Two charged with attempted murder after shootings
Two men have been charged with attempted murder following a shooting yesterday stemming from a feud between two families.
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Field regrets state of accounts
Taito Phillip Field said today he regretted not keeping a proper record of accounts.
Whakatane man jailed for vicious assaults
A Whakatane man has been jailed for 12 months for kicking and stomping on the head of a young woman who stabbed a close friend multiple times.
Field 'no criminal', says lawyer
Former MP Taito Phillip Field said today he offered a Thai couple facing deportation from New Zealand accommodation because of their desperate situation.
Dole goes bananas over fraudulent doco
Dole Foods has filed a defamation lawsuit against a Swedish filmmaker for insisting on showing his documentary Bananas!
Barlow's appeal could be one of last to Privy Council
The unsuccessful appeal to London's Privy Council by double murderer John Barlow could be among the last New Zealand cases heard by the Commonwealth appeal court.
Prison for Cant man who bashed partner to death
Ross Simon Fraser, described as drunk, violent, inarticulate, a loner and a wild southern man, faces at least 15⅓ years in prison for bashing his partner to death in their Canterbury home in Februa
Jail for jealous husband over petrol attack
A jealous Dannevirke man who sprayed petrol on his estranged wife before slashing her new male friend has been jailed for 7-1/2 years.
Banjo murder jury retires again
An Auckland High Court jury has retired for a second night without reaching a verdict in the trial of a Hungarian tourist who allegedly used a banjo to beat and throttle a 69-year-old Auckland man.
Woman jailed over shooting 'prank'
A drug-addled woman who injured her neighbour during "prank" drive-by shooting has been jailed for 12 months.