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The partner of toddler Nia Glassie's mother had the finger pointed at him by co-accused today as statements were read at a trial in Rotorua over the toddler's death.

A pipeline contractor who lost two workers when their boat apparently capsized off Christchurch's Lyttelton Heads last week has been fined over another accident in which an employee lost a leg.

Rotorua toddler Nia Glassie could not be saved by the time she was taken to hospital, the High Court at Rotorua has been told.

A visibly upset judge today told a teenager convicted of sexual violation: "If I had my way I would release you today, but I can't."

A woman today entered a surprise guilty plea to murdering a 10-month old baby girl.

A Supreme Court appeal challenging the Te Arawa Waitangi Treaty settlement has been withdrawn after the Government conceded it was in the wrong.

Nia Glassie's aunt, Louise Kuka, gave evidence in the High Court at Rotorua today in the trial of five people accused of causing the toddler's death.

Wayne Kerry Bray took five blows to the head, all from different directions and they could all have caused or contributed to his death, the Crown alleged at the trial where six young men face joint

A confidential help line for wives of police officers was suggested today by district court judge Robert Spear.

News coverage given to a domestic violence case involving a Bay of Plenty police officer and his doctor wife has been "blown out of all proportion," a judge said today.