A former hillside mansion which once commanded one of the most priceless views in Christchurch has been demolished in an emergency operation today after fears it could topple down a cliff.
Gavin Gosnell has been found guilty of murdering Christchurch schoolboy Hayden Miles.
Jeremy McLaughlin hatched a plan to burgle his ex-partner's house three weeks before he allegedly killed Christchurch schoolgirl Jade Bayliss, he told a court today.
The man convicted of murdering Christchurch schoolgirl Jade Bayliss had killed a child before.
Convicted child killer Jeremy McLaughlin was deported to New Zealand after serving a manslaughter conviction in Australia - but was not subject to any release conditions, police confirmed today.
A life ban for a lawyer accused of stealing $3 million from clients was "the only appropriate penalty", the Law Society says.
Nikki Roper strangled his ex-girlfriend Alexsis Tovizi to death with a sleeper hold just days after being released from prison where he was serving a sentence for choking her, a court heard today.
Nikki Roper has been found guilty of murdering his ex-girlfriend Alexsis Tovizi in a jealous, revenge-driven rage.
Hayden Miles was a "difficult" child whose behavioural issues saw put him into foster care before he was killed, his mother told a court today.
Christchurch teenager Hayden Miles was killed before he was dismembered and buried at two city cemeteries, a court heard today.
A high school teacher who has admitted making secret up-skirt videos can be named for the first time today.
Kim Dotcom has won the right to sue the Government for illegal spying.
Former All Black Jerry Collins is still unable to talk about his dramatic encounter with knives, a Japanese department store, and a violent Brazilian gang that landed him behind bars earlier this year.
School children are being taught how to read and write by watching Hollywood blockbusters with subtitles.
A former soldier caught with a loaded rifle during a police domestic call out the day after he was discharged from the Army for disciplinary breaches has been convicted today.
This is the million dollar view atop the South Island's tallest building, overlooking New Zealand's shakiest city.
A recidivist drink driver has today had his car confiscated after his ninth conviction.
Child, Youth and Family have admitted failing a 12-year-old girl who took her own life while in foster care after she claimed to have been sexually abused by a caregiver.
Nikki Roper bumped into an old prison pal just days after he allegedly murdered his ex-girlfriend, Alexsis Tovizi, and told him he had killed the girl tattooed on his cheek because she was cheating on him, a court has heard.
A man has pleaded guilty to a rare charge of letting his drunk mate drive his car before he crashed and was killed.
