Woman given four hours to leave home she owned in holiday park
Evicted then trespassed: 'I had to pay for the site, for a house I couldn't live in'
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'Undue influence': Nephew ordered to repay $1.5m to aunt with dementia
The money was given to him while the woman was under 'significant and undue influence'.
'You killed him': Grieving family confronts reckless truck driver
Matthew Ballard was on his way to work when Ross Jenkins' truck slammed into him.
'Drinking from the age of two': Man jailed for violent assault at tangi
Court told that main aggressor had been drinking alcohol since the age of two.
Dilworth sexual abuser granted sentence discount after appeal
Robert Wynyard abused eight boys, some as young as 8 years old.
Builder skips out on job after allegedly causing $70k botch-up
None of the walls were straight and all the weatherboards had to be torn off and replaced.
Mānuka oil start-up wins trademark dispute against Kardashian-endorsed company
The 'little guy' has taken on the established, celebrity-backed business. And won.
'Thuggery of the worst kind': Schoolboy, 13, beaten up by peer's father
The man sought retribution after an alleged altercation between his son and the victim.
Man, 72, gets 11 months' home detention for historic sex offending
Zane Hugh Smith appeared for sentencing for a third time.
'I've got a knife': Girl pulled into public toilet secretly dials 111 during sex attack
But the teen offender could hear the emergency call-taker and ended the call.
'He shattered my faith': Businessman rips off elderly widow, church
The fraudster has racked up more than 100 dishonesty convictions and countless victims.
Newly patched mobster carried out violent revenge attack on rival gang
Teenager was robbed by members of the Crips in a drug deal gone wrong.
Meth-maker with $1.5m debt to Crown has to give up ‘bequest’ from late father
Royce Duncan owed the Crown $1.5m earned from a large-scale drug-dealing operation.
Woman flung 7m through the air after being hit by drug-driver
He was 'yahooing' out his window before he drove through a red light and hit the woman.
Judge says prison stint for Aimex boss 'not manifestly excessive'
'The appellant had many opportunities to tell the truth' - Justice Christine Grice.
‘There’s no boyfriend, girlfriend status in my culture’: Man’s bigamy excuse
“He couldn’t immediately divorce her, but nevertheless wanted to move on with a new life.”
'Confronting and monstrous': Man went down 'rabbit hole' looking at child exploitation material
He told the police, "I know it's not an excuse and what I did was wrong."
'Rude and confrontational': Unlicensed parking warden verbally abused man who asked for his ID
John Wood has been clamping cars for over a decade without a licence.
'Poorly written': Woman forged will to net multimillion-dollar estate
But her efforts made a lawyer suspicious, so he called in an expert.
Surveillance and GPS tracking foils gang's meth-dealing ring
Ringleader jailed for 45 months, but may soon be eligible for parole.
Protesting grandmother who concreted herself to road no longer behind bars
Rosemary Penwarden has been granted electronically monitored bail to her home in Dunedin.
'Excessive' sentence: Judge says prison too harsh for accident cover-up
William Sullivan made a false statement to WorkSafe investigators.
Trial aborted minutes into deliberations for uncle accused of raping niece
The jury heard evidence for a week, including testimony from a child.
'Shame and embarrassment': High-end resort unlawfully fired housekeeper
The resort manager then trespassed the woman, who held mana whenua status.
Drunk teen who was asked to leave hospital punched security guard, knocking out teeth and dental plate
The security guard needed costly reconstruction surgery afterwards.
Realtor harassed tenant and threatened to sue
Tanya Lieven was both the landlord and the realtor attempting to sell the property.
Hunter caught leaving private meditation retreat with dead pigs
The 29-year-old already had convictions for unlawful hunting.
Man in sexual relationship with 13-year-old caught trying to board plane to China
'My Dad found out and he wants to go to the police so u better stay away.'
Man attacked in court dock after members of public scale 2m barrier
Security guards and a police officer struggled for several minutes to regain control.
'Unwelcome': Dying woman's family refused visit at retirement village
The woman was shocked to see her mother with a blackened tongue and in pain.
Woman with known allergy dies from anaphlyaxis after being given penicillin
Five checks for an allergy before prescribing and administering antibiotics were missed.
'I could just see her blood pressure drop': Son's final moments with dying mum
Now, 13 years on, a coroner will decide how Carmen Walker died during a medical procedure.
'Prime candidate to be shot': Obsessed gamer went out dressed as armed FBI agent
Judge: 'There was a real possibility you could have been shot by police.'
'Sexual plaything': Crown alleges teenager used by uncle at whim
The jury heard closing arguments and will return on Monday to deliberate.