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Two people have been convicted for creating fake job offers to help immigrants get New Zealand residence.

A woman passenger on an Air New Zealand flight during an alleged hijacking told a court today she believed the plane was going to crash.

A Wairarapa orthopaedic surgeon who blamed alcohol handwash for failing a breath test while driving has lost his court battle - and licence.

A man charged with the murder of an elderly Chinese woman has been remanded in custody until his next court appearance on January 21.

Name suppression has been refused for a 21-year-old woman whose false rape complaint forced part of central Christchurch to be shut down.

Murder accused Hayden Wallace hung out a car window and fired at two men in front of the house where Jhia Harmony Te Tua was killed, a Mongrel Mob prospect told the High Court at Wellington today.

Gang prospects must obey orders of patched members or there will be "punishment and repercussions", a former Wanganui Mongrel Mob prospect told the High Court at Wellington today.

A solo mother whose false rape complaint caused part of central Christchurch to be cordoned off has been granted interim name suppression while she awaits sentencing.

A man is to appear in court tomorrow over an attack on a 99-year-old woman in her Palmerston North home almost two weeks ago.

The sentencing of a child minder to life in prison for murdering a 10-month-old baby should serve as a strong deterrent to would-be offenders, say police who investigated the crime.