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The woman's false rape complaint saw her brother spend seven months in custody.

Police say they will hold the offenders to account.

One of the boys was grabbed around the throat and slapped in the face.

Episode 28 of Herald podcast A Moment In Crime revisits murder of Emma Agnew.

Students were hiding under desks after school went into lockdown.

Jason Hikaka denies raping a woman in her home, claiming the sex was consensual.

Children had to wait in locked car until passed-out mother woke up, court told.

The key messages coming from New Zealand's young offenders.

Gang member had evaded the armed offenders squad.

A liquor store in Takanini is the latest store to be hit by ram-raiders.

Haami Hanara was just 14-years-old when he murdered Kelly Donner.

The sad life and terrible death of Martin Berry revealed after killer sentenced to prison

Authorities allege Fang Sun stabbed his ex-business partner to death in her bedroom.

Matakaua (Karl) Ngaruaine Rouvi has "limited understanding" of his risks.

Martin Berry's sister Joanna Statham said the images she had in her head of his final seconds haunted her. Video / George Heard

Witness says family coped with dementia issues as they came up, with lock and a wetsuit.

Coleen Rooney has accused Rebecca Vardy of leaking stories about her to the press.

Justice Jonathan Eaton sentences Rena Joyce to life in prison with a non-parole period of 13 years and nine months. Video / Pool

A woman who murdered her partner and dumped his body in the garden in Chch is jailed

Dargaville pensioner's tenancy dispute less serious than comparable Kainga Ora cases

Police have cordoned off Bottle-o and Vodafone, Walters Rd Takanini following overnight burglaries. Video / NZ Herald

Prosecutors consider federal hate crime or domestic terror charges against Payton Gendron.

But a local leader says the 'softly, softly' police response 'doesn't cut the mustard'.

A drone breached Waikeria prison airspace for 10 minutes, sparking smuggling fears.

Law Society says 20,000 people needing legal aid have been turned away.

Judge Frances Eivers says child welfare and criminality are social issues.

The prisoner was in a mental health unit when he was allegedly pepper sprayed.

The couple even snuck her dogs into the home they broke into.

Fang Sun is on trial for murder in the High Court at Auckland.