Woman charged over teen's driving death
A woman has been charged for driving drunk and causing the death of 17-year-old Shayna Kumitau in February.
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Wanaka man pleads guilty in cocaine case
A Wanaka painter involved in a $1 million cocaine distribution ring dubbed "a Guy Ritchie plot line without the bloody ending" has been told that jail is an inevitable outcome.
Dominion Finance director pleads guilty
Dominion Finance director Robert Barry Whale - who was acquitted earlier this year in a case brought by the Serious Fraud Office - has pleaded guilty and been convicted on separate charges for mi
Jailed for knife-point robbery
A Dunedin teenager has been given two years' jail for robbing a south city dairy at knife-point last November.
Guilty plea in Ryder assault case
One of the men charged with assaulting Jesse Ryder has pleaded guilty to his part in the incident.
Prolific lawbreaker off to jail
A judge has sentenced a prolific lawbreaker to 21 months' jail after he clocked up his 14th conviction for drink-driving and 13th conviction for driving while disqualified.
Jail for Switched on Gardener pair
The owner of the Switched on Gardener chain of hydroponic supply shops has been sent to jail for four years and three months.
Briton jailed over 3kg cocaine bust
Cold case accused reached 'flashpoint'
The former wife of a man accused of a 30-year-old murder cold case has told a court he reached "flashpoint" when he was refused oil by the service station worker he allegedly gunned down.
Jail for role in police attack
A woman is alleged to have tried to a shoot a police officer with his own Taser during a brutal attack in Dargaville in Northland.