'Should I kill him now?': Drunk man burns down ex's home, threatens new partner
The judge wasn't impressed with a request for a 70% discount saying it was 'unrealistic'.
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Sister's heartbreak: Woman pleads for leniency after brother abused her children
Man's lawyer: “He is a victim himself and is now an abuser,”
High-flying jewellery designer found guilty of shoplifting in Queenstown
Fiona Rose Knapp, 54, once owned a studio in London’s Notting Hill.
Young cannabis seller turns over $500,000 in sales in nine weeks
The 23-year-old appealed his sentence saying jail would hinder his ability to be a dad.
Teen who OD'd was sent home, parents told to 'keep an eye on her' as crisis team unavailable
Ataria Heta later died of a suspected suicide. Her family want more help for teens.
'I'm still scared': Hospitalised bottle store worker still fearful after violent burglary
'It’s been nearly a year and I still feel uncomfortable. I want to forget about it all.'
House shot at 'several times': Man's move to 'protect' himself lands him in jail
He took photos of himself posing with firearms and posted them to social media.
Trio who allegedly left man for dead on the side of Waikato road can be named
The fourth accused has two weeks to decide whether his name will be kept secret.
'Get out of my face': Man on trial over death outside pub says fatal push was justified
Kevin Fulton, 46, is on trial in Invercargill after a pub fight ended in tragedy.
Man exchanged 1600 messages with key player in $2.9m stolen property ring
Judge: 'You established yourself as the main conduit for stolen property in Wellington'.
'They probably see me as a monster:' Murderer reflects on drug-induced rage killing
Joseph Rota strangled Wellington hairdresser Huri King-Mosen in a jealous rage.
Junior doctor failed to check if woman was pregnant before inserting contraceptive device
The woman found out she was pregnant at 20 weeks when she felt movement in her abdomen.
'Unacceptable': Man dies after hospital keeps him sitting in ED for hours, loses notes, fails to order scan
The doctor felt 'very overwhelmed' during an exceptionally busy night in ED.
Tauranga man sent to prison for sexual violation of woman after work event
The victim said the "horrific" sexual assault has "devastated every aspect of [her] life".
Police move to seize land and cash related to alleged $2m Winz fraud
The men, who are linked to an Auckland furniture company, haven't been arrested.
From riches to rags: Man who banished wife from home ends up with a fraction of their fortune
She left the upmarket family home with little more than a bag of clothes and some cash.
Torched car and fake sex ads: Man's harassment campaign against ex revealed
The judge said the man's actions were 'calculated, manipulative, and highly premeditated'.
Inmates claim prison gang assault was 'utu', sentences should be reduced under Māori lore
Seven Black Power members attacked a Nomad inmate after 'an unwanted sexual advance'.
'Kick them out': Aussie landlord sends his kids to NZ to evict tenants
The tenants felt they “had no rights and no choice” other than to leave that day.
'F*** off:' Meth mum's sentencing delayed after she arrived at court in 'drug-fuelled state'
Lilly Quigley reappeared this week with a judge noting she looked better than last time.
'I panicked ... I knew couldn't help him': Was man's death an accident or murder?
Bob Kleiman's body was found the day after he was shot in the head.
Luxury Airbnb drug lord successfully appeals 'excessive' sentence
At the peak of his drug peddling, Louis Hall squandered almost $1m at the casino.
Northland youth deaths inquest: Teen called two helplines before suspected suicide
Mum: 'Summer should still be here, I don’t want this to happen to other families.'
Life sentence for rapist who made girls his ‘playthings’ for 20 years
He punished his victims when they resisted his abuse. Now he will be punished, they said.
‘It’s my fault’: Father’s anguish at son’s role in fatal Mongrel Mob intra-gang attack
Arana Huriwaka stabbed James Barton in the neck after a dispute over gang rules.
Inquest into spate of suspected youth suicides in Northland
Hamuera Ellis-Erihe is one of six young people aged 12-16 who took their own lives.
'It broke me and our kids': Jealous ex burns down home of partner, children
Sean Anthony Carroll's arson caused around $550,000 in damage.
Rugby star's head-knocks blamed for 'fall from grace' after he onsold guns, faked burglary
Rugby and former TV star Matua Parkinson has been sentenced on firearms charges.
Man accused of murdering Hawke's Bay teenager Ariki Rigby loses suppression
Jimmy Heremaia is being held at his own request in the segregation unit of a prison.
Migrant's 'leading role' in syndicate that smuggled meth in a picture of the Virgin Mary
The Colombian national has been jailed and now faces the possibility of deportation.
'Pervasive deficits': Oranga Tamariki's practice under the microscope in baby's death
Oranga Tamariki staff incorrectly handled concerns reported to them, a coroner found.
'The cover of Christianity:' Man groomed, abused boys he met at church youth group
'You broke my heart when you assaulted my brother,' victim tells Gordon Barnes.
Otago man first in NZ to be jailed for 3D printing firearms
Matthew Bryan McLaren, 31, was jailed for 26 months.
'You preyed on them': Man jailed for 20 years for raping girls in his care
Victim: 'Every man I looked at was a monster, every boy was a demon'.