Judge tells 'predator' who sexually abused his children apology '30 years too late'
Hastings man who sexually abused children in his own family for 25 years jailed.
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Judge 'nursing' offender's path to rehab refuses early release from home detention
The man wanted time to prepare for rehab but the judge worried he'd get on the "turps".
Parents against the vaccine rollout for kids heard in court
Eight parents say their children will face discrimination and exclusion.
Covid-19 Omicron outbreak: Unvaxxed CAA staff fail in appeal to get jobs back
The High Court has dismissed the employees request for interim reinstatement.
'I'm not a monster': homeless man tells court
Prison wouldn't help him and there was nothing probation could do either, it was heard.
'These people could have died': Bad boaties fined
Tragedy narrowly avoided by boaties who took passenger out in unsafe conditions.
Adoption law overhaul long overdue as death highlights
Fight for mother's name on birth certificate now a private bill before Parliament.
Drunk lawyer offers employee 'best orgasm of your life' in taxi
The case has been sent back to a legal complaints committee.
'Manipulative' woman who hid daughter's injuries behind face paint on flight jailed
Two flight attendants became suspicious and cleaned the 9-year-old girl's face paint.
'It was by the book': Prison staff revisit moments before inmate's death
Kolby Heta stopped struggling, went limp before officers began unsuccessful CPR attempt.
A long road to justice over $83,000 sportscar
It's a bumpy road for a luxury sportscar owner who's in a legal battle with the dealer.
Fatigued drink driver's costly crash
Viliame Temo told police he must have fallen asleep at the wheel.
Man charged with murdering Christchurch woman appears in court
The 37-year-old woman was found dead at her home on Saturday,
Four Vietnamese men named after Whangārei dope growing bust
Vietnamese nationals arrested after a drug bust in Whangārei, can now be named.
Heli-rides to luxury lodge for lunch will soon be off the menu
A legal stoush over an airstrip has resulted in an order that will end helicopter flights.
501 deportee wins right to drink in licensed premises with family and friends
Aaron Pryce is encouraging other deportees to appeal conditions if they don't seem fair.
Super sleuth lawyer proves mileage on used Chevy out by thousands of miles
Buyer gets money back on a car which had done thousands more miles than advertised.
Patient left with arthritis after doctor fail
'Had greater care been taken to enquire fully her recovery may have been more favourable.'
'A hell of a mess': Company fined $27K for allowing pigs to foul streams
About 35 pigs spent five months living in the streams, which flow into Lake Rotorua.
Repeated failures by hospital doctors ended in patient's death
Southern DHB has been referred to the Director of Proceedings over the death of a patient.
Man admits 30 violence, sex charges
Unexpected guilty pleas ended man's plan for trial on 30 violence, sex, drugs charges.
Woman denies throwing acid at someone
Accused enters not guilty pleas and elects for a judge-alone trial.
'Cat-astrophe' as distraught pet owner fails in tribunal bid to get feline returned
An organisation was found at fault, but still the cat was unable to be returned.
Inmate bleeding and 'hooded' before dying in prison
Pathologist says Kolby Heta suffered 'cardiac death in the setting of restraint'.
Man remains in custody on remand, four years after arrest
Hearing has rejected bail for man awaiting trial, four years on.
Recidivist drink-driver injures child in Whangārei collision
Recidivist drink-driver admits responsibility for crash causing serious injury to boy
Judge slams hospital's decision to release inpatient
A man was released from an inpatient order too early, creating victims, a judge says.
Dismissed: Court refuses to release man who illegally reclaimed Tauranga Harbour from custody
Tio Faulkner claimed that due to being tangata whenua, he was being detained unlawfully.
Court rejects German drink-driver's claim that she didn't know rights
German woman claims she did not understand her rights when she was booked drink-driving.
Company directors charged after allegedly failing to pay workers
MBIE has not had a chance to serve papers on Sourav Sardana due to him being overseas.
Waikato DHB employee, friend avoid jail after $228k theft
The pair spent the money as quickly as it was stolen - now they don't have to pay it back.
Alleged sexual assault at Taranaki speedway
Police arrested a man at the Stratford Speedway following a report of a sexual assault.
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Father, daughter relationship in tatters after crash claims unborn baby's life
Michael Eichler, 58, admitted 2 Land Transport Act charges and will be sentenced in March.