Court

A police officer gave evidence in a High Court trial at Timaru yesterday that Stacey Snelleksz called out those phrases a number of times to police, referring to partner Christopher Shaw as the pai

A convicted Arrowtown drink-driver had not decided whether to appeal a reparation order imposed in the Queenstown District Court this week, her defence lawyer, Dale Lloyd, said yesterday.

Two police officers who attempted to stop a couple in a stolen Land Rover in North Otago in February, are in no doubt they were shot at as it sped past their road block.

A man accused of deliberately driving his car at speed at other vehicles, eventually killing a young woman, did not attempt to brake, a court was told today.

Panic and fear caused two drinking companions to accuse each other of beating a youth later found dead in Upper Riccarton's Auburn Reserve, a defence counsel told the manslaughter trial today.

No penalty imposed by the court could punish Michael James Geoffrey Eades more than he was punishing himself for the death of his wife, cousin, and granddaughter, Christchurch District Court was to

A father showed "nothing short of callousness to a shocking degree" when he allegedly killed his 11-week-old baby daughter, a court was told today.

The trial of a Christchurch taxi driver accused of rape was adjourned yesterday in Christchurch District Court until later this month.

A teenager has been charged with manslaughter over the death of another teen in an Ohakune car crash.