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Spurned ex-partner admits to arson
A former lover has admitted setting fire to his ex-partner's house and torching her car after failing to win her back.
Tamihere hearing delayed for six months
A hearing on whether convicted killer David Tamihere breached his parole by flying over an historic Coromandel murder scene has been delayed for six months.
Sex offender shows 'no remorse'
A sexual assault victim faced her attacker in court and described how his "depravity" had robbed her of her childhood.
Urewera Four lose appeals
The so-called Urewera Four have lost their appeals against conviction and sentence, but the case could still be taken to the Supreme Court.
'Don't put me in men's jail'
A transgender woman who struck a man over the head with a bottle of sparkling wine has pleaded with a judge not to send her to a men's prison.
Macdonald could be out by Christmas
The 32-year-old, jailed yesterday for five years, will have his first parole hearing in December.
No jail for rugby tournament fraudster
A former detective has been sentenced to 10 months' home detention for defrauding a national sevens tournament of $64,000.
Sex offender in breach
The timing of Lloyd Alexander McIntosh's alleged breach will raise the pressure in Wanganui.