Seven-year prison term for kissing a stranger could not be overturned
The consequences were 'out of all proportion to the gravity' of the offending.
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Mum jailed after bribing 5yo with lollies and chocolate to participate in sex acts.
Global drug case: Three money laundering charges dropped against Polish man
A trial for two Polish men and a Russian sailor will be held in the High Court.
Auckland District Court working to improve efficiency
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Scott Guy murder: 10 years on from the death of a farmer, father, friend
Herald podcast: A Moment In Crime revisits the 2010 murder of Feilding farmer Scott Guy.
Trial for trio accused of laundering money through ANZ
As part of the police sting, three Remuera properties worth $7.3 million were restrained.
Trial date set for man accused of sending threatening emails to Jacinda Ardern
The accused appeared in the Auckland District Court today.
Property sales remain in Crown hands after accountant's forgery
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Revealed: Taxpayers' legal bill for Christchurch terrorist
Details of the legal work and some of the taxpayer costs for the case have been released.
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Isolation facility set up for deportees from Australia
At least 19 deportees are expected to return this week on a charter flight.
The Johnny Depp disaster movie: Behind the headlines of Hollywood's wild child
The explosive libel case is proving to be Depp's biggest blockbuster in years.
Trump commutes longtime friend Roger Stone's prison sentence
Trump commuted the sentence of his friend, days before he was set to report to prison.
Ghislaine Maxwell denies charges, seeks bail
Ghislaine Maxwell is seeking bail because she might contract Covid-19 in jail.
'Blanket ban' on compassionate leave from isolation may not be legal - experts
A High Court judge has questioned the legality of banning leave exemptions from isolation.
Hamilton isolation escapee held in jail after alleged brazen booze run
The 52-year-old was arrested after allegedly breaking out of a managed isolation facility.
'Monster' ex-scout leader sentenced to preventive detention for abusing five children
A jury earlier found him guilty of 14 charges related to indecently assaulting children.
Convicted paedophile worked at Motat and Weet-Bix kids' triathlons
Customs says the man had thousands of child abuse files on electronic devices.
Boag: Health Ministry sent me Covid-19 patient details
"Initially, it was like here's 20 people, then it was here's 40 people" and so on.
Recidivist drink-driver who killed his passenger jailed
"That day you made a choice. And the choice you made was a fatal one."
Dark web drug smuggler narrowly avoids jail
Meth and MDMA came into NZ from USA and Holland under fake names.
Systemic bias? Justice system report shows very different views from minority groups
Māori and Pacific people are more likely to think they're treated unfairly by police.
Comment: Fair trial rights need to provide justice for all
Comment: Our system needs to provide fairness to everyone, including complainants.
Court decision over potential Stuff sale remains redacted
Judge says: 'Publication of such information would likely be harmful to Stuff.'
Police watchdog rules shooting after Blenheim pursuit was self-defence
Officer: 'We locked eyes as he ran towards me with the knife... I feared for my life.'
Samira Taghavi: Ideology will imprison innocent men
Comment: Bill assumes defendants axiomatically guilty and fair trial rights expendable.
Queen St forex broker jailed over $1.55m fraud
The foreign exchange broker defrauded his clients with forged documents.
America's Cup case: Team NZ fights to contain 'scandalous allegations'
NZME was gagged from publishing or broadcasting details of a forensic accountancy report.
Teen murderer escaped more than an hour before Oranga Tamariki staff noticed
More details emerge on how a teen killer escaped from a youth justice residence.
Trapped for 10 minutes: Company fined $293,000 for horror workplace injury
The worker's hand was trapped for 10 minutes.
Pandemic puts pressure on court system, causing backlog
Lawyers say defendants are now waiting longer for their day in court.
Killer on the run: Teen murderer missing from Youth Justice facility
Teen jailed for brutal murder escaped from a Youth Justice facility on Friday.
Why do some women get protection orders but not use them?
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