Court

A young Wellington man, accused of stabbing another man who had beaten him, said he acted in self defence.

A Christchurch man alleged to have had possession of an aluminium bat on the night his wife ran from her home in her night clothes has been released on bail.

The trial of a man and a woman accused of murdering convicted paedophile Glen Stinson began in the High Court at Palmerston North today.

A 43-year-old Canterbury high school teacher has admitted the rape and sexual violation of a teenage girl.

A man who skipped bail before his trial on major drug charges in 2005 has been arrested in Whangarei.

A 36-year-old pregnant woman has pleaded not guilty to drink driving and driving while disqualified.

A Chinese student has got four months' home detention for punching and stomping a little black terrier dog to death.

A man who sexually abused his step-granddaughter has been jailed for 16 months.

A man who assaulted a woman and resisted police was jailed for two years when he appeared in Nelson District Court.

A man facing charges of kidnapping a Carterton woman real estate agent stood impassively in Masterton District Court dock today during his latest appearance.