New ZealandTeacher boasted she wouldn't be fired if students reported her behaviourThe woman swore at students, made inappropriate comments and spoke about her sex life.17 Apr 11:00 PM
Crime'In pain but still talking': Witnesses describe man lying in a ditch, weakly waving his arm'My body hurts,' the dying man told a witness in Shannon Brady's murder trial.17 Apr 07:00 AM
New ZealandMan battling seizures guilty of dangerous driving after 'blacking out' and killing pedestrianHe accepted he caused the fatal collision but argued it was not through dangerous driving.17 Apr 06:57 AM
New ZealandBalancing dreams and demands: The quiet struggle before a young student’s death16 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandMan towed corroded boat trailer, killing young mother when it detached and struck her vehicle16 Apr 07:00 AM
New Zealand'Life hasn’t been the same': Teen's struggles after being groped by former pastor16 Apr 05:04 AM
New ZealandChild-abductor found at playground, outside schools, days after prison release16 Apr 03:25 AM
Crime'Shannon did it': Victim's last words as he lay dying on roadsideThe Crown says Shannon Brady deliberately ran Nicholas Baldwin down in his ute.15 Apr 07:00 AM
New ZealandLeague star's father died after 'terrifying' two-day fight for survival post-cycloneGeorge Luke was stuck between landslips 'which went as far as the eye could see'.15 Apr 06:00 AM
New Zealand'Calculating, deceitful': Serial con woman jailed for web of tax, loan and passport fraudsA judge said the losses Karina Knedler has caused "are truly enormous". 15 Apr 05:00 AM
CrimeAssault outside MSD office left victim with teeth knocked out after alleged name-callingThe victim suffered a second blow after she coughed and her veneers fell out and broke.15 Apr 02:00 AM
CrimeGuard smuggled drugs and alcohol into prison for inmate in exchange for sexual favoursCorrections officer received the contraband and favours from an associate of the prisoner.14 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandMidwife faked colleague’s details for pain meds during 'perfect storm' of despairJaydeen Beaumont falsified six prescriptions over more than two years.14 Apr 08:00 AM
New ZealandDriver who killed pedestrian saw GP days before collision, worried he would have seizureThe 27-year-old told police after the crash he 'must have blacked out'.14 Apr 07:00 AM
New ZealandFinance manager found guilty for role in collapsed multimillion-dollar Ponzi schemeThe giant Ponzi scheme came to light in 2019, when principal Masatomo Ashikaga died.13 Apr 11:17 PM
New Zealand'I've lost Ivy': Bereaved mum recalls floodwaters sweeping daughter away after 'no warning'Family awoke to ankle-deep water in their home. Within 30 minutes it was at chest height.13 Apr 09:19 PM
New ZealandTramper killed by boulder tried to flee mountain's falling rocks after warning screamsThe 57-year-old fell about 20m on Taranaki Maunga after being struck by a boulder.13 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandFatal crash: Driver who shunted pedestrian 7m into garden says he 'must have blacked out'The 27-year-old had been told by a doctor not to drive five months before the crash.13 Apr 07:30 AM
New Zealand'Boys are heading to Mt McDonald's. Mongols are there': Inside a Greazy Dogs gang confrontationA judge-alone trial has CCTV footage of a violent gang clash in Mount Maunganui on repeat.13 Apr 06:00 AM
New Zealand'It was torture': Survivor describes desperate attempt to hold on to friend in deadly floodwatersThe pair were swept into floodwaters after the Esk Valley home they were in disintegrated.13 Apr 05:06 AM
CrimeMan destroys furniture, cuts down tree in chainsaw rampage over ex'I let my anger get the better of me,' Ethan Phillips told a court.12 Apr 05:00 AM
New ZealandWoman's 'unfailing devotion' to dead sister's kids rewarded with residencyShe has 'unfailingly devoted herself to raising these five young children'.12 Apr 02:00 AM
New ZealandTenant stops rent over rotting, leaky, mouldy home, landlord hit with $25k compo billOne wall of the Dairy Flat house was so rotten that there was a hole to the outside. 11 Apr 05:00 AM
New ZealandMarried man uses photo he took of teen during sex act to prove she consented, looked olderKuljinder Singh, 39, met up with the 13-year-old after connecting on Snapchat.11 Apr 03:00 AM
New ZealandHungover teacher took bottle of cider to work, covertly drank while caring for pre-schoolersThe 'impulse decision' ended the Alexandra ECE teacher's 25-year career. 11 Apr 12:00 AM
New Zealand'Soulmates': Irishman wins fight for residency after finding love with Kiwi woman who has since diedImmigration declined his application, saying it wasn't supported by an 'eligible' partner.10 Apr 10:00 PM
Crime'A changed man:' Man with bad driving record lay trapped in wreck next to dead friendDamien Whitlow had 300 convictions. Then he learned a hard lesson as a passenger.10 Apr 07:00 AM
New ZealandAngry parents confront teacher who exposed himself to children at swimming pools'You need help,' one parent told David Shaw. 10 Apr 05:00 AM
New ZealandDentist used fentanyl every day after work, self-prescribing to feed his growing habitHis actions came under the spotlight of the Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal.10 Apr 03:00 AM
New ZealandNew mum leaves baby in NICU to help partner with an aggravated robberyBrooke Knight was in hospital for post-birth complications when her partner picked her up.09 Apr 08:00 AM