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Four vehicles, including three police cars, were rammed during the incident in Lower Hutt.

A coronial hearing will hear from a witness claiming John Beckenridge and his stepson Mike were helped to escape after they disappeared in Southland a decade ago.

Daniel Takimoana has been sentenced after he threatened to "waste" police during an SPCA dog seizure.

While those opposed to his reinstatement have accepted it, they called for Xi Chen to apologise.

A woman was cut on the face and thought she would die as she tried to force a knife-wielding burglar out of her home.

A former successful farmer who ran a $4 million rural property is now homeless and "night-crawling" after his life became upended by addiction.

Mona Nygaard said she had no words to describe what she had been through and the resilience it had taken to fight.

Community tensions will surround the release of convicted double-murderer Mark Lundy from prison, and Palmerston North does not want him back, the city's mayor says.

The 66-year-old was twice convicted for the murder of his wife Christine and daughter Amber.

Supporters of Mark Lundy, who will be released from prison next month after serving more than 23 years for murdering his wife and daughter, say his fight to clear his name is continuing.

Kevin Young made a profit of $11,241 on information that the Financial Markets Authority said was not available to the public.

LIVE Wellington had appealed the city council's recommendations, which were backed by RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop.

Zijing Yu was arrested last year after illegally importing 740 kilograms of tobacco and 25,000 cigarettes.

The three men appeared in the Auckland District Court, where a trail date was set for May next year.

The case centred around a surprise 50th birthday party at a Stokes Valley address in December 2023.

John Paul Smith was found guilty on all charges and sentenced to seven years and six months in prison.

Colombian Felipe Montoya-Ospina was jail for importing, extracting and distributing cocaine in New Zealand.

It was the second time Lynette O'Boyle became "over-involved" in a case.

Peter Prescott was caught driving 64km/h in a 50km/h zone and was sent a ticket for it in 2016.

When Anthony Harrison said linseed oil caused a fire that destroyed his workshed, a judge said his story was not believable.