Court
Far North man sentenced to 20 years for rape, abuse of girls
A man found guilty for multiple counts of sexual abuse on young girls has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, and warned he will serve the full term if he does not admit responsibility.
Otago man becomes first jailed in New Zealand for 3D printing firearms
An Otago man has become the first in New Zealand to be sentenced for manufacturing firearms after using a 3D printer to make six weapons.
Mother's will sparks court battle as sons claim breach of 'moral duty'
A mother failed in her "moral duty" after she left her two adult sons out of her will and instead left everything to her husband.
'I and my children have lost trust in people' - How a daughter's million-dollar swindle broke a family apart
A six-year fight for justice had its final chapter in the Dunedin District Court last week.
Former Abercrombie CEO pleads not guilty to sex trafficking
Mike Jeffries, 80, who led Abercrombie from 1992 to 2014, entered his plea to one count of sex trafficking and 15 counts of prostitution.
Yanfei Bao murder trial: 'New Zealand is a safe place,' victim told friend
The real estate agent was last seen heading to show a house to a prospective client, where the Crown says she was stabbed to death.
Fonterra manager guilty of manslaughter after meth-laced beer death
The family of Aiden Sagala, who was 21-years-old when he died of a massive overdose in March last year, sat in the courtroom as the verdict was announced.
Father of child who fatally shot hunter pleads guilty
John Atkins, 44, was shot in the forehead and died during a hunting trip in Tolaga Bay.
Woman charged with interfering with human remains remanded on bail
An application for name suppression was declined in court, but she cannot be named yet, pending an appeal.
Gaps in gun laws before March 15, 2019, laid bare in hearing
The glaring gaps in the country's gun laws prior to the Christchurch terror attack have been laid bare at a coroners hearing over the last three weeks. The second-phase inquest into the 51 worshippers… Audio
Man allegedly caught with bomb in his lounge
"Death would have been immediate" for anyone in close proximity if the bomb had gone off, Defence Force says.
Men busted for huge underground bunker cannabis operation sentenced
Two men operating a large cannabis growing operation in a huge underground bunker have been jailed.
Mosque attack inquest provides long overdue answers
The deputy chief coroner says victims, survivors and families of 51 murdered worshippers wanted more answers than the Royal Commission of Inquiry gave them.
Court rejects violent inmate's insanity plea
Anthony John Wheble has tried to kill two fellow inmates with shanks, sliced off parts of his own ears, an eyelid and a finger.
Courts clear way for police to access CCTV cameras
Courts have cleared the way for police to carry on accessing private cameras over 200,000 times a year for evidence. Phil Pennington has more on this. Audio
Concern raised about firearms licenses in mosque attack inquest
Would someone like Brenton Tarrant be able to get a firearms licence today? This is the question at the heart of the second-phase inquest into the 51 worshippers murdered at Al Noor Mosque and Linwood… Audio
Hazardous substances a problem throughout industry, claims owner
Salters Cartage is being forced to pay $4 million in a landmark proceeds of crime settlement over the death of Jamey Bowring in 2015.
$20m of earthquake strengthening for Wellington High Court to begin
The building is among a host of courts nationwide that need expensive work done to make them safe or suitable to use.
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.
