Court

A trustee of the Disabled Children's Trust has admitted stealing $6000 from the trust's bank account.

More charges have been laid arising from an alleged incident yesterday, against a woman charged over the police's Operation Shadow drugs investigation which led to raids in mid-December.

The parents of a nine-year-old girl who was allegedly severely, systematically abused over nearly two years appeared in court today to face a raft of neglect and assault-related charges.

A Rugby Southland employee has been discharged without conviction after admitting Gambling Act charges, brought when Lion Foundation grants to the union increased "markedly" on the foundation takin

A Hampden man charged with kidnapping a man at Moeraki two weeks ago has been released on bail until his next court appearance.

Christopher Graeme Smith has admitted shooting two police officers and killing police dog Gage, but the Crown is pressing on with attempted murder charges and there will be a High Court trial sta

The husband of one of three Waikato cyclists killed when they were struck by a car said today he did not "hate" the driver and was open to a request for a restorative justice conference.

A 27-year old woman has been charged with the murder of a new-born baby after an incident in Christchurch overnight.

Two families wept for their boys in the High Court at Gisborne yesterday - one jailed for 20 months for the shooting death of the other in July last year.

An Auckland man charged with organising and promoting child sex tours to southeast Asia will not have his trial until October.