Hamilton man admits fatal driving charge
Michael Barugh Way's driving killed one woman and injured another person.
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Man who crashed his car while high on MDMA gets his dangerous driving conviction quashed.
Man who photographed unsuspecting women showering, getting changed in his home is jailed
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Man films his ex partner and another man in bed, then posts it to Facebook
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Ex-cop who raped sleeping colleague to be released from prison
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Inland Revenue breaches real estate agent's rights to a fair trial
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Gang warfare: Child run down by Crips member in act of 'vengeance'
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Court rules cabin crew's overnight stopovers aren't work
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Waiter sacked after five shifts awarded almost $20,000
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Father sentenced after crash kills daughter's unborn child
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Language barrier blamed for violent offending
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Father-of-five deported to NZ: 'I always said I would never disown my kids like my dad did with me'
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Dealer sold drugs to high-schoolers to pay medical bills, students turn up amid police bust
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Man died after hitting unlit trailer parked on a dark street
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Dunedin's Kavanagh College to be renamed after sexual abuse investigation
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Inmates who shanked prisoner sentenced to more jail time
The attack only stopped once prison officers intervened.
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Five homicides 'absolutely avoidable', a total system failure
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Man accused of murdering baby Hope granted bail
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