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Brandon Smith faces court for first time since supply charges
Brandon Smith has faced court for the first time since he was charged with drug supply and betting violations. The Kiwis hooker entered no plea this morning, meanwhile further texts have been leaked… Audio
Ex All White 'targeted and exploited' in yellow-card scheme
Clayton Lewis was in the grips of a gambling addiction when he agreed to take part in 'yellow-card racket', a court has heard. Audio
Coroner blasts government over teen's sofa fire death
Lizzy Marvin, 16, died after inhaling the toxic fumes after embers from a fireplace landed on a sofa bed last year. Audio
Europe wouldn't allow police surveillance like NZ's, lawyer says
The most significant challenge yet to the police's growing use of a private number-plate spotting network is being mounted.
Gang member held wounded man hostage for two hours
Jade Mellow has had an extra 15 months added to his jail sentence.
Witness says Loafers Lodge accused threatened to kill him
Psychiatrist Dr Jeremy Skipworth, told the court the accused had threatened to kill him during proceedings today.
Man jailed for nearly 9000 child abuse images
Todd Williams was sentenced to three years and seven months in prison after a transnational investigation linked him to 8928 images and videos of child sexual exploitation.
Man shoots dog in the head in supermarket carpark
The dog escaped without serious injury, but the offender was sentenced to eight months' jail.
Suitcase murders: CCTV footage at body storage site lost
Police say key CCTV from an Auckland storage site was lost as Hakyung Lee's trial over her children's deaths continues.
Aussie broadcaster hit with nine new indecent assault charges
The latest accusations bring the total number of offences laid against the 84-year-old to 44.
Customs intercepts meth shipment in parcel of macadamia nuts
The seizure was part of a wider operation that uncovered drugs worth $9 million being imported into New Zealand.
Kiwi faces sentencing in one of Australia's biggest sports corruption scandals
The former All White admitted taking A$10,000 to draw a yellow card while playing for Macarthur FC in 2023.
Judge dismisses terror-related murder charges against Mangione
The 27-year-old still faces a charge of second-degree murder in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
'Surveillance capitalism': Lawyers challenge police use of number-plate software
Police reportedly tap into the Auckland-based Auror system 250,000 times a year, often outside big retailers and petrol stations.
Self-report of insanity by Loafers Lodge accused 'unreliable', psychiatrist agrees
The man's lawyer says he was insane at the time of the fatal fire, but the Crown says he knew lighting the fire was morally wrong and could kill people
Player charged after jaw-breaking football match assault
A 23-year-old man has been charged after a match ended in a fight that left a player with a broken jaw.
Insanity defense argued in Loafers Lodge trial
A psychiatrist has told a jury the man who lit the fatal Loafers Lodge fire was insane at the time and had no intention of hurting anyone. The 50-year-old defendant has denied murdering five people by… Audio
Wholesaler fined for toys that posed risk to children
Hundreds of the toys remain unaccounted for, despite a recall notice.
Enraged driver who killed motorist while chasing lover's wife appeals sentence
Sharanjit Kaur became so enraged at seeing her partner in a recent photo with his family that she waited outside a school for his wife and then followed her in a car.
Christchurch pair's jail sentences extended for tax fraud
Inland Revenue said Richard Jody Rapana and Marlanna Shirley Diana Harris received just over $115,000 they were not entitled to between 2019 and 2022.
