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Former police officer faces trial for alleged violence against three women
He is also charged with indecent assault, blackmail, and causing damage to a home.
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Cult leader imprisoned after 'divinity delusion' led to follower's death
Kaixiao Liu and his wife had power over six overstayers living in their home.
Man jailed trying to smuggle $1m of meth across border in kitchen stock pot
Customs officers had questioned the man after he arrived on a flight from Shanghai.
Daughter avoids conviction after sexual affair with her father
The daughter was aged in her late teens, while her father was in his 70s.
'Completely insincere': Victim rejects man's remorse claims after he 'egregiously' violated her
Dean Sigley’s prison sentence has risen to 12 years and eight months.
More inquiries being closed as Coroner’s Court opens in Hamilton
The country's coroners now have 16% fewer cases than at the same time a year ago.
Woman appears in court after man's unexplained death in Haruru Falls
A man was found unresponsive at a Haruru Falls property on Saturday morning.
Man allegedly struck Northland police officer in head during arrest
A 38-year-old Far North man faces six charges after Saturday's arrest.
Police urge public not to share alleged Takapuna teen assault information online
Information should be passed to the force directly, police said.
Boy breaks free from stranger who forced him into public toilet at gunpoint
The boy was waiting near the toilet block for his friends, wearing his school uniform.
After finding her long-lost father, a woman's life became a 'living hell'
Thomas Pira began violently and sexually abusing his daughter after they reunited.
Meth lolly importers had plans for 'super meth' lab
The duo moved to NZ from Asia to import and make illicit drugs.
'By a very narrow margin:' Jailed woman given final chance after six habeas corpus applications
Riiria Jade Tatana's allegations were often expressed in intemperate and abusive language.
'That's really gonna hurt': Meth'd-up man stabs associate in back over missing phone
The victim suffered four stab wounds that went through muscle, piercing his lung.
'You destroyed our past': Family lost treasured keepsakes in business park arson
Janus Breytenbach claimed the fire was lit accidentally by a cannabis cigarette butt.
'Flabbergasted': Man who torched childcare van tracked by his own CCTV
Jason Monkley spent months fixing the van, only to set fire to it at the Hamilton Gardens.
'Careful, that's all': Accused and witness allegedly discussed what to say at murder trial
Reardon Kamaru is on trial, with others, for arson and the murder of Ian Moller.
Student left shaken after armed man allegedly steals her car outside school
A student at Whangārei Girls' High School was allegedly confronted on Lupton Ave.
Gang associate to spend 3.5 days in prison after refusing to move out of confiscated house
The Kawerau home was forfeited to the Crown but Te Oherere Milosevic refused to leave.
Man's discovery of couple having sex in toilet led to offending against teen
He now faces a temporary ban on using public toilets as part of his sentence.
Ex-political candidate told to stop hassling neighbours, or go to jail
A judge called the cutting of trees 'a cynical act of harassment' towards a neighbour.
Police watchdog rules fatal shooting of fugitive Tom Phillips was self-defence
The IPCA found police were justified in shooting Tom Phillips last year.
Couple grew cannabis plants opposite court house, near police station
The pair were caught when staff at a nearby daycare in Huntly noticed the smell.
'Stewing in resentment': How a chicken feud escalated to murder
It was agreed the brutal killing was inexcusable. But it wasn't murder, his lawyer argued.
'What Dad did to me made me angry': Man jailed for sexually abusing daughter and niece
The man's two victims came forward after telling family members about the offending.
North Shore double-murder accused named; allegedly attacked parents, brother
Police discovered his parents dead after conducting a welfare check at their home.
Mother admits dumping newborn's corpse in Auckland park rubbish bin
She suspected pregnancy but was unsure until labour started during a bath at her lodgings.
'Everything began to unravel': Coach's theft shattered young girls' marching dreams
Coach Jodie Wastney stole money from the team’s fundraising kitty.
'He kept howling': Polkinghorne's sister testifies as coronial inquest ends
Ruth Hughes was never called to testify at her brother's murder trial.
'That's payment for the car:' Woman kidnapped, sexually violated by man who's been jailed 14 times
Judge: 'The trauma you caused her is deep and far-reaching'.