Court
Yanfei Bao murder trial: 'This case is not simple,' defence claims
Chinese national Tingjun Cao is on trial in the High Court in Christchurch for the murder of the real estate agent in 2023.
Christchurch terror attack foreseeable amid 'lax' laws - expert
Successive governments' attitude to gun control allowed the gunman to get military-style weapons, the inquest has been told.
Yanfei Bao: Murder trial for accused set to begin
Chinese national Tingjun Cao was arrested days after Yanfei Bao's disappearance and later charged with her murder. Audio
Yanfei Bao trial begins in Christchurch
The high court trial of the man accused of killing Christchurch woman Yanfei Bao begins today. RNZ reporter Rachel Graham spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
Indy the rottweiler to be destroyed after cyclist injury
A rider was left in the ICU with a collapsed lung following the incident.
Call for rethink on prosecutions welcomed in some quarters while government disputes need
A Māori barrister hopes new guidelines will make judges and lawyers think carefully about the factors that put people before the courts.
Dooley vs Cleine defamation case: Mayor's claims untrue - lawyer
Claims by Buller Mayor Jamie Cleine that Westport accountant Frank Dooley assaulted former deputy mayor Sharon Roche are untrue and defamatory, Dooley's lawyer says.
One of the men jailed over murder of grandmother successfully appeals sentence
Meliame Fisi'ihoi, 57, was shot dead in her Mangere home four years ago.
Terrorist 'always spoke of a race war' - sister
The Christchurch mosque gunman's sister says she wouldn't have got in the way of Brenton Tarrant obtaining a firearms licence.
'Egregious' example of employee exploitation
The charges come after a worker complained he had been made to pay almost $17,000 for his job.
Terrorist's use of firearms in mosque shootings 'chaotic, unskilled' - expert
A firearms expert says the terrorist controlled the environment because his victims were defenceless, unexpecting, trapped, and unarmed.
Suspended Auckland dentist faces 19 charges under health practitioners law
A dentist who practised while under suspension is now facing the charges under a health act.
Court finds new home in $11m, unused former RSA rooms
Critics say the current courthouse - which has weather-tightness issues - is "laughably small" and hope its replacement will be more contained and secure.
Electric car lobby takes Simeon Brown to court
Companies want the transport minister's new regulations on tailpipe emissions to be overturned.
Court rules on whether boy stays in te reo school or not, amid parents’ clash
Decision on whether boy remains in full immersion te reo kura or goes to mainstream school decided by Family Court, after parents divided.
Killer convicted of murder in emotional Whāngarei court case
The jury also found Lance Hall guilty of two other charges related to two other victims.
Daughter of elderly Khandallah woman revealed as alleged murderer
Julia DeLuney is accused of killing her mother, Helen Gregory, in a "brutal and financially motivated murder".
Deputy mayor claims councillor 'raised his right fist to me'
Frank Dooley is suing Buller Mayor Jamie Cleine for defamation after claiming he raised his fist to the former Buller deputy mayor.
Tourist attacked by naked nihilist in 'ferocious' campground rampage
Ricky Mullen was sentenced to three years and four months imprisonment.
Vetting officer says mosque gunman was 'good actor'
A police vetting officer ultimately recommended the terrorist receive his gun licence as he "appears to be a sound person who shows good attitudes and safety sense".
