The man became violent when his neighbours told him he had taken too much food.

His life was spinning out of control after he was the victim of a gang assault in prison.

Committee finds lawyer's actions 'risked damaging the reputation of the legal profession'.

Judge acknowledged that woman was not the driver but said her actions played a part.

Defence says preventive detention would be mentally crushing for the serial offender.

A lawyer's conversation with a juror's colleague breached conduct and client care rules.

Living with rape: "The sentence that he gave me is for life'.

Prison guard fired for posting sexual and violent videos wasn't unjustifiably dismissed.

'Disrespectful and inflammatory' is how the lawyer's behaviour has been described.

Alo Ngata was put in a spit hood. He died in hospital three days after his arrest.

The crash killed a pilot and two Department of Conservation workers four years ago.

The elderly man was kept in a nappy and wetsuit he couldn't remove when he soiled himself.

Police have rejected a finding they used excessive force on the man.

Unlike her rapist who received intensive supervision, Sarah says she got a life sentence.

The employer must now pay her $26k but says he can't because he is 'just a poor hatmaker'.

Hawira Duncan has been sent to prison for 15 years and cannot be released before 2032.

Company selling EMF shielding technology was told to remove misleading ad from website.

Guy Greenslade failed the typing test three times and was rejected from Police College.

The rest home has made many changes and improvements since the incident.

The trial for a Wellington musician accused of sexual violation started today.

Victim's forgiveness a factor in outcome for man who posted film of her in bed.

The newborn baby boy is the spitting image of his father, who he will never meet.

And he was deemed by the court to be acquitted.

The group was set up by landlords to create a national 'blacklist' of bad tenants.

As a result, the woman lost the job she had 'poured her heart and soul' into.

Instead of helping her after crushing her, the man kicked the woman and told her to go.

Shailendra Deo's drink driving was so bad other motorists had to veer onto the footpath.

Charges dismissed for three pensioners arrested after defacing an ANZ Bank.

"Hose for washing machine empties out of window. Kitchen water goes on the lawn."

'[We] never doubted ... he was innocent and that was it," say Peter Ellis' family.