The man was beaten, knocked off the jetty and held underwater.

The alleged offending occurred on four separate occasions over two weeks.

Southern Thompson said her difficult background and remorse warranted a greater discount.

'I feel so robbed and heartbroken', a victim's son tells the court.

A trial date has set in the High Court at Hamilton for February 2026.

Patient in his 80s was still struggling to breathe and had no proper care plan in place.

Michael Smith stole a car that had a baby asleep in the backseat. Then he went on the lam.

Peter Leitch says his memory is going but he's still as sharp as a tack.

Corrections staff and court security were assaulted in the melee.

Billy-James Natanahira threw pavers at police during the March 2022 riot.

He herded employees into the back of the store and attacked one with a crowbar.

But now he has been discharged without conviction for his actions.

Owen Dlyakiya received four rifles and onsold two of them.

He also told police he thought the man would jump out of his way.

Kevin Moore has been illegally occupying Māori coastal land for the past 11 years.

Leigh Beer has been found guilty of murdering Emma Field. Now his history can be revealed.

Emma Field was alive but likely unconscious when the blaze took hold.

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Emma Field was alive when the fire took hold.

The woman picked her victims carefully - they were either elderly or had health issues.

Kupa Koinaki didn't realise police had already taken the cocaine he was meant to collect.

But two years later, the fraud was discovered and it all came crashing down.

Jason Lambert's lawyer argued: “It’s his right to be tried without undue delay.”

The 35-year-old was accused of assaulting the girl who turned up at school with injuries.

Kohl Gibbons was wearing a headlamp and holding a .22 sawn-off rifle.

Emma Field was alive but likely unconscious when the blaze took hold of her bedroom.

Defence accused him of torching the place after breaking in and assaulting the woman.

Care staff feared the 30-year-old might act aggressively so they left her alone.

Couple checked in carrying a guillotine, printer and multiple laptop bags.

Teenagers netted $140,000 of watches, rings and medallions in 45-second raid.