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'Adverse outcome': Woman ends up in wheelchair after surgery goes wrong

Woman's twin sister was mistakenly prepped for surgery before operation which went awry.

'Perfect storm': Woman died after breathing tube inserted into food pipe during surgery

The breast cancer patient suffered an unsurvivable brain injury as a result of the error.

'No intentional force': Officer cleared in Whangārei retrial over assault case

The incident left Mathew Sinclair with head injuries during an arrest.

Couple asked to pay again after $23k wedding venue deposit stolen during robbery

A couple were told they wouldn't be able to hold their wedding there without paying again.

Kidnapper told car-jacking victims he'd done time for murder and wanted to kill again

Promising sportsman's criminal offending started when he joined a gang as an adult.

'I felt threatened': Sallies worker defends shoving colleague, using 'derogatory slur'

The sacked furniture store worker took his case to the ERA, claiming wrongful dismissal.

'Young, naive' woman turned to drug-running after relationship break-up

Melissa Rodgers set to be sent back to NZ when she finishes doing time in an Aussie jail.

'She was just wailing': Friends had to tell RSE worker's mum he had been killed in a crash

Truck driver Robert Clifford was on his phone when he crashed into the RSE van.

Iwi win case objecting to new Hawke's Bay quarry - for now

The quarry site is close to burial caves and the scene of an inter-hapu battle.

'Gratuitous, callous': Man left unconscious in a pool of blood after tavern beating

'I heard [my partner] yelling and wailing, "No, not my boy, stay with me, my boy".'

'I would have taken them all': Man snuck into SPCA after hours, freeing all the caged animals

A staff member was injured trying to retrieve the escapees, one of which remains missing.

'Repeated offending': Woman covertly filmed during sex only learned about videos two years later

Judge: Ricky Davies breached the woman's privacy in the most egregious way.

'Couldn’t handle the screaming and crying': Man reveals why he killed his girlfriend's baby

Matthew Ellery threw the girl to the floor and smothered her. Then he blamed her uncle.

Historic verdict: Dog owner guilty of manslaughter after hungry pack mauled man to death

The jury found Neville Thomson died after Abel Wira failed to secure his aggressive dogs.

Man's plan to post box full of cannabis foiled by 'distinctive odour'

Anthony Ellison also provided his name and contact details on the package receipt.

'You've got me': Policeman accused of striking man on ground with sponge-round launcher

The former tactical unit officer, who is on trial, claims it was an accident.