Chef admits burgling Wanaka restaurant
A 20-year-old chef has admitted burgling the Wanaka pizza restaurant where he worked at least 13 times.
Court
Man charged with murder of mother of 6
A man has been charged with murder after the death of a woman in an apparent domestic incident in the Bay of Plenty last week.
Judge to hear charges against Blenheim traffic cop
A retired highway police patrol sergeant will stand trial next year for driving an unregistered vehicle while disqualified.
Christchurch dairy robbery accused bailed
Bail has been granted to a North Canterbury farm worker charged with the knife-point robbery of a suburban dairy in Christchurch.
Finance official faces $2m fraud charges
A former finance company official faces dishonesty charges totalling about $2 million.
Man died running from cop, court told
A south Auckland man died after running into the path of a street-sweeping truck while trying to escape from an off-duty police officer who had assaulted him, the crown alleged in a trial today.
HIV infection accused found dead
Qtown manslaughter accused named
$10,000 a month for wife dumped by note
A wealthy Auckland man who left his wife a note in the letter box saying the marriage was over, has been ordered to pay interim maintenance of $10,000 a month.
Somerville sentencing delayed
The sentencing of double killer Jason Paul Somerville, originally set down for tomorrow in the High Court in Christchurch, has been delayed until January 29.