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Oranga Tamariki manager called crying staffer 'sookie baby'
Three Māori providers also complained her behaviour undermined Māori culture.
Tenant evicted after parties, police callouts and guest scaling apartment building
Rosie Palmer was removed from Auckland's The Cube, after repeated antisocial incidents.
'Entitlement issues': Risk concerns over man who abducted and violated jogger
Haydn Christy has appeared before the Parole Board for the third time in nine months, but it determined he remained a risk to the community.
Neglectful breeder fails in latest bid to overturn nine-year dog-ownership ban
Janine Wallace and her mother Barbara Glover had been breeding German Shepherds for several years before their convictions.
How a barefoot kid became one of the country's top defence lawyers
Arthur Fairley has almost 900 trials under his belt, and says the law is like a test match.
'It's a miracle no one was killed': Victim of brutal dog attack speaks out
A brutal dog mauling that left three people injured was not an isolated event, but the culmination of years of warnings one victim says were repeatedly ignored.
Māori Land Court cannot rule on Porotī Springs water
A long-running effort by hapū trustees to have their customary rights to Porotī Springs legally recognised has hit another hurdle.
Prominent businessman charged with sexual offending keeps name suppressed
The man has been charged with rape and other offences relating to multiple complainants.
Experts urge compromise, as Christmas day court orders kick in
For thousands of Kiwi kids, the season of joy is split between court orders and family traditions.
'Pure acts of evil': Two victims face their abuser after years of repeated sexual abuse
George Ace's historical offending against two children spanned several years.
Jury rejects sex offender's memory loss claims after new victim comes forward
Gary Claude Wilson, 74, has been on trial in the Whangārei District Court on charges related to sexually abusing a boy over several years.
Whangārei man misused customary fishing rights, banned three years
A man has been banned from collecting seafood, after extending his customary authority to issue permits well beyond its boundaries.
