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Groom attacks father with axe
A man has been jailed for attacking family members with a replica medieval axe on his wedding night, after he was caught kissing a bridesmaid.
![Prison visitors facing drug smuggling charges](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Prison visitors facing drug smuggling charges
Two prisoners' mothers and a girlfriend are facing criminal charges, after trying to smuggle drugs.
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<i>Pip Cheshire:</i> Super City presents chance to shape Auckland
Pip Cheshire writes on the pitfalls of good urban design in Auckland planning.
![One night in Rimutaka Prison](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
One night in Rimutaka Prison
Herald reporter Derek Cheng spends a night in Unit 11 at Rimutaka Prison, the country's first unit built from old shipping containers.
![Meet our man on the inside](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Meet our man on the inside
Herald reporter Derek Cheng gets a first look at the container cells at Rimutaka Prison's new unit.
![Corby wants a baby in jail](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Corby wants a baby in jail
The mother of convicted drug smuggler Schapelle Corby says her daughter wants to have a baby, even if she remains in jail.
![Goff refused mayors' pleas on jail](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Goff refused mayors' pleas on jail
Phil Goff rejected mayoral pleas to reduce the height of the Mt Eden Prison development when he was Minister of Corrections in 2007.
![Looming prison tower offends community](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Looming prison tower offends community
A $218 million prison development towering over Auckland's Southern Motorway has horrified residents, principals and community leaders.
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Controversy continues after three strikes bill passed
The three-strikes legislation will become law, after the National-Act Party bill passed its third reading in Parliament last night.