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The FMA said the firm failed in its legal obligations over nearly $50m in transactions.
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Trelise Cooper burglary: Man pleads guilty
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Brierley group of companies alleges PwC provided wrong advice over 20 years.
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'Insanity' bill stalls after Chief Justice intervenes
Louise Upston was thrown out of Parliament in a kerfuffle over the bill's delay.
Child sex abuse material: New Plymouth man jailed 3 years, 9 months
'Child sexual abuse imagery is not a victimless crime, it involves real children.'
'Hells Angels' brawl accused in court
Arrested men in Hells Angels brawl allegations have mixed luck in bail bids.
Grace Millane murder: Supreme Court rejects killer's appeal
Latest appeal bid by Grace Millane's killer to the Supreme Court has failed.
Court martial: Sailor accused of preying on comrades
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Man accused of stealing patch of dying Outlaws leader granted bail
Man charged over the death of Outlaws leader Peter Lui in Napier has been granted bail.
Manslaughter trial: Sick man's foul room smell made visitors gag
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Arthur Thomas trial: Hung jury, no verdicts
The jury was unable to deliver verdicts on five charges.
Killer cop Chauvin sentenced to 22 years for Floyd's death
Three other officers at the scene of the killing are scheduled for trial in March.
Company fined $361k for misleading representations about steel mesh
Euro Corporation was the final company to be sentenced after a series of investigations.
Lake Alice abuse in care: Police apologise, admit failings in investigations
Survivors say they were subjected to electric shock treatment and the drug paraldehyde.
NZ's new silks: Prominent defence lawyers among those honoured as Queen's Counsel
Ten of NZ's leading lawyers were honoured today with Queen's Counsel appointments.
More charges filed over alleged unlawful migrant labour
Two employers are now before the courts after compliance operations in Auckland.
Sexual abuse lawsuit filed against one of the country's wealthiest schools
Victim: 'The school moved offenders on and sought suppression to protect it's reputation.'
'A tussle over a corpse': Vector's private prosecution over alleged $1m fraud
A rare private prosecution trial against a corporate is due to be held next year.
Money-hungry women out 'to destroy' Arthur Thomas with allegations, defence claims
Closing arguments have been heard in the historical sex offending trial of Arthur Thomas.
Dilworth case: Ross Browne's new charges
Former Dilworth chaplain's charges now include new objectionable material allegation.
Charges laid: Media outlet accused of Family Court breach after baby uplift story
The report related to the "reverse uplift" of a baby by police and Oranga Tamariki.
Lake Alice use of electric shocks on children 'cruel and barbaric' - nurse
Psychiatric nurse Brian Stabb worked at Lake Alice hospital in the 1970s.
High Court strikes out part of $278m claims against PwC
Judge says the claims can be regarded as 'frivolous, vexatious or an abuse of process'.
Car 'suddenly appeared' before fatal motorcycle crash, court hears
Injured motorcyclist recalls fatal crash involving Simon Greenwood and Nicola Gapes.
Arrowtown crash: Driver pleads guilty at emotional first court appearance
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