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Comancheros trial: Defence begins closing argument
"It seems a little random as to who gets charged in this operation."

'Dismal failure': Crown abuse payouts pale in comparison to international peers
Survivors have received less than a fifth of the compensation of comparable countries.

Lundy murders: Explosive revelations about day Christine and Amber died
Family of Lundy's dead friend, and one-time suspect, fight to keep his name secret.

Kawhia shooting: Murder accused's guilt not proven, defence lawyer says
Philip Morgan, QC, has given closing submissions in the murder trial for Orren Williams.

Comancheros trial: Crown makes its closing argument
Joke suggested woman knew money was 'dirty'.

Family's triple tragedy: Fatal workplace accident, two children dead
"I have to be the voice for the dead."

Grant Illingworth: The last seduction of David Seymour
COMMENT: End of Life Choice Act will enable first state-sanctioned killings since 1957.

Crown agencies accused of working together to delay abuse claims, lower payout
The Crown has also been slated for the "highly unjust" compensation for survivors.

Murder accused mum loses battle over cremation after girl's sudden death
Maria Witehira's death sparked pleas from her school for students to stop rumours

Comancheros trial: Media personality's charges dropped, accountant pleads guilty
A media personality has been cleared and has walked away from a high-profile trial.

NZ First Foundation investigation: What happened behind those courtroom doors?
While there were rumours and rumblings, when charges were laid last week, nobody knew.

Advance NZ: 'We should be at all of these televised debates'
Advance NZ believes it has a 'good prospect' of winning the Te Tai Tokerau electorate.

Murder accused's wife thought she might die
A mother describes a 'shocking' home invasion gone wrong in which she feared for her life.

Freedom looming? Parole possible next month for Blenheim sex abuse teacher
Teacher who admitted sexually abusing male students to face Parole Board in November.

Dead man's million plundered by family
Son-in-law and daughter were trusted with bank accounts.

Kawhia shooting: Accused questioned on why he didn't call 111 after violent home invasion
'I hadn't thought about ringing police yet,' Orren Williams told the jury.

Gym owner implicated in 'cover up' over paedophile cheerleading coach
Cheerleading union accused of knowingly hiring convicted paedophile to film kids.

Two NZ First Foundation staff charged, Peters vows legal action
NZ First to take SFO to the High Court in fallout over donations inquiry.

Kawhia shooting: Accused sold 'pounds' of cannabis from family property, but not 'home'
Orren Williams says he sold 'pounds' of cannabis but it wasn't his.

Advance NZ goes to court over minor party debate exclusion
It is not the first time a minor party has taken legal action after being left out.

Six-figure payout after woman tragically killed in sawmill accident
The woman reached over to clear a fault but was tragically pulled into the machine.

Kawhia shooting: Wife fled with children on hips as gunshots rang out in darkness
Orren Williams says he shot out of fear and was simply protecting himself and his family.

Ex-Mutual Finance board member fails in bid to recoup $1.14m
"The offences of which he has been convicted are not minor or technical," judge says.

Moment In Crime: Death on duty - cops killed on frontline
Episode 11 of A Moment In Crime podcast looks at NZ police officers killed while on duty

Sasha Borissenko: An ode to the extraordinary Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a role model of a colossal stature for women in the law.

Six-year-old adopted boy denied school, abused in state care
He was diagnosed as having 'low intelligence' because he couldn't spell the word cat.

Trump picks conservative Amy Coney Barrett for US Supreme Court
The move caps a dramatic reshaping of the federal judiciary.

Euthanasia referendum: Meet the Australian doctor helping people to die
Victoria legalised euthanasia last year. What lessons does it have for New Zealand?

Mark Bryers out on bail but still yet to enter pleas
The Kiwi businessman is accused of helping a crime boss structure an A$17.5m tax scam.