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‘Love you Scrap Dogg’: Murder accused drops suppression bid

Chalise Tei Barton-Barbarich allegedly killed a woman during a brawl.

‘F*** this’: Frustrated mum removed baby's oxygen, tried to leave ED after delays

Now the Waikato woman has ended up in court for the way she handled the situation.

Police officer charged with fracturing man's ribs and elbow during arrest, filing false report

The officer has been granted interim name suppression and is yet to enter a plea.

Manurewa Marae inquiry: PM ‘shocked’ at data scandal, Hipkins calls it an ‘alarm bell’

The inquiry has already claimed one scalp.

Mother charged with reckless driving after fatal crash

Police alleged she may have been involved in a dispute with another driver.

‘Sorry is not enough’: Killer who bludgeoned teen girlfriend to death aspires to mentor youth

Black Power member Nathan Fenton beat Mairina Dunn for 90 minutes with a sawn-off shotgun.

‘I wanted to piss off the police’: Arsonist reveals why he torched train station

Daniel Vale has previously been jailed for torching the office of former PM Sir John Key.

Opinion: Let the guns speak – keeping firearms out of gangs' hands

OPINION: By working together, our communities are safer from gun crime.

Police used excessive force in arrest of boys aged 10 and 14 who fled in stolen car

Footage showed an officer punching one of the boys several times.

Vigil held for slain policewoman as Kiwis are told to look out for eachother | NZ Herald News Update

Hundreds gathered for Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming’s vigil, whilst Kiwis are urged to look out for each other. Dame Tariana Turia will be held by iwi for one more day.

'Utterly stupid and selfish': Crash victim's family front killer meth-driver

The woman had kids in the car when she ploughed into the back of Raymond Mathews.

Trainer kicks horse in genitals - avoids conviction, name suppressed

The judge wants further information before convicting him on child assault charges.

Alleged Coromandel shooter named as victim's family come together to grieve

Stuart Edmondson made a brief appearance in the High Court this morning.

'You’ll end up in the boot of my f***en car': Man jailed for attacks on ex-partners

When a woman escaped her ex, she'd been burnt, strangled, and stomped on.

Man stole people's identities to hire car and equipment he never returned

One of Bobby Moana's victims has forgiven him and wants to meet.

'No remorse at all': Son speaks out against fraudster mother's schemes

Tre Araia claims he's also been a victim of his mother Gina Potae's dishonesty offending.

Leading meth cook in country's largest haul asks to move prisons

Brownie Harding is now eligible for parole but is refusing to take part in a rehab course.

High-stakes saga: Mother, son lose $2.2m, including a Maserati, in asset forfeiture

They were convicted under anti-money-laundering law for moving $53m for a businessman.