Financial strife caused Wayne Maunder to turn to crime but he's since got back on track.

Andrew Springfield was warned continuing to flout the law by driving could result in jail.

Jim Donnelly went to work in June 2004 ... and vanished into thin air.

Bahadur Singh has been jailed for two years and one month for his father's death.

"He saw those deer crossing the road and it was one temptation too many."

Michelle Hurinui was the mother of six children, including the injured toddler.

Accused was acquitted of murder but is now being sentenced for drugs charges.

Northland shooting: Two men found dead at remote Awarua property. Video / Michael Cunningham

Officer A said staff were visibly upset after Allen Ball was pronounced dead.

The man pleaded not guilty to the more serious charge today.

The man now faces a total of five charges.

No one else is being sought in connection with the man's death.

Leith Rex Ray was back in court today defending a charge of threatening behaviour.

Ryan Wenzlick slept on the floor beside the couple before the unprovoked attack.

The man had pulled over on the side of the road when he was attacked.

The woman never felt like the man was going to use the gun on her.

The retired truck driver says he never experienced anything like it in his 81 years.

Police said there was an altercation between two women known to each other.

Police Superintendent Tony Hill reveals they shot the suspect three times after he opened fire on a police dog. Video / Adam Pearse

Police have confirmed they have shot a man who shot a police dog in the tiny Northland town of Tangowahine. Video / Will Trafford / Adam Pearse

The charge stems from an incident in the couple's rural home town on October 12.

"He's a dangerous individual that deserves to be put away for a long time," a sister says.

The jury has returned with their verdicts in relation to the shooting in June last year.

Firing at least 8 shots has been described as "reckless in the extreme" by the crown.

'I hadn't thought about ringing police yet,' Orren Williams told the jury.

Orren Williams says he sold 'pounds' of cannabis but it wasn't his.

Orren Williams says he fired his gun out of fear and in the hope it would scare them off.

Orren Williams says he shot out of fear and was simply protecting himself and his family.

The first attending police officers and a pathologist have taken the stand today.

Emma Salvation hatched the plan that proved fatal. She took the stand today.