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Hutt Valley man Malcolm Ngeru found guilty of murdering his partner Mihi Tuhoro in June last year has been jailed for life with a minimum non-parole period of 12 years.

A Christchurch invalid has failed to appear at court to face a charge of ill-treating a dog he had allegedly dragged behind his mobility scooter.

A New Zealand Olympian accused of sex offences has had name suppression continued again until his next court appearance.

Two men have been jailed for attacking and robbing two intellectually disabled men.

A former Exclusive Brethren member has been jailed for 2-1/2 years for historic sex crimes against four young girls.

Lisa Kuka, mother of murdered Rotorua pre-schooler Nia Glassie, has lost her appeal against her conviction and sentence for manslaughter.

Two police officers initially concocted a series of lies about an assault on a man in the back of a patrol car who died shortly afterwards when he was chased into the path of an oncoming truck, a j

An application to the High Court at Dunedin by Maniototo farmer Ewan Carr to have former business partner Rodney Humphries placed in bankruptcy over claims of a $283,000 debt will be heard next yea

A young woman motorist who knocked down four cyclists on Auckland's Tamaki Drive, badly injuring one, has pleaded guilty to four charges of dangerous driving.

April 19 has been set for the start of a two-week trial for Asha Ali Abdille, the Somali refugee accused of New Zealand's first aircraft hijacking.