Motorcyclist pleads not guilty over girl's death
The pregnant mother of a seven-year-old girl, killed when hit by a motorcyclist near Turangi last year, wept openly when the man accused of causing her death appeared in Taupo District Court today.
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Man who smashed into IRD 'warned of terrorism'
The man who drove his car through glass doors at the Inland Revenue Department building in Christchurch says he warned the department about terrorism but it had no security measures in place.
Mother asked for forgiveness, court told
A woman accused of inflicting head injuries which nearly caused her four-year-old son Benjamin to die asked the child's grandmother for forgiveness a few weeks afterwards, a jury has been told.
Chch man found guilty over hit and run
A jury today found a Christchurch car driver guilty of running down a man during a brawl outside a party in the city.
Hit and run accidental, court told
A gang fracas saw a Christchurch driver trying to get away in fear and panic and run a man down, a jury trial was told today.
McDonalds loses 'Mc' battle
US fast food giant McDonald's has lost an eight-year trademark battle to prevent local restaurant McCurry from using the 'Mc' prefix in a precedent-setting judgment by Malaysia's highest court.
Hit-and-run victim dragged by car
A hit-and-run crash during a gang confrontation left the victim in hospital for five months, Christchurch District Court was told today.
Jealous rampage lands man in court
An Auckland man is in custody following an alleged jealous rampage in which he reportedly attacked his ex-girlfriend then damaged her new partner's motorcycle.
Further remand for 'Billy the hunted one'
William Alexander Stewart, the self-styled Billy the Hunted One, has been further remanded as his lawyer considers the weight of evidence against him.
Man in court after Waikanae assault, abduction
A man who sparked a police manhunt across the lower North Island following a break-in, attack and abduction has been arrested.