Fake signature and false phonecall were part of Qing Tian's deceit.

A public session to learn more about the Picton ferry terminal upgrade was held this week.

Natalie Roselyn Fenton was 15 when she murdered Raymond Mullins at his home.

Greyhound owner annoyed at decision to stand dog down after she looked at a competitor.

Issue of age of consent in South America raised during proceedings.

The area suffered severe flooding in July last year.

Violent attack at New Plymouth bar shows the "danger of alcohol and youth", judge says.

Nurse buys petrol for private car on company credit card.

'Your behaviour was disgraceful,' judge tells Uber driver who groped two passengers.

I wish I had told my mum how much I loved her before she had passed.

Intensive supervision ordered for man with history of committing indecent acts.

The man drank three bottles of wine before driving to a police patrol car.

The judge assessed the victim as being 'semi-comatose' when she was put to bed.

Elisabeth Buckley admitted she ordered dementia patients to be given unprescribed meds.

Whanganui lawyer Mark Bullock remains in ICU in Wellington Hospital after being attacked.

The 26-year-old woman made a brief appearance in court this morning.

A woman accused of beating her two-year-old to death will be extradited to Australia.

Victims and defendants are suffering the consequences of delays in mental health reports.

Mere Montgomery nee Meanata shares poems she wrote about her dad and his every day war,

If its assumption was correct, Edubase would have gotten at least triple the normal rate.

Child sex offender Shane Doull's claims of remorse did not sway a judge, who jailed him.

A banned trainer says she never wanted to hurt her horse and has let everyone down.

Grieving son: 'Our mother's life wasn't worth very much in the eyes of the justice system'

The UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples moves a step closer to law.

Scott Dickson says he has no idea how the elevated levels ended up in his horse's system.

"If you do it yourself, this is where you'll end up" says judge in cannabis-growing case.

Northland council gets tough on rule-breaking boaties.

Fabian Phillips died of surgery complications seven months after the accident.

David Tua has taken on the planet's baddest men ... but says being inducted is scarier.

Worker who disclosed debilitating migraines to employer awarded $17,000 after losing job.