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'Control and dominance': Father forced young sons to fight, filmed it and sent video to their mother
He was angry they were lying so he assaulted them both, then made them fight each other.
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'He should have been flown': Stoic farmer died after burning 30% of body in rubbish fire
Coroner: A five-hour delay in obtaining specialist care reduced his chances of survival.
'I hear voices 24/7': Shoplifter's open admission in court after stealing dozens of perfumes
Crystal Jones stole $15,140 of goods and assaulted two people across Northland.
Ex-Kelston Boys’ teacher guilty of child sex abuse, had priors for kid exploitation images
The two victims came forward after seeing a Herald story on Sakey's earlier crimes.
'A house of torture': Boy's abuser seeks reduced prison sentence
Woman's terror campaign included pouring boiling water on teen and making him eat faeces.
'Preyed on': 501 deportee says isolation and addiction led him into 9kg cocaine plot
Rebels MC member Peter Uelese claimed fellow deportees exploited him in the drug scheme.
$30,000 worth of damage: Man ripped walls open to steal copper pipes during home burglary
The victim says the worst part was losing items she had collected with her late husband.
A nightmare led her to her parents’ bed. The abuse lasted four years
The girl was raped by her father as her mother slept beside her.
'You ruined it': Man trashed farmhouse, then drove stolen quadbike 101km to his nana's place
Leonard Hansen was later found in a reserve with a gun, axe, machete and methpipes.
Man charged after woman allegedly robbed, assaulted in Botany Downs carpark
Police arrested a 39-year-old Ōtara man within 45 minutes of the report.
'I told my mate: bro, hold on’: Man recalls moments before wave hit fishing charter
Several people were thrown overboard, including a 79-year-old man who 'disappeared'.
Police officer secretly recorded woman during sex, saved intimate images of two others
The policeman hid the illicit content in an app made to look like a calculator.
'Desire to punish her': Man torched ex-partner's house, forcing her to leap from third floor
David Sparks' victim now has a recurring dream in which she is burned alive.
How a high-profile fraudster tried to erase her name from the internet
The ex-con also tried to suppress her suppression bid. But it failed.
Mother's despair after supervised visit with young son led to destructive rampage
She targeted her ex-partner's family homes, causing thousands in damage.
Mum avoids prison as judge says it would be too hard on children
She and her husband evaded nearly $555,000 in tax and fraudulently claimed a loan.
Headstones and Plaques owner charged over alleged $40k ‘headstone scam’
Some of Jacob Ngarewa's alleged victims claim they were left empty-handed.
'It softened the pain': Doctor wrote hundreds of fake scripts to feed her oxy habit
She used someone else's login to access the prescribing system after she was suspended.
Petrol thief nabs $5000 of fuel using stolen plates and swaps it for meth
Judge: 'The offending is persistent, premeditated and unsophisticated.'
'Smash the window': Police arrest driver allegedly three times over the limit
The 30-year-old faces court and has had his car impounded for six months.
Men charged after hours-long stand-off with armed police in Nelson
Two men face charges after an armed police standoff closed a Nelson street.
Police officer charged with tipping off drug suppliers, drug possession
Peter Gray is suspended from duty on full pay.
No jail for mum who dumped infant's body in Auckland park rubbish bin
A judge has allowed the woman to keep her identity permanently secret.
'A picture paints 1000 words': Pensioner bitten while trying to stop enraged drunk driver
The victim needed stitches after Crook bit his arm for about two minutes.
Man arrested 600km away after alleged late-night assault
The 37-year-old is due in Timaru District Court on September 15.
Ex-Auckland teacher says he shared bed with boy because 'it was a place to sleep'
'Sometimes, if they were available, I'd put pillows down the centre,' he told the court.
'Are you the head of the snake?': Judge asked drugged driver who crashed into police officers
Laura Boustead injured four people in the crash that linked her to meth importation.
'Any child is attractive': Accused ex-teacher says kids have gorgeous faces
'It seems the police have no idea what beauty is,' he told the investigating officer.
Man who bashed brother with a bowl uses pet parrot in bid to avoid jail
'I know that I could trust him with my flock,' Anthony Gugich's support letter read.
'Whole lot of victims': Repeat burglar has spent 98% of his adult life behind bars
'Rather than talking the talk, I want you to walk the walk,' Judge Tony Zohrab told him.