Bad catch: Fishing company loses multi-million dollar trawler over coral weighing ‘less than half a pound of butter’
Judge: “Failure to record was at the heart of these charges – not the amount of material”.
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Curfew tailored so woman who assaulted police can attend church
She fought a female constable and spat directly in her face, hitting her in the eye.
Pensioner guilty of child exploitation loses fight to keep name secret
Suppression ends for man in "state of dissonance" over his offending.
Logbook lies: Truckie's entries 'unlikely to be physically achievable'
He drove almost the length of New Zealand without a proper break.
Parking warden left 'looking over her shoulder' after assault
Judge: 'She was only doing her job and didn’t deserve to be treated like this.'
Person rushed to hospital after chemical spill near Nelson
Emergency services responded to reports of the incident around 8.30am
'You simply cannot get behind the wheel again': 86-year-old's sixth drink driving offence
Angry words with his passenger led to yet another drink drive charge.
Man booted out of rental after former partner ends their lease
The plaintiff challenged the Tenancy Tribunal decision in the Nelson District Court.
No penalty: Professional caught drink driving avoids conviction
Court hears that drink-drive conviction would erode trust in clinician's clients.
My Learned Friend: Josh Friend follows his brother Mitchell into the High Court
Wigged up and ready to go, two brothers face new legal careers together.
Rugby player rains punches on barely conscious victim
Rising rugby player sin-binned for three months after violent attack on man outside bar.
'Extremely stressful': Blind woman wins fight over vaccine dismissal
Legally blind Sue Thoms sacked over vaccine refusal is returning to the job she loves.
Housing charity ordered to reinstate sacked employee
Habitat for Humanity sacked its Nelson manager - now an authority has ordered he return.
Nelson driver's 'terrifying journey' after surviving near-fatal collision
Victim 'broke almost every bone' after truck smashed into his car on wet road.
Hunter slips up over rifle lent to mate; avoids conviction
Judge says man who 'lent' firearm to unlicensed hunting mate should have known to check.
Ships' maydays expose fragile disaster response, safety fears to be aired at Beehive
Two ships have now issued mayday calls within months of each other.
Troubled cargo ship MV Shiling only had temporary repairs before mayday call
It’s the fourth incident in New Zealand involving the vessel in the past year.
Container ship Shiling likely to return to Wellington, scene of previous failures
The container ship put out a mayday call on Friday morning after losing power.
'Lovingly restored': Thief says house reno tests fraud claim
Convicted thief and now accused fraudster cries in court after ending evidence.
'Child exploitation of the grossest kind': Man shared sex abuse images
Man who argued he was not aroused by online child abuse images now on home detention.
'Drug debt dishonesty': Marketplace buyers scammed by career crim
A teenager who'd saved his money all summer was one of his victims.
Weather: Severe thunderstorms could hit Wellington, Kāpiti
The storm is likely to bring extremely heavy rain which can cause flash flooding.
Heavy rain tracking to Bay of Plenty; Auckland remains in state of emergency after day of deluge
There's no reprieve for the top of the country with heavy rain forecast this afternoon.
Auckland State of Emergency declared amid widespread flooding; warning more rain to come
Severe thunderstorms bringing torrential rain for Auckland and Northland.
‘I love it, I’m just addicted’: 13yo joyrider’s startling admission
Four youths were involved in an 800km return trip joyride from Christchurch to Nelson.
More heavy rain expected for Nelson as rain band moves west
Nelson Tasman Civil Defence says caution is still needed on the region's roads.
South Island’s West Coast set for soaking
Buller and Westland tipped to experience the worst of the wet weather.
'Fear of missing out': Homeowners want to sell after $1250 a month interest hike
The Rubins want to see more support brought in for those facing steep rate rises.
Evacuations as heavy rain warnings continue into Saturday
Heavy rain could cause problems in Northland, Taranaki, Nelson, Tasman and Westland.
Pizza oven explodes, injuring two
Fire crews were called to the scene of the incident in Nelson.
Woman cowered under table after man threatened to kill her dog Poppy
Grigori Charpan was told to take a good look at himself.
Angry shoplifter caught after busting up public toilet
He stole groceries, dental care items and a vacuum cleaner before attacking a public loo.
'Cover up': The brain-injured apprentice who fought for justice with hero whistleblower
'He was saved by a sandwich, and the fact someone got up from their break to go looking.'
Boss of engineering company and his brother guilty of lying about workplace incident
A young employee was left brain-damaged after he was overcome by toxic fumes.