Shooting accused to face two mental health assessments.

Before sending jurors home, the judge described the outcome as "very unusual".

Judge slams man who said "I can't believe there's been so much fuss. I just grabbed her."

Manuel Parkinson is accused of punching a woman in the nose and dragging her from her car.

Donald D'Ewes sold and posted prescription medicines.

It is expected the alleged terrorist will face dozens more murder charges.

The accused continues to have interim name suppression.

First of three complainants in a child sex case against church minister gives evidence.

A man who murdered his ex-wife in front of their toddler has been jailed for life.

A minister of the Ratana Church is on trial in Auckland for child sex offending

A Northland mother and her toddler were killed in a car crash during the weekend.

Police: "Our enquiries are ongoing and we cannot rule out further arrests."

Monika Kelly will serve her prison sentence after sexually exploiting a 14-year-old.

Venod Skantha was a doctor at Dunedin Hospital when he was charged with murder.

Troy Dubovskiy is being investigated for potential links to the Christchurch attacks.

The man was due to be sentenced today in the North Shore District Court.

"There is a greater gang presence in the lower South Island than I've seen in my life".

Parole Board has 'blood on its hands' after Paul Wilson killed Nicole Tuxford: family.

Several serious fires broke out in the Nelson Bays area in February.

Bayleys Remuera and two licensees incur a unsatisfactory conduct fine.

Kevin Everett hit Leeanne Hart across the head, causing her to die from a brain bleed.

He was jailed for a decade after defrauding more than 700 clients of $115.5 million.

Malcolm Rewa bludgeoned Susan Burdett to death with a baseball bat, a jury concluded.

'What struck me was how much hate speech was directed at Muslims,' says one academic.

Isaiah was discovered in the car by his father, who had also been smoking synthetics.

The artefact remains missing and anyone with information is asked to contact police.

They were united in opposition to hatred and extremism.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced a ban on the MSSA firearm this week.

In jail after the attack, he hatched a plan to get her to withdraw her complaint.

An Auckland man was arrested for threatening members of the public this week.