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Man who planned a mass killing, dubbed a national security threat can now be named
He also distributed extreme child sex abuse material.
Teacher had sexual relationship with student, other students blew the whistle
April Marie Nordstrom has had her teacher registration cancelled.
Farmer behind NZ's biggest GST fraud has $16m of assets confiscated
John Richard Bracken was jailed for eight years and six months in 2021 after being found guilty of 39 charges of dishonestly claiming and receiving GST refunds.
Man woken by woman beating him with frying pan
The woman was his brother's girlfriend who was high on methamphetamine.
Guard punched elderly man in the face several times for looking at him
The violence means that Junior Sula can no longer work as a licensed member of the security industry.
Kiwi exiled from Australia, leaving children behind, after stealing 11 bottles of booze
The man had been warned to stop offending, or he would be deported. He didn't listen.
New Zealander deported from Australia after family violence offences
A New Zealander with a long string of family violence convictions who claimed to have hundreds of relatives and extensive family ties in Australia has had his Australia visa revoked.
Tenants awarded almost $20k after infant exposed to lead paint
The boy's doctor said that months after leaving the property, his body was still working hard to eliminate lead, arsenic and cadmium from his system.
Convicted rapist 'swallowed razor blade' in prison misconduct case
An unrepentant and high-risk convicted rapist put a razor blade in his mouth in a bid to stop prison officers moving him to a different unit.
'It's an interactive art piece': Man charged with stealing flag artwork
"Good art will provoke thought. It provoked me to think that maybe I should pick this up."
7-year-old girl dies after falling from quad bike into path of mower
The little girl was sitting on a loose plywood platform on the quad bike driven by her father when she fell into the path of a mower being towed behind
Violent preventive detention prisoner faces 20-year milestone before next parole bid
Matete, the first woman sentenced to preventive detention and now identifying as male, has been refused parole as risk assessments continue.
Crown looks to seize Mongrel Mob base where 'torturous' beatings took place
Authorities are making legal moves to confiscate the gang pad in Mataura, Southland.
Call for ban as 20th person drowns at notorious fishing spot
Olson Canatoy and Eric Dabalos had been warned about the dangers of Papanui Point.
Woman ends up in wheelchair after surgery goes wrong
And an earlier mix-up had led to her sister being prepared for surgery as well.
'It got me': Diver's last words before drowning
Aaron Matthews came up gasping and struggling to breathe on a beach.
Hawke's Bay director jailed 14 years for exploiting, raping workers
The director of a labour supply company for the horticultural industry, raped two vulnerable foreign workers after manipulating and "trapping" one of them, and drugging the other.