parole period. 06 May 03:00 AM
Crime'I’m going to kill us both': Man smashed into stationary truck after hearing break-up newsThe toxic relationship ended with the defendant and his now ex both needing surgery.05 May 11:50 PM
New Zealand‘Let nature take its course': NZ woman wins court order that could let her starve to death Doctors say the woman isn't physically ill, but psychologically believes that she is. 05 May 05:00 PM
CrimeInmate imported $15m of drugs into NZ - all from behind barsGang member Elijah Daveron used phones that were smuggled into prison for the deals.05 May 07:00 AM
New ZealandSweetwater Project: Far North councillor Mate Radich wants judicial reviewThe Far North's controversial water project needs a High Court review, a councillor says.05 May 02:00 AM
