Judge Glen Marshall found speed and distraction were two key factors in the crash.

The man's conviction was quashed, now he's trying to return from India to see his child.

Judge says it was a shame Megan Gordon was injured during arrest but it was no surprise.

Hamish Ray had earlier sent a barrage of abusive messages to his ex via social media.

He took one girl's virginity and raped the other as she slept.

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'I didn't want a criminal record - I just wanted a way out for my son.'

If he returned to Mongolia there was a likelihood he would be tortured.

But the attacker claims he has since 'found the Lord' and is genuinely remorseful.

He admitted assaulting a child in 2008. Then he tried to quash it.

But he has since been banned from the halls and dropped his studies.

Laken Watene's body has never been recovered.

Daniel Eliu was shot dead outside a South Auckland church.

He has now been censured and ordered to pay a fine for the misconduct.

The courtesy car suffered 'catastrophic engine failure'.

Barry Madden preyed on three children for more than three decades.

After she didn't pay, the life coach took the woman to the Disputes Tribunal.

Gunther van der Heijden maintains NZ's health system is "corrupt".

The woman now suffers from flashbacks, while the schoolgirl has become withdrawn.

Criminal 'seized upon the tragedy' of the pandemic as a 'money-making opportunity'.

He raped the teen three times and had his associates film part of the act.

'I am easily triggered, unfortunately.'

Jacinda Sione-Lauaki was killed when Duanne Towgood lost control on a corner and crashed.

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Stephen Wayne Beattie hid phone in girl's bedroom to make videos of her.

Teina Pickering was found dead on a Ruakākā road in October last year.

He offered to teach a female student how to perform a sex act.

A judge says the tragedy was characterised by impulsiveness and recklessness.

Anthony Pearce, who also stabbed a man in the neck, has argued against his sentence.

He was caught with thousands of images and videos of child exploitation material.