
Parents implored Parole Board to keep kidnapper locked up
"It disturbs us to think what could have happened to our little girl."
"It disturbs us to think what could have happened to our little girl."
A woman facing child sex offending charges has been allowed to attend a school assembly.
Hallett was convicted of the murder more than 30 years after the crime.
We catch up with Lesley Elliott, who crusaded for change after daughter Sophie's murder.
Woman who tried to carjack nun and her brother jailed for two years.
Focus Live Earlier: Alleged gunman abandons bid to move trial.
Police allege millions of dollars was laundered by those connected to the gang.
Matthew Burns, 19, has indicated he will plead guilty.
A Christchurch man has been sentenced for kidnapping and assaulting two sex workers.
It is the first such criminal case to be heard in New Zealand's courts.
Her High Court claim for $600,000 was dismissed because of the statute of limitations.
A third person was also charged with kidnapping and murdering the 17-year-old.
A 23-year-old is facing two charges after being accused of carrying a gun into a court.
The man who murdered teen Augustine Borrell has been released from prison this week.
Prison guards could only watch from behind a grille as Burton was stabbed some 40 times.
He harboured resentment for a man, whom he considered a negative neighbourhood influence.
Burton became a household name in the late 2000s after a spree of violence and murder.
Chief Judge Taumaunu says he wants to hold the position for eight years.
Focus: ‘House of horrors’ duo found guilty of teen's murder and kidnapping. Photos / Doug Sherring / Sam Hurley
Former All Black Zac Guildford disqualified from driving for six months and fined
A teenage girl's body was found inside a rusty steel drum at an abandoned house.
In the last five years 43 police staff have been convicted of criminal offending in NZ.
Detective Inspector Kevin Burke had been suspended since April 2017.
The drunk former cop tried to gain entry into an adult entertainment club.
From cooking meth, through prison, to mentoring young people at risk.
Disgraceful and sickening things happened at the "house of horrors".
"That doesn't mean he can't be a good police officer, because people learn from mistakes."
"Down the Wharerata Hills, the brakes on the bus started to fail," court documents read.
Since strangulation became specific offence there have been 1246 charges laid.
Glenn Green tried to blackmail a rich US businessman with claims of a sex scandal.