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A man who raped two teenage schoolgirls, one after the other, in a Palmerston North lodging house two years ago was today jailed for 10 years.

A man has been acquitted of murdering a neighbour after an argument in a small rural settlement north of Napier last year.

A Bay of Plenty motorist believed to have fallen asleep at the wheel before crashing into another vehicle - killing the woman driver - has avoided jail time.

An Australian accountant admitted in the Queenstown District Court on Monday to obtaining $130 by deception after claiming a baggage-handling company at Auckland airport had lost his suitcase.

A man convicted on drugs and rape charges six years ago has had his bid to take an appeal to the Supreme Court dismissed.

A 99-year-old woman who was allegedly sexually attacked by a neighbour died in hospital just after her 100th birthday without returning home, a court was told yesterday.

Two Wanaka men were yesterday convicted in the Queenstown District Court of criminal damage after slashing the tyres of, and damaging, 54 vehicles parked within a 3km radius of the centre of the re

Three Queenstown trail-bike riders were convicted yesterday for damaging the Routeburn Track in Fiordland and Mount Aspiring National Parks by riding the track's entire 32km length.

Bail has been refused for a 22-year-old driver now facing manslaughter charges for allegedly killing two people in a Christchurch crash after fleeing from a police traffic stop.