Mob members jailed for arson
Five Mongrel Mob members involved in an arson attack on a rival gang's headquarters were sentenced to jail when they appeared in Invercargill District Court today.
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Man admitted murder in text, court told
One of the men accused of brutally attacking a Wairarapa man and leaving him for dead last October admitted the murder in a text message, a court has been told.
Video of alleged attempted murder shown to jurors
Video evidence of the confrontation which led to Graeme Burton being charged of attempting to murder a fellow inmate in prison has been played to a High Court jury.
Prominent entertainer discharged without conviction
A prominent entertainer who admitted performing an indecent act towards a teenage girl was today discharged without conviction.
He was also given permanent name suppression.
Otago University silent on Undie 500 discipline
Seventeen Dunedin students have already received convictions for their part in this year's Undie 500 weekend disorder, but the University of Otago is refusing to say if it has disciplined anyone.
Father guilty of murdering daughter
Young SA singer claims abuse by celebrity living in NZ
Young South African singer Robbie Klay on Tuesday has described in detail to the High Court in Pretoria how fellow singer and New Zealand resident Jurie Els allegedly started molesting him when he
Judge sums up in Auckland baby killing case
A jury was told today to consider whether the parents of an 11-week-old girl lied to police about how she got the severe head injuries that led to her death.
Auckland woman gets home detention for child cruelty
A woman was today ordered to undertake a parenting programme as part of her sentence of six months' home detention for cruelty to her children.
Accused shooter: 'I could have killed police'
"If I shot at them, I would have killed them."