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![Guy Wallace's evidence in Scott Watson case 'irretrievably tainted'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Guy Wallace's evidence in Scott Watson case 'irretrievably tainted'
Wallace at one point asked police if they were trying to lay the murders on him.
!['Moral pressure': Scott Watson's lawyer blasts police tactics used to collar him for double murder](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
'Moral pressure': Scott Watson's lawyer blasts police tactics used to collar him for double murder
Watson's lawyer: Police concertedly and repeatedly used suggestive practices to secure ID.
![Alpine Fault: Four things to know about NZ's big quake-maker](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Alpine Fault: Four things to know about NZ's big quake-maker
Emergency planners begin a three-part exercise readying NZ for a major Alpine Fault quake.
![How did an expert initally miss vital evidence linking Olivia Hope to Scott Watson?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
How did an expert initally miss vital evidence linking Olivia Hope to Scott Watson?
Two hairsfound on a blanket taken from Watson's boat were missed on the first search.
![Scott Watson appeal: Controversial evidence relating to hair strands to be tested in court](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Scott Watson appeal: Controversial evidence relating to hair strands to be tested in court
Watson was convicted of double murder in 1999 and sentenced to life imprisonment.
![Steve Braunias: Watson's appeal, the state's power and fact v outrageous fiction](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Steve Braunias: Watson's appeal, the state's power and fact v outrageous fiction
OPINION: Braunias was there as Scott Watson got his long-awaited chance to appeal.
![Reliability of witnesses questioned as Scott Watson tries to clear his name](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Reliability of witnesses questioned as Scott Watson tries to clear his name
Witnesses helped identify the man last seen with Ben Smart and Oliva Hope.
![Double murderer Scott Watson continues fight to clear his name](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Double murderer Scott Watson continues fight to clear his name
He was convicted of killing Ben Smart and Olivia Hope on New Year's Eve in 1997.
!['Deeply disheartened': Govt puts aside $3.6m to fight Nelson Tenths decision before it’s landed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
'Deeply disheartened': Govt puts aside $3.6m to fight Nelson Tenths decision before it’s landed
'Planning an appeal before the decision is released risks undermining the process.'
!['Utterly inexplicable:' Prominent Kiwi winegrower fined $15k for smuggling vine cuttings](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
'Utterly inexplicable:' Prominent Kiwi winegrower fined $15k for smuggling vine cuttings
'His knowledge of the risk would have been far greater than the average New Zealander.'
![Guilty: Car thief caused death of Mercedes owner in high-speed crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Guilty: Car thief caused death of Mercedes owner in high-speed crash
The verdict has helped to bring closure to Allister Christie's family.
![Popular camping ground facing closure gets possible lifeline](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Popular camping ground facing closure gets possible lifeline
The beachside spot was given notice it would be closing down by July.
![Stolen Mercedes trial: Who's really to blame for fatal crash?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Stolen Mercedes trial: Who's really to blame for fatal crash?
The Crown says ‘it takes two’, while the defence says only one person is culpable.
!['I gunned it': Fleeing Merc thief's interview after 70yo owner died in watery crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
'I gunned it': Fleeing Merc thief's interview after 70yo owner died in watery crash
'I was knocked out and bleeding - I thought I was dead,' Kyle Clarke told police.
!['The car ran over itself': Final moments of fatal high-speed crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
'The car ran over itself': Final moments of fatal high-speed crash
A debris field was found 51 metres from where Allister Christie's car became airborne.
![NZ First MP Jamie Arbuckle to donate council salary to charity](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
NZ First MP Jamie Arbuckle to donate council salary to charity
He will stay on as councillor until October to avoid a byelection.
![70-year-old died in watery crash after chasing man driving his stolen Mercedes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
70-year-old died in watery crash after chasing man driving his stolen Mercedes
Now the car thief is on trial, accused of causing Allister Christie's death in chase.
![MP Jamie Arbuckle to keep two jobs – and two salaries](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
MP Jamie Arbuckle to keep two jobs – and two salaries
Marlborough councillor settles into two roles and long work hours.
![Man jailed for photographing young naked children in rec centre changing rooms](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Man jailed for photographing young naked children in rec centre changing rooms
Crown says public need to be protected from man's 'terrifying escalation' in offending.
![Helicopter crash near Blenheim - police](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Helicopter crash near Blenheim - police
'The helicopter has ended up on its side... [but] the pilot is okay.'
![One dead after Seddon SH1 crash, truck dangles off edge in SH6 in Tasman](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
One dead after Seddon SH1 crash, truck dangles off edge in SH6 in Tasman
The two crashes happened overnight, both roads were closed as a result.