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A trial date in March has been set for professional musician James Louis Mason, who is charged with assaulting his sons aged two and four years.

Tests have revealed a rape victim's blood on Liam Reid's shoe, his DNA under her fingernail, and on the rope he is accused of using to strangle her, a scientist told the High Court in Christchurch.

The American who helped New Zealand teen hacker Owen Thor Walker mount an electronic attack on an internet server, has been sentenced to 90 days in prison and five years of probation.

Prominent Canterbury businessman Peter Maxwell Stewart's bid to overturn his convictions on historical sex abuse charges has been rejected by the Court of Appeal.

The defence admits that a Child, Youth and Family youth worker broke the rules and "did inexcusable things", but it denies he had a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old girl in the department's c

Operation Rhino crime ring boss Vincent James Clayton has had the minimum non-parole period of his prison term reduced by six months on appeal.

A North Otago ditch-digger who inadvertently drained a Department of Conservation (DOC) wetland when he dug a 2km-long ditch on a farm converting to dairying has been fined and will now fill in his

Two men accused of the theft of priceless gallantry awards from the Waiouru Army Museum reappeared in Auckland District Court today.

A man accused of murdering his convicted sex offender stepfather has admitted burning down his stepfather's house.

A mate of a Child, Youth and Family youth worker alleges he saw naked images of a young girl on the man's cellphone when it was accidentally left at his house.