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'I was young': Realtor created fake valuation for house he won at auction
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'Do you want to die?' Teen begs for life as he's pulled from car and stabbed at party
"Please, please don’t, I’m only 15, I’m 15, please stop," the victim pleaded.
'I didn't slap a butt': Sportsman denies indecent assault
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Imprisoned gang leader orchestrated hit, but 75yo grandfather was killed instead, jury told
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Focus: Alan Hall's family speak to the media
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Two men arrested in Gisborne operation to target meth supply
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Former Auckland high school deputy principal jailed for child abuse images
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Convicted sex offender travels world for 17 years on false passport in brother’s name
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'Manifestly inadequate': Crown to appeal sentence of teen Mobster involved in murder
Home detention is not appropriate given the seriousness of the crime, the Crown stated.
Tinder ‘swindler’ scam: Parliament briefing calls for banks’ processes to be strengthened
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American academics, Auckland landlords side-stepped Airbnb - then fought each other
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Man charged with manslaughter after woman killed in Botany crash
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'Execution-style' killer collapses in dock as victim's children speak of heartbreak
He was pulled off the ground by security guards and sat for the rest of the hearing.
Man jailed for repeated brutal assaults
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‘Manipulative’ farm equipment dealer rips off 25 customers to tune of $360k
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What happens to Lauren Dickason now?
Justice Cameron Mander told the jury Dickason’s future was now up to him.
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