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Death crash accused seemed drunk, court told
A man accused of deliberately driving his car into other vehicles - killing a young woman - seemed to be "really drunk" that night, a petrol station worker told a court today.
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Teen, 14, due in court over sex attack
Police and Maori Wardens are patrolling the streets as a teenager appears in court charged in relation to a sex attack.
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Death crash deliberate, says Crown
The man accused of deliberately causing a fatal crash was found at the scene with a bottle of beer between his legs, a court hears.
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Sex offender may be targeting children, police warn
Report says police won't say if a man arrested today for an attack on a woman is connected to earlier sex attacks.
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Woman died after car deliberately driven into, court told
Prosecutor describes dangerous driving immediately before fatal crash.
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Police hunt serial sex offender after attacks
Police are hunting a "brazen" serial sex offender believed to have attacked two young girls and a woman in the past two months.
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Police question man over sex attacks
Police were last night questioning a man about a string of sex attacks on females ranging in age from eight to 28.
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Maori Party co-leaders write in support of Field
Maori Party co-leaders Pita Sharples and Tariana Turia wrote submissions to the High Court in support of disgraced former MP Taito Phillip Field.
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State tenant 'owned two properties'
A man is facing allegations he lived off the taxpayer in state housing while he was a landlord owning two properties.
![Food: 50 dishes to die for](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Food: 50 dishes to die for
Viva's comprehensive list of yummy stuff for those with an insatiable appetite for all things food.
![Field's public shaming complete](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Field's public shaming complete
Court 15 in the High Court at Auckland was an inadequate venue for the audience of about 100 supporters of disgraced ex-MP Taito Phillip Field.
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Tears flow over Taito Phillip Field's 'tough penalty'
Taito Phillip Field's wife says she is heartbroken at six year jail term. Field's lawyer calls it "a tough penalty".
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Field's sentence shows no one is above law - Speaker
One of Taito Phillip Field's biggest critics in Parliament is saddened a former MP and minister has been jailed.
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Families cautioned against travel to Samoa
Well-intentioned helpers could place extra pressure on already scarce resources, says pastor.