James Cunneen was ordained as a priest in New Zealand in 1979.

Anthony Hitchcock is a UK citizen, not a New Zealand citizen, and has family there.

'Ronayne will be remembered as a very kind, balanced and fair judge'.

Four children went to court to claim some of their estranged dad's Lotto win.

The young officer faces two charges and will appear in court later this month.

The pair spent nearly $300,000 on "jewellery and luxury items".

Police are hunting for two teens who escaped from a Youth Justice Facility in Rotorua.

A 21-year-old Matamata man faces a murder charge after an incident on January 4.

The worker was told a woman would be paid $10,000 to make a sexual misconduct complaint.

Some 150 police staff raided nine properties throughout Northland earlier this year.

Two men will appear in court in February charged with murdering a 48-year-old man.

A Kiwi doctor was caught three times exposing himself to a female jogger.

Actor Pua Magasiva's dark final days were revealed last week by the Herald.

Prosecutors want the man named so other potential complainants may come forward.

Six children aged between 13 and 15 years at the time, were injured - three seriously.

A 63-year-old man has been charged with breaching a court suppression order.

Ministry has finally made its holding cells in courts safer for suicidal detainees.

Coroner releases his findings into the death of tree-crushing victim Trish Butterworth.

The woman's sentence has been reduced due to her mental disorder.

Arrest was "by-product" of race-fixing probe.

Thomas was convicted of the murders of Harvey and Jeanette Crewe before a royal pardon.

After one of its teachers was jailed for sexual abuse - a school breaks its silence.

Drugs were hidden in a shipment of safety lights sent from Mexico.