She drank beer and tequila and was behind the wheel while more than five times the limit.

Abusive woman yells at neighbour: "You white c***s don't know".

Judge tells drunk driver it was a 'very stupid' risk to take.

Staff locked doors to protect two men involved in 'frightening' chase.

Clash over boundary trees: Tall shelterbelt in residential area neither fence nor hedge.

Man pleads guilty to making false statement over workplace incident three years ago.

The woman and her daughter were in a dairy when a masked man told her to fill a backpack.

The earthquake struck at 1.42pm and was magnitude 4.9.

He drove into the path of an oncoming truck at speed, to get past the car in front.

The offending occurred over two nights in January while the 18-year-old was on bail.

Victim tells court her former partner's 'perfect public image' made her 'feel sick'.

Wife used her husband's company fuel card to buy petrol after debts began piling up.

Frustrated people trying to cross Cook Strait still dealing with cancellations, delays.

She and her husband had been at the local social club for the night.

The man was 'disgusted' by his actions and has shown genuine remorse, the court heard.

Registered child sex offender's online purchases alerts bank.

'You have been trying hard yet here you are again and that makes me sad' - Judge Rielly.

Angry lunch guest assaults support worker when denied leftover lamb.

Impressing your kids doesn’t have to mean jetting off to a distant locale.

Building company ordered to say if documents exist, and if so, to hand them over.

His second trip ended when he crashed his car into a bank and was flown to hospital.

A mix of shock, upset and alcohol was behind her impulsive decision to drive home.

Three women have protection orders out against the 22-year-old.

The squatter 'pestered friend' for the gun in order to shoot goats, he said.

Backpacker lost two teeth and suffered a broken eye socket in the violent attack.

It's the first time a union has been found in breach of good faith bargaining.

Couple take builder to court to release documents they claim would prove they were misled.

Companies can pay dearly for failing to tell Maritime NZ of worker burned while welding.