Policeman tells of operation going wrong
A police officer today described how he looked down the barrel of a rifle during a night-time surveillance operation in which a colleague was shot dead.
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Harrowing crash victim report heard in court
A harrowing victim impact report was read in court today by the mother of a woman seriously injured when a stolen car sped through Christchurch.
Court approves serving of papers on Facebook
A High Court judge today approved the serving of court papers via Facebook, the popular social network website, in what is thought to be a New Zealand first.
Dunedin sex offender has sentence cut
A Dunedin man jailed for sexually abusing a schoolgirl in the 1980s has had his sentence cut by the Court of Appeal.
Madoff swaps penthouse for cell
Inconsistencies on both sides in rape case
Defence and crown counsel highlighted what they called extensive inconsistencies in evidence today, as they summed up in the Wellington District Court trial of a taxi driver accused of rape.
New bail address found for accused rapist
An Upper Hutt man accused of raping a 15-year-old girl has now been bailed to an address suitable to both his alleged victim and police.
Trial of murder accused (15) aborted after attack
A High Court trial for a Tokoroa teenager accused of killing a 22-year-old has been aborted after the mother of the victim tried to attack him in court.
Teens in court over fatal arson
Two teenagers appeared in court today charged with murder and manslaughter after a fire in Pukekohe which killed a mother of three last month.
Six charged over mentally disabled fight club
Police have issued arrest warrants for six employees of a Texas state home accused of staging or failing to report after-hours fights between mentally disabled residents, and they say more arrests