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Robber who used scooter to travel between heists later caught with meat cleaver down his pants
Mairangi Ngakuru, 24, was offending to repay drug debts while high on meth.
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Dilworth abuser released after seven failed parole bids
Dilworth abuser Ian Wilson was denied parole seven times, yet is now walking free. Jane Yee and Tara Shaskey examine his release and explain how New Zealand’s parole system works.
Two youths held after helicopter and road-spike police operation
Police used a helicopter and road spikes after reports of car break-ins in Halswell.
Father and son both needed surgery after being attacked by dogs while visiting a friend
The owner, who was 'extremely upset and remorseful', surrendered her dogs the same day.
Brothers pulled over for bad driving – but it was the distinctive smell that got them in trouble
Crown: 'They clearly possessed this amount of cannabis for the purpose of selling it.'
Case by Case Explains: Coroners Court
Shannon Pitman explains what sparks an inquest from the coroner on Case by Case.
'I’ll unleash hell': 501 deportee jailed over sex tape blackmail
He demanded $100 from a former sexual partner after sharing a GIF from an intimate video.
'Teach the world a lesson': Gang trio guilty of killing rival's grandfather
'The public needs to be protected,' a judge said of the group's imprisoned leader.
Protection order 'no better than a piece of soiled toilet paper' as woman raped, beaten by partner
'It should have stopped you. It was worthless so far as protecting her was concerned.'
'Could have killed people': One-year-old busts man with airgun hiding in family bathroom
Brendon Nepe pointed the weapon at the toddler's mother telling her to 'shut the f*** up'.
From flower seller to life prisoner: The Comancheros trafficker behind 700kg of meth
A court said nothing short of a life sentence was justified for Ulakai Fakaosilea.
After being fined for posting gambling ads, Millie Elder-Holmes tried again – this time from Asia
She tried, unsuccessfully, to have the charges dismissed due to a lack of jurisdiction.
A dark spiral: Football hooligan jailed after breaking opponent's jaw at match
He faces possible deportation after the on-field coward punch and face kick.
Seeking help for a broken-down 4WD led to violent confrontation with armed farmer
The Canterbury farm shed clash has sparked three years of legal battles for Jesse Johnson.
Mother returns just in time to save toddlers after woman lit house on fire and fled
A judge said prison was the best chance of rehabilitation for the vulnerable arsonist.
A shot in the dark: Hunter who killed man mistook thermal image for a deer
Police found it wasn't the first time he had shot recklessly at a vague image.
'A massive shock': Grieving family arrive to find fire victim's home ransacked
On the day Ian Moller died in hospital, two men received gang patches at nearby cemetery.
'I didn't know you were here, auntie': Family asleep as armed men target home
Four adults and four children were at the house when men arrived with a gun and a knife.
‘Running out of time’: Judge’s message to father after string of police drive-offs
Jesse Sanders repeatedly fled the police, speeding and ignoring road spikes.
Potentially lethal drug stolen from North Auckland car, police urge return
The medication, known as Pentobarbital, could have a lethal impact if ingested.
Brother of All Black Jonah Lomu sentenced for role in drug importation scheme
The drugs taken out of FedEx packages were never found.
Targeted and locked up: Inside the eight-year police blitz on the Comancheros
How the gang was relentlessly targeted by the police National Organised Crime Group
'He goes to the gym hard': Man's 'mixing' of controlled drugs lands him in court
The man was caught with 21 controlled drug products he'd 'mix up' after workouts.
‘Tell everybody’: Judge’s warning after couple smuggled 2.5m cigarettes, evaded $3.8m in tax
The judge said the couple came to New Zealand deliberately to commit a crime.
While helping offenders rebuild their lives, a rehab worker was secretly abusing children
He 'extolled the virtue of rehabilitation in public while brutalising' others in private.
Could 17 stab wounds be self-defence? Young killer's motives debated
He's unfit to stand trial, but a judge still has to decide if the killing was justified.
Eight-minute Maccas assault leaves young dad-to-be with conviction
Hunter Butler and cousin Yozarn Peeni sentenced over eight-minute assault at McDonald's.
Killer given discounted sentence after she suffered years of domestic abuse
'While an offender, she was undoubtedly a victim first,' Margaret Green's lawyer said.
Double-murder case: Court cleared amid outbursts, victims named
The yelling amid spectators continued outside the courtroom as the hearing ended.
A judge called Lexington Lewis one of the worst repeat burglars she’d seen. Now he’s free
Lewis has more than 450 criminal convictions.