Stepson allegedly bitten
A 40-year-old Balclutha man has been charged after allegedly biting his 20-year-old stepson in a scuffle at the weekend, police say.
Court
Court of public opinion is out
Liquor store murderer gets life sentence
Man arrested over Palmerston North dairy hold-up
Police have made an arrest over the gunpoint robbery of a Palmerston North dairy at the weekend.
No-one can know his pain: children
Man now faces manslaughter charge over fatal crash
A man originally charged with dangerous driving in connection with a fatal crash on Auckland's North Shore has now been charged with manslaughter.
Fined for obstructing police in hunt for fugitive
Man pleads guilty to principal's manslaughter
A 21 year old man charged with killing Whakatane school principal and regional councillor Hawea Vercoe has pleaded guilty to his manslaughter.
Community work for mother who drove drunk
A Wanaka woman was given a lengthy sentence of community work and supervision for her drink-driving conviction, when she appeared in the Queenstown District Court yesterday.
Two escape jail after assaults
Two Mexican kitchen-hands were yesterday sentenced to community work by Judge Mary O'Dwyer in the Queenstown District Court.
The sentence came after another judge advised at their conviction last month they could be facing a prison sentence for their offence.