Anneke Smith

Monika Rachael Kelly was a teenager herself when she pimped out a 14-year-old to make some cash. The solo mother was today sentenced to two and a half years. Audio

A sports coach accused of sexually abusing one of his athletes has gone on trial in Auckland. The man, who has name suppression, has pleaded not guilty to five charges of sexual violation, relating to… Audio

A jury took just 45 minutes to find Rohit Deepak Singh guilty of murdering his ex-girlfriend Arishma Chand. Court reporter Anneke Smith has been following the case, and discusses the verdict with Lisa… Video, Audio

Officials are scrambling to determine how Auckland's massive rail project will cope after the parent firm of one of its contractors collapsed. RCR Infrastructure New Zealand was jointly awarded one of… Video, Audio

Former National MP Jami-Lee Ross attended the opening of Middlemore Hospital's new Tiaho Mai mental health unit this afternoon, his first public appearance since his release from mental health care. Audio

The mother of a teenager who was fatally attacked by a man he shot at with a water pistol has made an emotional plea for people to be kind to one another, shortly after her son's killer pleaded… Audio

The Chief District Court Judge says ongoing strikes throughout the country's courts may result in a miscarriage of justice. Industrial action has disrupted court proceedings for months as the Ministry… Audio

The jury in the trial of the man accused of murdering South Auckland mother Arishma Chand has heard he told a friend he'd kill her and her ex-husband. Video, Audio

A court has heard Rohit Deepak Singh, who is accused of murdering Arishma Chand, told a friend he could make the South Auckland mother disappear if he wanted. Video, Audio

Rohit Deepak Singh, who is accused of murdering South Auckland mother Arishma Chand, has been painted in court as an obsessed ex-boyfriend, whose relentless infatuation drove him to kill her. Audio

Auckland school rugby coach Alosio Taimo has been convicted of 95 sexual abuse charges following a two and a half month long trial in Auckland. Anneke Smith reports. Video, Audio

It can now be revealed the 71-year-old man who's been on trial for raping three women and a girl nearly 50 years ago is serial rapist Stewart Murray Wilson - infamously known as the Beast of Blenheim.

Two children and their dad were taken to hospital after a bus slammed into pedestrians before crashing into a shop in Birkenhead, on Auckland's North Shore. Video, Audio

Hebrew-reading student Richard Myburgh has been meticulously translating and documenting Hebrew enscriptions on more than 80 headstones in the Symonds Street cemetery for two months - simply because… Video, Audio