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Slater guilty of suppression breaches
Whale Oil blogger Cameron Slater has been found guilty on eight breaches of suppression orders and one of identifying a victim.

Investment adviser ordered to pay around $80,000
Kapiti Coast investment adviser Chris Lee has been ordered to pay property magnate Sir Robert Jones around $80,000 towards his defamation court costs.

Burglary victim: Why bother?
A victim of several burglaries says he now pauses before asking the police to investigate because it takes them too long to respond.

Burglary response time stuns ex-cop
An ex-cop has blasted police for their response time to burglaries which, he says can leave victims waiting for long periods.

Top judge not in debt to lawyer, court told
Supreme Court Judge Bill Wilson, accused of misconduct, didn't owe any money to a business partner who appeared before him, the High Court at Wellington heard today.

Police blunder lets motorist escape conviction
A man who crashed his car and failed alcohol tests has escaped a drink-driving conviction because of a police blunder.

Officer's killer jailed for at least 15 years
The man who murdered undercover police officer Sgt Don Wilkinson has been jailed for at least 15 years. Iain Clegg was jailed for a minimum of four years for manslaughter.

Lashlie's cure to end cycle of crime
If we want to stop building prisons for men, then first take care of the women, says outspoken author.