Temuera Paul also broke into a Kāinga Ora house and took a shower.

The 26-year-old made a brief appearance in the Hamilton District Court today.

Patient complained they received no contact or apology for two years.

Her family say the emergency services failure has created a wound that will never heal.

Police said the offending had unlawfully benefitted him to the tune of $191,350.

James Dorbu orchestrated a complex conspiracy to force a buyer out of a property deal.

Matters then got worse when the driver tried to punch the officer in the face.

After five years, Joshua Terrey's family has some closure - but not the kind they want.

Mackara Patrick Chourb told police he didn't realise he'd taken so much money out.

One girl who ran to escape returned to help her sister.

The Crown says ‘it takes two’, while the defence says only one person is culpable.

But, a jury wasn't buying it - defendant guilty of multiple charges.

Raewyn Newport drank two bottles of wine in four hours.

Jason Tuitama struck two pedestrians, killing one, after speeding through red lights.

Review by prison inspectorate is under way after gang-related assault.

Tony Tiumalu stabbed his girlfriend to death on her birthday at a public beach in 2005.

That was despite meth testing at the Metropolis apartment coming back negative.

'I was knocked out and bleeding - I thought I was dead,' Kyle Clarke told police.

Jurors and lawyers waited outside while broken glass was cleared away.

Matthew Kelly paid a woman to send him a video of herself abusing an infant.

Dylan Anderson kicked a rival gang member in the head, rendering him unconcious.

'It was horrendous, I wouldn’t put my workers through that': cray boat skipper.

She later phoned him from prison to coax him into telling police he lied about the attack.

A debris field was found 51 metres from where Allister Christie's car became airborne.

The woman says her partner tried to smother her after she reported his violence to police.

'New Zealanders there do not get a fair deal,' he said of the Australian Family Court.

Matthew James Vernall says the judge was wrong to refuse a home-based sentence.

'The hull was upside down, propellers were spinning, and there was smoke in the air.'

Now the car thief is on trial, accused of causing Allister Christie's death in chase.

Woman did not know two men who picked her up and took her to a motel.