Turns out it was a false flag situation.

The court heard how Kane Wayman had been 'acting out' and disrespecting the gang.

"Why would I lie?"

'If he'd been in jail that lady would still be alive,' another attack victim says.

The best of youth shearing in New Zealand. Video / Supplied

A man who stabbed another over a gram of methamphetamine has sentence reduced.

The biggest drugs operation in Ashburton in recent years has seen more than 160 charges filed against 18 people, following a series of search warrants in the area this week. Video / NZ Police

"Changeable weather is typical of spring," says the Metservice.

Tramper who encountered man troubled by sanitised police version of events.

Judge: 'People get really upset when they work hard, buy a chainsaw and it gets stolen.'

Bags of weed and cash found after police stop driver for talking on cell phone.

Longtime Gloriavale member Clem Ready turns against the leaders claiming that sexual abuse, bullying and forced labour are prevalent within the sect. Video / NZ Herald

OPINION: Gangs are ruining lives up and down the country.

A wintry blast has made slippery roads and delayed schools, but many are enjoying the icy conditions across Dunedin. Made with funding from NZ On Air. Video / ODT

Father of student killed by tutor Clayton Weatherston says change is needed.

Young and vulnerable migrants underpaid by more than $12,000 over six-month ordeal.

A street and child daycare centre was locked down after daylight shooting.

Restricted driver took new car for a spin after drinking, crashed and broke his neck.

MetService warns of gale-force winds buffeting parts of the South.

Want beaches, arty vibes and craft brews? You can't beat a spring trip to Dunedin

A miniature train gifted by the artist Yusuf Islam is getting its first spin today.

Lynda Topp is committed to her candidacy despite setbacks in her cancer treatment.

Emergency doctor situation in West Coast town is so dire it is 'on the verge of collapse'.

Entire wards could be dropped from the new Dunedin Hospital's inpatient building.

Footage of a violent attack on a Waitaki schoolboy 'should never have happened'.

Man claimed unvaccinated people were being "unfairly disadvantaged".

Captured on camera: Falling meteorite lights up the sky around Central Otago.

Illegal trawling in protected waters an "honest mistake", says judge.

Crimes ranged from selling non-existent items to stealing a commercial floor scrubber.

"All because I have criticised the jab and state a woman is an adult human female."