He was jailed for life in 1995 for murdering the father of a boy he sexually abused.

A girl hid under her blanket on the floor after windows were smashed around her.

He arrived dragging a road cone under his car and left without the alcohol he wanted.

The woman went through his phone and discovered explicit images and recordings.

The man was embroiled in an international custody battle for his stepdaughter.

Around 19 workers were housed in a garage for four months. Some were without mattresses.

He became enraged when he saw the stranger holding his son's hand.

A judge said there are children all over New Zealand traumatised by domestic violence.

Now Kodee Kee-Sue has been jailed for more than 13 years.

Southern Thompson said her difficult background and remorse warranted a greater discount.

'I feel so robbed and heartbroken', a victim's son tells the court.

A trial date has set in the High Court at Hamilton for February 2026.

Patient in his 80s was still struggling to breathe and had no proper care plan in place.

Michael Smith stole a car that had a baby asleep in the backseat. Then he went on the lam.

Peter Leitch says his memory is going but he's still as sharp as a tack.

Corrections staff and court security were assaulted in the melee.

A member of the public tried to stop them from fleeing but was rundown in the process.

Now a father and son are on trial together in the High Court at Napier.

But now he has been discharged without conviction for his actions.

Owen Dlyakiya received four rifles and onsold two of them.

He also told police he thought the man would jump out of his way.

Kevin Moore has been illegally occupying Māori coastal land for the past 11 years.

Leigh Beer has been found guilty of murdering Emma Field. Now his history can be revealed.

Emma Field was alive but likely unconscious when the blaze took hold.

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There was a baby inside the stolen vehicle who was then abandoned on a berm.

Emma Field was alive but likely unconscious when a fire took hold of her bedroom.

Emma Field was alive when the fire took hold.

The woman picked her victims carefully - they were either elderly or had health issues.

Kupa Koinaki didn't realise police had already taken the cocaine he was meant to collect.