‘Vulnerable’ drug mule spent more on airfares than what he earned transporting meth
The cost of the airfare exceeded what Natia Tupai was paid to carry the drugs.
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Name suppression lapses for Far North murder accused
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Man bombarded neighbour with crude texts before indecent act
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Kevin Moore claims he is tangata whenua and refuses to move from the beachside property.
'Significant fraud': Care worker steals $25k from two elderly clients
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Man avoids jail for several assaults, including bat attack at Whangārei petrol station
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‘Perverse sexual gratification’: NZ gym coach jailed for hundreds of offences against young athletes
Gregory Pask committed more than 250 offences against the five victims identified.
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Hastings council fined after 200 cubic metres of wastewater spills onto highway
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‘I would like to have sex with you’: Teacher allegedly told 12yo at exclusive school
The man taught at one the country’s most-prestigious private schools.
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Black Power member illegally squatting on beachfront land for 11 years
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Thieving dental clinic worker claims she had a medical condition that 'made her steal'
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Man bashed elderly dog with mallet to 'put it out of its misery'
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Our system was hacked: Security boss's excuse for not paying employee
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Man charged with rape of 13-year-old claims she wanted sex lesson
The man took the stand and pointed the finger at his wife, claiming she set him up.
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'Vulnerable to exploitation': Owner of failed restaurant to pay $95,000
The order came years after Shen Yuan closed the doors to Hua Restaurant.
Man shoves fist in partner's mouth, breaks jaw, in haunting night of violence
It wasn't until the following morning that the battered victim was able to flee.
Con woman who killed elderly widower with steam iron shows 'worrying' behaviour
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Motorcyclist dies after unlicensed driver runs him over, then flees
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