A farmer's "she'll be right" attitude is what caused more than 600 calves to die of starvation in less than five months, leaving dead calves and skeletal remains scattered across the farm.
A teenager who went on a violent rampage stealing young victims’ bikes by threatening and assaulting them has been told he can’t play the “youth card” much longer.
A corrupt former council manager caught taking cash bribes in exchange for helping associates secure lucrative contracts has been sentenced in Christchurch.
A man who filmed children showering in the changing rooms of a public pool and filmed himself sexually violating them told one of his victims he was a “good boy”.
A man who filmed children showering in the changing rooms of a public pool and filmed himself sexually violating them told one of his victims he was a “good boy”.
A man with a history of violence told his ex-partner who was pregnant with their child he was going to cut the baby out of her and stomp on her stomach.
A man made false calls to emergency services and started lighting his own fires, rushing back to the scene to film the firefighters in action after he raised the alarm.
A man made false calls to emergency services and started lighting his own fires, rushing back to the scene to film the firefighters in action after he raised the alarm.
A man caught with stolen meat and a quad bike in a truck he pinched from a primary school had a simple explanation - he said he had been kidnapped by gang members.
A 17-year-old who dragged a 14-year-old girl through a Christchurch park at knifepoint before sexually assaulting her in a public toilet told her he would kill her if she screamed.
An 18-year-old accused of jumping on a tent with a mum and newborn baby inside at a Christchurch park will keep his name a secret - for now.
A golf coach who was “humiliated” after being dismissed for not getting the Covid vaccine will receive more than $15,000 after successfully arguing his dismissal was unjustified.
Police were hot on the heels of recidivist thief Quentin Parkinson when, mid-chase, he jumped off a roof in an attempt to evade officers but instead broke both his ankles.
The owner of a transport company had meth in his system and smoked two cannabis joints at the wheel of his faulty and unauthorised truck during a long-haul South Island trip.
"A silent howl emitted from me but the tears did not come."
A schizophrenic who believed people could read his thoughts kicked a homeless woman to death after police were alerted twice about his concerning behaviour.
A schizophrenic who believed people could read his thoughts kicked a homeless woman to death after police were alerted twice about his concerning behaviour.
A 34-year-old Christchurch man who groomed a young girl for sex, giving her gifts, taking her ice-skating and meeting her at school, has been sent to prison.
A former Christchurch strip club manager has been sent to prison on 49 fraud charges which the judge described as a "theft from the entire community".
It took just 16 seconds for an "explosive, mass brawl" to erupt between two rival gangs outside the Christchurch Justice Precinct, leaving blood splattered on the footpath.
