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Politicians must decide what to do about the SFO, which has been found to routinely abuse its draconian powers, Newsroom's Tim Murphy writes.

A High Court ruling would see iwi at the top of the South Island entitled to thousands of hectares of land and millions of dollars.

One of the men will fly home later this week while the other must complete a two year jail sentence first.

Instead the elite cyclist, left vulnerable from bullying within Cycling New Zealand, was considered at low risk of suicide.

Maritime NZ hopes the finding in relation to the death of Pala'amo Kalati will help to prevent future tragedies.

The man accused of murdering Yanfei Bao was seen washing his car on the side of a rural road on the day she disappeared.

Tingjun Cao also said he had been driving around looking for a job the day Yanfei Bao went missing.

Police have charged a 48-year-old man with murder in relation to a fatal house fire in Whangārei in April this year.

Lawyers at six firms will each do 25 hours of pro bono work per year for people who cannot afford to pay for representation.

He evaded capture for years. But now he has been sentenced to seven years in prison for his "sustained campaign of terror".

An Australian designer must rebrand her business after a "David and Goliath" battle with the pop star.

A man abused by a former political figure says he is blown away by a proposal to end secrecy around sex offenders' identities. Audio

An inquest into the cyclist's suspected suicide heard she was burned out nd presenting as having severe anxiety and depression before her death.

The Detail - Defence lawyers say there are better ways of clearing clogged courts than the government's plan to have fewer jury trials.

All charges against the Destiny Church leader for breaches of Covid-19 restrictions have been dismissed and dropped, his lawyer Ron Mansfield says.

A court has heard a group of men with chequered pasts are not making up claims they were abused as boys in a state care home.

She was found guilty of assaulting an airport worker at a judge-alone trial in May.

The flights Tingjun Cao purchased from Christchurch to Auckland, and then to Shanghai totalled just over $700, a court has heard.