A couple who paid more than $500 a week for a draughty, damp house on a hillside slump zone have won more than $6000 in compensation and damages after a Tenancy Tribunal case.
A man who once wanted to be a security guard for former PM Dame Jacinda Ardern has been sending lewd emails to another person in political circles, calling her "the girl of his dreams".
A Waikato policeman who pepper-sprayed a speeding motorist three times for not handing over his car keys will now have to pay his victim $1000.
A young man who had been drinking and smoking cannabis was urged by friends not to drive.
After a Rebels MC gang member was told he was not allowed to smoke methamphetamine inside his friend’s home, he stabbed the man multiple times, then repeated the act on an elderly neighbour.
After a Rebels MC gang member was told he was not allowed to smoke methamphetamine inside his friend’s home, he stabbed the man multiple times, then repeated the act on an elderly neighbour.
A video of four men drinking resulted in them losing their jobs as their company had a strict policy of no drinking on the job.
Bonny Anthony Temple may have been a good, law-abiding citizen, but he was still capable of taking a life.
A Waikato tradie accused of leaving numerous clients out of pocket has been cleared of most of his charges, with the judge taking a swing at the prosecution's case.
A sex offender has won a judicial review of Rolleston Prison's pen pal scheme after it was scrapped when another inmate tried to contact a young girl.
A 68-year-old relief teacher who was recorded by students “bragging” about his sexual escapades has blamed them for baiting him into the conversation.
The woman was hit over the head and strangled after an argument over unpaid rent turned violent.
A teen Mongrel Mob affiliate, who killed a Black Power affiliate with a gunshot to the face, claims young people, including those with low IQs, do not behave as adults do in stressful and violent situations.
An 11-year-old girl was given a vaccination at school even though her mother ticked a box on a form refusing consent for this to happen.
A couple jailed for failing to provide the necessities of life to their toddler found themselves in a desperate financial situation so they turned to a solicitor and friend for help, suggesting he buy one of their properties.
A young Canterbury woman has addressed an older man who sexually violated her, telling him through tears how his actions continue to haunt her.
A young Canterbury woman has addressed an older man who sexually violated her, telling him through tears how his actions continue to haunt her.
In a historic first for New Zealand’s justice system, a man has been jailed for manslaughter after his aggressive dogs fatally attacked Neville Thomson.
Teen rapist Jayden Meyer has been found guilty of sexually violating another teenage girl.
A woman burst into tears as a 111 operator told her to move towards David Bridgwater’s body and put him on his back as he lay dying on a Christchurch street.
