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Doctor denies having sex with 16yo patient

Tue, 24th Nov

A Canterbury doctor plied a female patient with drugs and alcohol and had sex with her while she was his family's baby-sitter, a disciplinary tribunal has been told.

Murdered man wearing wrong clothing at wrong time, court told

Tue, 24th Nov

A man bashed to death in Wanganui last year was "wearing the wrong clothing at the wrong place at the wrong time", the High Court in Wanganui was told yesterday.
Murder accused refuses to handle weapon

Mon, 23rd Nov

Murder accused Courtney Churchward refused to handle the walking staff she allegedly attacked teacher John Rowe with.
Insults traded, some restrained in Vercoe murder trial

Mon, 23rd Nov

Family members of murdered Hawea Vercoe and accused Isaiah Tai traded obscenities

Three men in court over murder of 14-year-old boy

Mon, 23rd Nov

A 14-year-old cannabis dealer killed by a blow to the head with hammer after failing to make payments for air-gun.
Key: Even I know who the 'prominent entertainer' is

Mon, 23rd Nov

Despite being granted name suppression, the identity of the 'prominent entertainer' is widely known.
Top cop appalled at Central Districts' drink-driving rate

Mon, 23rd Nov

Inspector Neil Wynne is appalled at the drink driving rate after a weekend blitz caught 14 drink drivers.

Police come under soup attack

Mon, 23rd Nov

Six people have been arrested after police officers came under attack from a pot of soup and a rock at a Bay of Plenty address.
Man removed from court following scuffle

Mon, 23rd Nov

Man forcibly removed from Rotorua High Court during John Rowe murder trial following scuffle
13yo arrested for allegedly setting fire to mall toilets

Mon, 23rd Nov

A 13-year-old boy was arrested after apparently lighting three fires on the three levels of New Plymouth's Centre City mall.
Tributes flow for Bay of Plenty principal

Mon, 23rd Nov

Tributes are being paid to the Bay of Plenty school principal and up-and-coming Maori leader killed outside a Whakatane bar at the weekend.
Man charged with murder of up-and-coming Maori leader

Sun, 22nd Nov

Bay of Plenty police are investigating the homicide of Hawea Vercoe, a prominent young Maori leader. A 22-year-old Opotiki man has been arrested and charged with his murder.
Man who dragged dog behind scooter appears in court

Sun, 22nd Nov

A Christchurch man who allegedly padlocked a dog to his mobility scooter and dragged him along until his paws bled is to appear in court this week charged with animal cruelty.
March For Democracy - full interviews

Sat, 21st Nov

Watch full interviews with the Sensible Sentencing Trust's Garth McVicar, Family First's Bob McCoskrie and march funder Colin Craig.
Queenstown police investigating death

Sat, 21st Nov

Mark Smith, 47, was found dead at a taxi stand on Camp St in the centre of Queenstown on Thursday night.
Molenaar's partner awarded $10,000 for his suicide

Sat, 21st Nov

The partner of the Napier gunman who shot dead a policeman during a three-day siege says she is entitled to the nearly $10,000 in ACC compensation she was awarded after he apparently took his own life.
Three in court after nationwide uni degree scam

Fri, 20th Nov

Police are urging hundreds of people who have bought "fake" university degrees to hand themselves in.
Queenstown man dies at taxi stand after altercation

Fri, 20th Nov

A 47-year-old Queenstown father died after an altercation at a downtown Queenstown taxi stand last night, and a man has been charged with assault, police say.
Man arrested in relation to hit and run

Fri, 20th Nov

Police investigating whether man assaulted sex worker.

'I never wanted him to die' - teenager says of retired teacher

Mon, 23rd Nov

Courtney Churchward today told the Rotorua High Court she did not want to kill John Rowe, only to knock him out.
Emotional outbursts at trial for slain principal

Mon, 23rd Nov

The families of slain Bay of Plenty regional councillor Hawea Vercoe and the man accused of his murder exchanged obscenities in Whakatane District Court today and had to be restrained.
Police investigate string of paintball drive-by shootings

Mon, 23rd Nov

Wellington police are investigating three drive-by shooting incidents where people have been shot at with a paintball gun.
Funeral for Queenstown man on Tuesday

Sun, 22nd Nov

It is too early to say whether a man charged with assault after the death of a Queenstown man will face more serious charges, say police.
Man dies after Whakatane fight

Sun, 22nd Nov

A homicide investigation is underway following the death of a 36-year-old man after a fight outside a Whakatane bar overnight.
Thousands march for 'democracy'

Sat, 21st Nov

Around 4000 people have taken to the streets of central Auckland, calling on the Government to make referendums binding.
Protesters march up Queen St

Sat, 21st Nov

Between 4000 and 5000 people are marching through central Auckland this afternoon, urging the Government to act on referenda.
Police investigating rest home worker

Sat, 21st Nov

A Blenheim rest home worker is being investigated by police about alleged assaults on dementia patients.
Drinking party death murder accused in court

Sat, 21st Nov

A 26-year-old man has appeared in court accused of murder after a drinking party in Hamilton turned violent.
Baby Jhia killer loses appeals

Fri, 20th Nov

Mongrel Mob member Karl Check, instigator of the 2007 fatal drive-by shooting of Wanganui toddler Jhia Te Tuaa, has had his appeal thrown out by the Court of Appeal.
Man charged with murder for Hamilton homicide

Fri, 20th Nov

Police have charged a 26-year-old man with the murder of a Hamilton East man, who died early yesterday.