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Animal pound mistakenly kills dog before owner's return
A staff error at the Manukau animal pound saw a dog mistakenly put down before its owner was able to collect it.
Judge's husband dies in stables blaze
The man killed in a fire on his South Auckland farm was the husband of district court judge Jane Lovell-Smith.
Murder accused never braked before driving into victim, court told
Tony Worrell hit Katie Powles' car at about 85km per hour, with no evidence that he tried to avoid a collision.
Death crash accused threatened to hurt someone, court told
A man accused of deliberately driving his car into two other vehicles, killing a woman, said "he was going to f*** someone up", the High Court hears.
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.
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.