Teacher tried to buy ADHD meds from student
A teacher who tried to buy a student’s ADHD medication will have to convince the Teaching Council he’s fit to be an educator if he wants to return to the profession.
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Killer stepmum to appeal sentence in highest court
Killer stepmum to appeal sentence in highest court
A teen stepmum who inflicted severe fatal abdominal injuries on a toddler has won a bid to have the Supreme Court reassess her jail sentence.
Killer teen stepmum to appeal sentence in Supreme Court
Killer teen stepmum to appeal sentence in Supreme Court
A teen stepmum who inflicted severe fatal abdominal injuries on a toddler has won a bid to have the Supreme Court reassess her jail sentence.
Seller of fake home to repay victim
Seller of fake home to repay victim
A woman who listed a tiny home for sale that didn't exist before pocketing the money will now pay the victim back at $20 a week.
Man jailed for 'cruel treatment' of dog, assaulting daughter
Man jailed for 'cruel treatment' of dog, assaulting daughter
A judge has described the actions of a man who repeatedly hit his dog with a large square shovel, and later assaulted his daughter, as "callous and cruel treatment" of the animal.
Southland teacher aide’s prison sentence for child abuse material quashed
Southland teacher aide’s prison sentence for child abuse material quashed
A Southland teacher aide who collected exploitative online material and expressed a desire to sexually abuse a young child has had his prison sentence quashed.
Teens lured men on Grindr before filming beatings
Teens lured men on Grindr before filming beatings
The actions of a group of young men who posted "video montages" of assaults on gay men they had lured through Grindr have been described as "a hate crime".
Once-trusted teacher jailed for sexually abusing students
Once-trusted teacher jailed for sexually abusing students
A once-trusted teacher is beginning a jail sentence as a registered child sex offender after pleading guilty to charges involving five of his students.
Nelson man jailed for extreme child abuse images
'Graphic and horrific': Nelson man jailed for extreme child abuse images
Storm Uriah Constable-Carter once told an internet user he wanted to be a “famous child sex offender”.
Eagle-eyed council officers spot illegal work on $2.4m property listing
Eagle-eyed council officers spot illegal work on $2.4m property listing
A Bay of Plenty man has been fined for doing unconsented building work, including a poolside cabana with a kitchen, at his beachfront Pāpāmoa property.
'It's an interactive art piece': Man charged with stealing provocative flag
'It's an interactive art piece': Man charged with stealing provocative flag
A man charged with stealing a New Zealand flag, defaced with the words "Please walk on me", from an art gallery said he went to the exhibition hoping that it would be hanging on a wall or behind a barrier.
Compromise urged for split families at Christmas
Compromise urged for split families at Christmas
For thousands of Kiwi children Christmas is a time split between court orders and family traditions.
Couple scammed $3.9m from more than 55 investors
'Stole my dreams': Christchurch couple scammed $3.9m from more than 55 investors
Dozens of people suffered “devastating” heartbreak after discovering they had been scammed out of millions by a couple they trusted with their savings.
Christchurch couple targeted vulnerable in $4m Ponzi scheme
Christchurch couple targeted vulnerable in $4m Ponzi scheme
Dozens of people suffered “devastating” heartbreak after discovering they had been scammed out of millions by a couple they trusted with their savings
Move to confiscate Mataura gang pad
Move to confiscate Mataura gang pad
Authorities are moving to confiscate the Mongrel Mob’s gang pad in Mataura, the scene of a number of "prolonged and tortuous" beatings.
Girl died after falling into path of mower
'Entirely preventable': 7-year-old girl died after falling into path of mower
A little girl was sitting on a loose plywood platform on a quad bike when she fell into the path of a mower it was towing and was badly injured.
Girl dies after falling from quad bike into path of mower
Girl dies after falling from quad bike into path of mower
A little girl was sitting on a loose plywood platform on a quad bike when she fell into the path of a mower it was towing and was badly injured.
Supreme Court rules disabled family carers are homeworkers
Supreme Court rules disabled family carers are homeworkers
Parents who care for their severely disabled adult children have been recognised as homeworkers and are entitled to receive the minimum wage, following a landmark ruling today from the country’s top court.
Gang associate sentenced for kidnapping
Mongrel Mob associate sentenced in Christchurch after gang kidnapping
A patched gang member suffered a collapsed lung and fractured eye socket in a beating that lasted several hours and involved weapons, including a hammer and a child’s bike.
Southland Mongrel Mob associate sentenced for 'nasty' kidnapping
Southland Mongrel Mob associate sentenced for 'nasty' kidnapping
A patched gang member suffered a collapsed lung, fractured eye socket and fractured ribs after a beating that lasted several hours and involved various weapons, including a hammer and a child’s bike.