Dealers called naive
Two "naive" drug dealers who thought they were selling tablets of ecstacy when in fact it was benzylpiperazine (BZP) were sentenced to four months' home detention when they appeared in the Alexandr
Court
Gunshot residue cannot finger shooter, court told
A gun residue expert says he could not be sure whether a man accused of shooting an Auckland police officer fired the weapon, a jury was told today.
Accused $10m runaway to fight charges
Supreme Court dismisses Saxmere case
The Supreme Court has ended the long-running Saxmere fine wool case, saying there is no public interest in hearing an appeal.
Shooting accused admits lying to protect friend
A man who has denied shooting a police officer today admitted in the High Court at Auckland he lied in an interview to protect the gunman.
Woman recants on fake evidence that put man in dock
A Hastings woman has admitted attempting to pervert the course of justice after she misled police over her fiance's killing.
Witnesses lied in police shooting case: defence
Witnesses who gave evidence against a man accused of shooting a police officer lied to cover up for what really happened, the High Court at Auckland was told today.
Pair admit manslaughter
Two men have admitted the manslaughter of another man during a street attack in central Wellington.
Fear stopped accused from naming gunman, court told
A man denied that he shot a police officer, but refused to name the gunman for fear of his own safety, the High Court at Auckland was told today.
No murder retrial for killers
Two men who killed a frail Upper Hutt transsexual will not be retried for murder.