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![Jail for two offenders who continue to flout court orders](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Jail for two offenders who continue to flout court orders
The men were hoping for one last chance to adjourn their sentencings but failed.
![Farmhand impales two cows after botching common farming practice](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Farmhand impales two cows after botching common farming practice
He was trying to get them back on their feet. Instead, they had to be put down.
![Abrupt end to an arson trial centred on a man's unrequited love](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Abrupt end to an arson trial centred on a man's unrequited love
A man set fire to his ex's house after discovering she was seeing someone else.
![Police investigating after OT staff's alleged ‘room visits’ to assault children, and ‘inappropriate relationships’](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Police investigating after OT staff's alleged ‘room visits’ to assault children, and ‘inappropriate relationships’
Serious concerns about OT staff practices and a lack of stable leadership.
![Skipper sentenced after young mum went overboard, had leg severed and died](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Skipper sentenced after young mum went overboard, had leg severed and died
"Rules are there to be followed and you did not do so," Judge tells skipper.
![SkyCity casino to shut for five days, licence suspended temporarily](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
SkyCity casino to shut for five days, licence suspended temporarily
Failures spanned five years from February 2018 until March 2023.
![Man loses name suppression bid over Snapchat of sex with underage girl](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Man loses name suppression bid over Snapchat of sex with underage girl
His father was worried about the humiliation that would follow his son being named.
!['Likely there will be another victim': Journalist's high-risk killer set for prison release](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Likely there will be another victim': Journalist's high-risk killer set for prison release
Nicho Waipuka's reason for the fatal beating was that he was 'just young, I guess'.
![Courier driver avoids conviction for crash that left motorcyclist dead](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Courier driver avoids conviction for crash that left motorcyclist dead
An NZ Post van and motorbike collided head-on along a rural road.
![Nelson teen sentenced after 14-year-old humiliated in social media livestream](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Nelson teen sentenced after 14-year-old humiliated in social media livestream
The judge told Harrison Oliver he should be “thoroughly ashamed” of his behaviour.
!['I lied': Eye witness changes statement about boyfriend's killer](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'I lied': Eye witness changes statement about boyfriend's killer
Wiremu Birch's girlfriend has retracted most of what she's said on previous occasions.
![Parent wanted family to die together: On trial for attempted murder and coercing suicide](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Parent wanted family to die together: On trial for attempted murder and coercing suicide
The daughter required hospital treatment after the incident, the prosecution says.
!['I'll never forgive you': Mum's powerful words to baby killer Michael Topp](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'I'll never forgive you': Mum's powerful words to baby killer Michael Topp
Christchurch man who abused, murdered his 3-month-old daughter jailed for life.
![Auckland real estate agency fined $7000, censured for 25 audit breaches](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Auckland real estate agency fined $7000, censured for 25 audit breaches
Breaches which occurred during a three-year period resulted in a tribunal ruling.
![Staff caught smuggling in contraband, play fighting with youth offenders at facility](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Staff caught smuggling in contraband, play fighting with youth offenders at facility
There were serious concerns regarding staff practices and a lack of stable leadership.
![Editorial: Gun statistics paint a grim picture of Americans and their right to bear arms](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Editorial: Gun statistics paint a grim picture of Americans and their right to bear arms
OPINION: The constitutional right to bear arms is out of date and time.
![Who killed Wiremu Birch? Third trial over 11-year-old Taupō murder begins](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Who killed Wiremu Birch? Third trial over 11-year-old Taupō murder begins
The defence says there's another man who has escaped blame all these years.
!['This is the last thing I will ever see': Man blinds flatmate in eye-gouging attack](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'This is the last thing I will ever see': Man blinds flatmate in eye-gouging attack
He asked his flatmate why he had been 'tracking' him before launching the frenzied attack.
![After violent home invasion, one brother threatened to kill a cop, the other tried witness tampering](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
After violent home invasion, one brother threatened to kill a cop, the other tried witness tampering
The Leupupa brothers had a family reunion this week - in a sentencing dock.
![Third-generation gang child on reporting her rapist to police](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Third-generation gang child on reporting her rapist to police
Bruce Wayne Hintz is facing up to 20 years in prison for child sex abuse.