Inmates who shanked prisoner sentenced to more jail time
The attack only stopped once prison officers intervened.
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The two teenage boys were "compelling witnesses", a Christchurch judge found.
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Roger Dunnage collected up to 800 vehicles by late last year when neighbours complained.
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Pasifika lawyers mistaken for defendants, or told they won't make it through law school.
Victim remains hypersensitive after suffering years of abuse
MM spent most of his life in jail after years of physical and sexual abuse in state care.
'Depraved' businessman who filmed himself raping child appeals sentence
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Taxpayers are in the gun twice: first for the wage subsidies, then for the unpaid taxes.
Woman found guilty of murdering partner - her previous crime now revealed
Jury in Christchurch compost heap murder case returns verdict - Rena Joyce guilty.
Children turned into gang members by state
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The jury in the Rena Joyce murder trial has been sent to deliberate their verdict.
'Caught between his two parents': Judge orders 11-year-old to get vaccinated against Covid
His parents warred over whether their son should get the jab, so the judge chose for them.
Rape victim moved to act after hearing man abused another
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Teen called taxi to move between her robberies, got pregnant 'on the run'
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Man with gang links jailed for aggravated robbery
Man says he has cut gang links, but Corrections disagreed in its pre-sentence report.
Rena Joyce denies 'callous' murder of partner, gives evidence at own trial
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Murder-accused Rena Joyce will take the stand at trial
The trial for Rena Joyce, charged with murdering her partner, continues in Christchurch.
'Aunty I've done something really, really bad' - Nomads prospect jailed
Nomads prospect stabbed a rival gang member in the face 15 times with a pair of scissors.
'He's by the birdbath': Murder-accused's confession interview played to jury
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Northland double shooting probed by Coroner
Coroner investigates gun access after Northland property inspectors were shot by tenant.
Man accused of threatening to kill 'non-Muslims' subject to mental health report
Police allege the 20-year-old made a threat against non-Muslims in Auckland last year.
Police outline timeline to 'confession' by woman who killed and buried her partner
Police who investigated killing of Martin Berry tell a High Court jury what they found
'Covert' confessions about volatile, violent relationship detailed at murder trial
Martin Berry's family implored him to leave violent relationship before alleged murder.
Bloodstains found in house where Christchurch man Martin Berry was allegedly murdered by his partner
Police describe what they found at the scene of Martin Berry's alleged murder.
Māori hearings: 'I was a child at the mercy of a monster'
Abuse in care: Māori hearings began on Monday with the experiences of two young men.
'Left to rot': Christchurch woman accused of stabbing partner, dumping body in garden
A jury has heard shocking details about how Martin Berry was killed and buried in his yard
'In a lot of pain': Jay-Jay Feeney's brother still has pellets in body after CBD shooting
An 18-year-old man has been arrested over the incident.
How will history judge NZ's mothballed MIQ system?
Now MIQ is getting scrapped, the question remains: Was it fit for purpose?
'Stakes are high': Police seek $10m of property linked to Head Hunter boss
Police allege Head Hunters pay a 20 per cent cut of any criminal profits to the gang.
'Disastrous for his career': Dunedin student appeals conviction
Accused's application was turned down in the District Court so he went to the High Court.
Stretching justice or a good thing? Defendants increasingly entering late guilty pleas
The Criminal Bar Association says it's not necessarily a bad thing that pleas are late.
A glimpse inside the judicial system; NZ's courts swing open their doors
It's the first insight into the operation of the country's courts in more than 20 years.
Behind the bench - a revealing look at NZ's judges
New survey reveals the ethnicity, sexual orientation and religious beliefs of our judges.
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