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'Another comfy chair please': Apprentice's request escalates to suspension, awarded $30,000
'I had no choice but to resign,' he told the ERA.
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Police wrong to take and retain photos of man at random check
Mahia Tamiefuna was convicted using photos taken unlawfully.
Woman accused in suitcase murders fights to keep name suppression
She appealed after the High Court declined her application in March.
Woman quits in work-from-home row, loses ERA case
Philippa Johnson said she would never backstab her boss - but did and lied about it.
Why teen who planned terror attack in Auckland keeps his name secret
Young man's plans targeted non-Muslims in Auckland.
Retired senior educator charged with sexual offending
The boy was aged 5 and 7 at the time of the alleged offending.
Jurors find gun enthusiast who shot at moving car with AR-15 guilty of murder
Corrdon Femitiai Vailoa Esera brought the semi-automatic weapon from his home.
Māngere murder accused was gun enthusiast who joined shooting competitions, jury hears
Corrdon Esera fired his AR-15 at a car, killing teen driver Misiona Talafu Petelo.
Victim in alleged Boxing Day kidnap and motorway death named
Katelyn Rua-Tuhou was found dead inside a crashed car.
'I didn't do it': Suitcase murder accused raises hand in court to proclaim innocence
The woman raised her hand to speak to the judge.
Man hires skip bins, charges them to Chorus and pockets $42k
The offender wore a Waste Management uniform and drove a vehicle with the company logo.
Driver tried to pull dead friend from burning van after crash
When Nguyen Cong Giap's van struck a power pole, Alex Blackwell was in the backseat.
'Blow her away': Mum threatens to shoot police officer in face
The solo mother said she meant no malice but a judge disagreed.
Fake Middlemore Hospital doctor jailed after treating dozens of patients
Yuvaraj Krishnan was driven by a bizarre compulsion to be a doctor.
Youth leader turned 'kingpin' drew family into meth ring, court hears
He grew up with a good family who gave him "every advantage".
'Dress sexy': Boss tells assistant she could be showroom 'honeytrap'
The Auckland construction company has been ordered to pay nearly $60,000.
Pair accused after gas station stabbing death are in hospital
Shayden Perkinson was killed after a "serious assault".
Man posed as doctor, courier to steal thousands in groceries and products
Whaiora Galvin's ruse spanned a year and two regions.
Mall lockdown: Man brandished knife at shopping centre 'for protection'
He has now been jailed for the incident, which sent the mall into lockdown.
Doctor prescribed 'high quantities' of addictive, controlled drugs to colleague
GP's treatment enabled doctor's drug misuse and dependence, the Medical Council said.
Elderly 'illiterate widow' granted New Zealand residency
She imparts her rich Indian cultural knowledge to her grandchildren, a tribunal said.
Woman accused of throwing juice over Posie Parker pleads not guilty
The woman entered a not-guilty plea through her lawyer.
Child star hit-and-run death: Boss pleads guilty at emotional hearing
Wiremu Gray drove off after he hit Lionel 'Doeboy' Allan with his truck.
Officer never admitted suicidal thoughts to social worker
The man's welfare officer gives evidence on second day of inquest.
Estranged wife tells inquest she flagged police officer’s suicide risk for months
The former police officer died amid the breakup of his marriage.
Aspiring pilot secretly filmed woman and two teenagers in their home
He watched the videos, some of them lasting hours, for his own gratification.
Charges laid in two-car fatal crash
The two-car crash near Motunui killed two and injured four others in November.
Young man planted secret bathroom cams and posted intimate footage online
Greg Park's offending started when he was 16 or 17.
Ex political figure pleads not guilty to child sex assault
The alleged offending against two teenage boys happened in the 1990s.
'Cruel attack': Dad's shoe imprint left in bruise on boy
Abusive father rates his anger issue only 3/10
Real estate agent turned himself in for touching young granddaughters
He did it when they were playing outside, mowing the lawn, or painting pine cones.
'Deliberate, planned offending': Teen on home detention when he stole cars for night-time ram-raids
“There are a lot of victims” - Judge Gary Collins.