Court

The man accused of a double murder in an inner-city Auckland apartment block last month faced three more charges when he appeared in Auckland District Court today.

Bulldogs NRL halfback Ben Roberts, a New Zealander, has been fined more than A$2000 ($NZ2500) after pleading guilty today to assaulting police and resisting arrest.

A High Court judge in Suva has warned that a Mexican traveller's success in carrying 2.1kg of cocaine through the Nadi International Airport raises concerns that Fiji could become a haven for drug

A former colleague of a St John ambulance officer on trial on a raft of sex charges dating back to 1999 has told a jury the accused man was dedicated to his job.

The High Court has put a block on the police practice of making drink-drivers pay for a doctor to take their blood samples.

A judge today reserved his decision on the penalty to be imposed against the operators of the Tui oil field for a spill that polluted 13km coastline south of New Plymouth last October.

A man who says he came off worst in a confrontation with boyracers has indicated he will deny the three charges he now faces in Christchurch District Court.

A man who robbed a bank and secreted the stolen cash in his anus was jailed for two and half years today.

A Korean teenager faces eight years jail and then deportation after his sentencing on kidnapping and sex charges in Christchurch District Court today.

A Queenstown based fishing guides and charter business operator has been arrested for not issuing fishing licences to clients and pocketing their fees.