A mass murderer who killed his three young sons during a rampage fuelled by a relationship breakdown has taken the New Zealand Parole Board to court.
An elderly woman was watching the rugby when a stranger walked through the front door of her Canterbury retirement village home and held a knife to her throat.
A sleeping man who woke to the sound of screaming in the early hours of the morning ran outside to find his teenage daughter curled up and bloodied on the ground in front of their family home in Christchurch.
A man who was taught all things sexual were “the work of the devil” went on to install cameras in a home to secretly film a young woman showering.
A homeless man who lingered outside a Christchurch yoga studio called the business 143 times and left bizarre voice messages before hitting the studio owner with a metal pole.
A homeless man who lingered outside a yoga studio began harassing the staff, called the business 143 times and left bizarre voice messages before hitting the studio owner with a metal pole.
When friends heard that John Beckenridge’s car had plummeted into the sea off a Southland cliff there was disbelief - mixed in with laughter.
A mother has addressed a sex offender who she said has left her little girl with “life-long trauma” and broken their family.
A man who had a scholarship with an NRL team “blew a golden opportunity” when he became involved in gangs and imported more than 2kg of methamphetamine into New Zealand.
A “catcher” responsible for importing cocaine into the country spent 36 hours desperately trying to locate one of his parcels.
A “catcher” responsible for importing cocaine into the country spent 36 hours desperately trying to locate one of his parcels.
A teacher who swore and yelled at his students when they took too long to leave his classroom said he was “free at last” when he was stripped of his teaching certificate.
A Christchurch Uber driver who inappropriately touched and took intimate photos of his intoxicated teenage passenger while she was sleeping claims it was an accident.
A woman holidaying in Indonesia is adamant she saw missing boy Mike Zhao-Beckenridge and his stepfather three months after their mysterious disappearance.
A woman holidaying in Indonesia is adamant she saw missing boy Mike Zhao-Beckenridge and his stepfather three months after their mysterious disappearance.
The family of a beloved grandmother is appalled the man responsible for her death after he drove drunk into her car wants to shorten his jail time.
A man has been sentenced for secretly filming young naked boys on a hidden phone in changing rooms across Christchurch.
Four siblings who were beaten, sexually abused and drugged by their parents stood united in court as a judge described “one of the saddest cases" he has ever seen.
A man accused of abducting and raping a school-aged girl in Blenheim has denied the charge and will keep his name a secret for now.
A man accused of abducting and raping a school-aged girl in Blenheim has denied the charge and will keep his name a secret for now.
