Court

A beating which cost a Te Puke man the sight in one eye preceded his assault on a long-term girlfriend, Tauranga District Court was told today.

A 19-year-old collapsed in tears in the dock and a family member abused the teen's lawyer and scuffled with court security staff as a six-year jail term was handed down in Christchurch District Cou

A man has been arrested and charged with assaulting a Waipukurau father of three whose funeral was held today.

A 19-year-old woman police say was an accomplice of 50-year-old motorway gunman Stephen McDonald in the lead up to the fatal shooting of a teenage courier driver has appeared in court.

A 38-year-old father has appeared in court on dangerous driving charges following a collision between a train and his car that killed his four-year-old son.

A girl had episodes of makutu - what she called "seeing ghosts" - before allegations of sexual abuse were made, a depositions hearing was told in the Christchurch District Court today.

A man who brought a private prosecution for assault against Labour Cabinet Minister Trevor Mallard today resoundingly denied 50 charges of providing Inland Revenue with false documents.

Police had an easy time finding burglar Matthew Exeter.

A Canadian man who described himself as a pastor has been sentenced to five years in prison for sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl he claims was his wife.