Crime
'Sting of the century': Entertainer accused of laundering $420k loses name suppression bid
About 40 people were charged by police as part of Operation Trojan Shield
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'Distracting behaviour': Air traffic controller had sex while directing planes
"I have reached that conclusion despite my finding that he did undertake risky behaviour."
'Human pass-the-parcel': Judge forced to bail disabled sex assault-accused after Ministry says 'no beds'
Intellectually disabled man accused of sex crime bailed to campground in "appalling" case.
Insider information behind dumping of millions Pushpay shares - FMA alleges
Name suppression continues for defendant who pleads not guilty to rare charge.
Aggravated robber given another chance to avoid jail
Arama Peke-Meihana was sentenced in the Whanganui District Court today.
Cyclist's collision with truck exposes driver's logbook breaches
Truck driver's logbook breaches uncovered after fatal collision with cyclist.
Mob captain loses appeal against sentence for attack on Waimarama man
Terrance Jordan Berryman loses his appeal against jail sentence after "cowardly" attack.
Wanted: Global manhunt for NZ gangster on the run
Image of fugitive Shane Ngakuru published for the first time.
Drink driver who ran over and killed friend sentenced to home detention
Victim was dragged along a Waihī street after being accidentally run over by his friend.
Political figure seeks further bid to keep suppression in former rich-lister's case
The ongoing legal battle centres around the crimes of a wealthy businessman.
'A boy battling his past': Waikato methamphetamine manufacturer pens poem to judge
Alan McQuade had a traumatic childhood, which led him down a destructive path.
High-speed chase: Woman jailed for throwing projectiles at police car
Officers were concerned it "would have killed us".
Not-guilty pleas entered for Auckland man who was shot by police, spent weeks in coma
Two men are accused of leading police on a wild chase last year that ended with bullets.
Surgeon whose wife died mysteriously pleads not guilty to careless driving charge
The man's wife died in unexplained circumstances in their Remuera home last year.
'Extensive wounds': Auckland teen denies injuring three with homemade firearm
Radio host Jay-Jay Feeney's brother Poull Andersen was riddled with pellets in hospital.
Flutey charged with aggravated assault on police among range of charges
Prominent anti-vaxxer Brad Flutey appears on charges relating to a January 17 incident.
Drink-driver caught speeding and running red lights
The man sped through Whanganui's city centre and ran two red lights while driving drunk.
Manslaughter of Joesph Tahana: Accused in court
The 29-year-old was found dead on St Pauls St on February 19.
'I was devastated': Zac Guildford's grandad on stolen $40k
Frank Burt says his grandson is "a lovely, lovely man, but he has big problems".
'Indefensible': Top sportsman involved in 'cowardly' pack attack on man
Cries of help did not stop the "cowardly" pack attack of six against one.
Lies, a fake defamation case, and blaming a relative: Zac Guildford's $100k theft laid bare
Zac Guildford has been revealed as the prominent sportsman who was facing fraud charges.
Inmates who shanked prisoner sentenced to more jail time
The attack only stopped once prison officers intervened.
Judge accepts boys' evidence of years of beatings by stepmum
The two teenage boys were "compelling witnesses", a Christchurch judge found.
14 years of torture: Wife's murder at hands of jealous, angry husband
Coroner calls for more awareness of domestic violence after Papatoetoe murder-suicide.
'You don't seem to learn': Judge sentences recidivist drink-driver to jail
There came a time when community protection was paramount, judge said.
Mobster jailed after kidnapping girlfriend and 'coward's punch' on female prison officer
Upon hearing the sentence, the man kicked out at a piece of furniture.
Tribesmen and Killer Beez gang members arrested after 'violent' clashes in Kaikohe
Eleven people, as young as 15, were arrested with police not ruling out more to follow.
Two landlords convicted for repeat breaches of tenancy laws but can't be banned
The penalty was reserved for "incorrigible" landlords, a lawyer said.
Judge says sentence recommendation for repeat drink-drivers too soft
Kaipara man "drunk as a skunk" when he drove into an oncoming vehicle: judge
Crown says court must mark gravity of the offending and its duty to protect children
Court refuses discharge for Whangarei man who spoke indecently to a young house guest