
'Extreme over-reaction': Son who killed father with claw hammer jailed for at least 11 years
Jack Kaea told a report writer having killed his father was "surreal" and he was sorry.
Jack Kaea told a report writer having killed his father was "surreal" and he was sorry.
Joey Richards will go on trial for murder in May next year.
"He would say, 'shame on you ,no one believes you'," teenage witness tells court.
The judge told him if he focused on keeping his hands to himself, 'we'll all be happy'.
Woman's death post surgery linked to multiple failures in her care.
It was a gunshot wound to the chest that ended the life of a man with brain cancer.
'I had a couple of beers and was distracted while eating my burrito'.
A ute that had been in a serious crash was badly repaired and sold to another customer.
An overworked, lone paramedic failed to identify how serious the baby's condition was.
The judge described the couple as the 'architects and main actors in the plan'.
The man allegedly abused two girls over a period of four years.
An inmate with drugs in his colon couldn't get past the ear of Corrections.
The man will now be registered on the child sex offender register.
Zane Paore Wallace will go on trial in the High Court at Whanganui on Monday for murder.
A sacked architectural designer ignored numerous requests to return work files.
Vaughan Te Moananui was spiralling out of control when he pointed a gun at police.
Before pushed out of the car, woman went in and out of consciousness from punch to head.
A housing expert says the man's situation should never have been allowed to get so bad.
Woman took starving dog to the vet, unaware it was already dead.
The man battled for pay after his "mental health spiral" saw him need months off work.
Florence Paialii's dogs were starving, anaemic and infested with fleas.
Former school teacher caught with child pornography will serve less time.
The couple took their son to court after learning their home wasn't really theirs.
A night out playing darts while ill with sore throat ends in drink-drive conviction.
Restaurant manager Angelica Sosa got a surprise when she checked her payslip.
Global travel giant Helloworld ordered to pay more than $100k to ex-employees.
He wanted to go to prison so he could get 'three hot meals, watch TV and work out'.
The patient suffered from dementia, and could not adequately communicate with staff.
'I was never advised or warned pre-surgery that I could end up without a navel.'
The man allegedly stupefied a woman by forcing his fingers into her mouth with meth.