Drug, alcohol factors in nearly 60 per cent of fatal crashes, study finds
Coroners have highlighted the dangers of impaired driving in their latest findings.
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Burglary spree: Children hide pocket money in fear 'bad man would come back'
Children hid their pocket money and asked, 'When will the bad man be back?'
Watch: Justice Minister Kris Faafoi talks legal aid, and delays
The maximum income thresholds for legal aid are being lifted, but some say not by enough.
Former All Black convicted, discharged over alcohol incident
Zac Guildford accused of drinking alcohol while on an intensive supervision sentence.
Hastings man who assaulted, throttled partner six times in one month fails in appeal effort
The High Court judge found the man was lucky not to have been given a longer jail term.
Fake vaccine pass lands horse trainer in trouble
The horse trainer made and presented a fake vaccine pass to race officials.
Meth masks: Man hid drugs, mailed them to clients during lockdown
The man would use his sister's bank account to avoid detection.
'Oh my God no': Talented musician ended own life after bludgeoning flatmate
A man who attacked his flatmate moments before ending his life was psychotic at the time.
Man wins 12-month reprieve after living in NZ illegally for 27 years
The father is now fighting for residency in a bid to keep his family together.
Employee awarded $8000 after being tapped on her backside with bucket
The woman complained about her co-workers's conduct for several weeks.
Man who found venomous sea snake poked it with a stick, shared video to TikTok
Instead of putting it back in the sea, he drove it 45 minutes to Palmerston North.
Wheelie bad: Man wins claim after wheel breaks free on drive
The dealer initially refused to help the man who bought the car one month earlier.
Harbour dumper: Ex-politician who reclaimed harbour to appeal conviction
The high-flying Aussie politico locked up for reclaiming Tauranga Harbour is back in court
Drink thrown at victim left bruises in the shape of cans
While she lay motionless, he opened one of the cans, and threw it at her.
Child-porn addict glad he got caught
A man caught with over 11,000 child abuse images will be getting the help he needs.
No prosecution: Man, 75, alleged to have suffocated pet dog
Pet dog was allegedly suffocated to death on a New Plymouth street.
Artist and wharfie named in fake flyer case
Couple who dished out flyers are artist Nikki Romney and former journalist Alan Clarke.
Man found not guilty of raping woman three times in her home
Jason Hikaka was cleared by a jury of forcing his way into a woman's home and raping her.
Dog owned by trust seriously injured a person
A Taranaki trust has pleaded guilty to owning a dog that attacked someone.
Horse trainer says he should be allowed to drug his horse
Trainer gave his horse cobalt, which is a prohibited substance.
Nurse who stole credit card from dead patient says he was desperate
He says he was desperate and trying to support his family.
Driver dumps sewage in protected stream instead of facility so he can go home
Kyle Maitai didn't want to drive to Kawerau; instead dumping the sewage into a canal.
'Extracted without consent': Pain for dentist who pulled out wrong tooth
'Please put your hand down' - dentist to patient warning that wrong tooth being extracted.
No plea yet for man accused of altering teen girl images
A man is accused of taking the images of young women and altering them for adult sites.
'I wish he would rot in hell': Woman abused by step-dad
Her mother knew about the abuse but never stopped it.
DHB and defendant take issues with mental health reports to High Court
A DHB is struggling to provide court-ordered mental health reports for offenders.
She met her fake husband on the day she flew to NZ. Why she's allowed to stay
She met her "husband" at the airport, and never saw him again.
Rape, assault, theft: Eight security guards lose jobs for crimes
Operating licences have been revoked for security workers who committed serious violence.
'If I was raped in the military I would never come forward': Defence staff speak out
Members of the military say its handling of sexual assault complaints is a 'sick joke'.
$278k bill for Kiwi oil and gas giant over 'harrowing' sackings
Sackings leave oil and gas firm with compensation bill over a quarter of a million dollars
'Apparently if you're drunk you can do what you like': Defence worker keeps job after four alleged sex assaults
'Apparently if you're drunk you can do what you like,' says complainant.
'Neighbour urinated on my fence': Kāinga Ora tenant wins $5k for landlord's inaction
A Kāinga Ora tenant made more than 130 complaints about a noisy, abusive neighbour.
'I hope karma bites you': Teen hit with metal drink bottle suffers brain injury
The teen was at the beach watching ships at sea when he was attacked for his bag.
'Desperate situation': Synthetic cannabis dealing leads to death
The dealer had lost his job and was desperate for money to keep his household afloat.