Parole for mum who used 5-year-old as ‘sexual plaything’ after 4 years in prison
The woman will be released having served three years and 11 months behind bars.
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Ministry chief executive Andrew Kibblewhite met with staff in Auckland and New Plymouth.
Gang member 'squatting' on beachside property takes eviction fight to Supreme Court
Kevin Moore has been illegally occupying Māori coastal land for the past 11 years.
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Violent history revealed of man guilty of burning his 'soulmate' to death
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Watch: CCTV shows corrupt Air NZ baggage handler removing secret meth stash from flight
The footage has been released to the Herald after it was played for jurors today.
Taranaki man found guilty of murdering 'soulmate' after setting her mattress alight
Emma Field was alive but likely unconscious when the blaze took hold.
Kidnap victim 'wants to forget', while whānau has message for her tormentor
Kayla Pawa is recovering from her horrific ordeal, surrounded by aroha.
Stay-at-home dad's illegal gun collection, clan lab raided after failed undercover gun buy
He was arrested after trying to buy two pistols from an undercover officer.
Neighbour v real estate boss: did drone photography for ad invade privacy?
Case first went to Real Estate Authority, then Real Estate Agents Disciplinary Tribunal.
Car-jacker who left baby on roadside admits motor theft, disputes abduction
There was a baby inside the stolen vehicle who was then abandoned on a berm.
Unaddressed trauma and grief: Why teen stabbed a heavily pregnant woman
Court told the 19yo had lured the woman to an address under false pretences.
Government’s ‘tough on crime’ policy is starting to blow out prison numbers
Prisoners on remand rises drastically under new regime.
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The Herald spoke to David Bain on the eve of the 30th anniversary of the murders.
'Excessive self-defence:' Woman hit man in head with fire poker after social media scrap
The man turned up carrying a large knife and “asking for a fight”.
'Simple but ingenious' meth import plot saw baggage handlers exploit major border weakness - Crown
The duo are the last men standing after all other co-defendants pleaded guilty.
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Man accused of bedroom fire murder either a 'failed hero' or 'caught red-handed'
Emma Field was alive but likely unconscious when a fire took hold of her bedroom.
'Real-life nightmare': NZ's most prolific stalker admits new harassment charges
The stalker told one woman he would 'get her in the end'.
Woman allegedly murdered in bedroom blaze was unconscious, trapped
Emma Field was alive when the fire took hold.
Bus passenger says stab attack on driver was 'dumb, drunken', but it wasn't his first
The serial stabber also attacked a man at Auckland Hospital, resulting in kidney loss.
Crown seeks record-breaking reparation for powerboat crash that destroyed historic ferry
The captain of the other ship suffered a broken neck and remains paralysed.
Oops, he did it again: Repeat drink driver caught a week shy of finishing sentence
He was driving drunk in a vehicle without a court-imposed interlock device.