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Man who attempted to murder girl, 13, has appeal dismissed
Blaine Hughes has had an appeal dismissed by the Court of Appeal after he was sentenced to preventive detention with a five-year minimum jail time in 2014.
Internation court sentences three over shooting down of MH17
An international court has convicted three men for shooting down a commercial plane over Ukraine in 2014. The court found two Russians and a Ukrainian guilty of the mass murder of all 298 passengers… Audio
Man sentenced for fatal stabbing of Christchurch woman
A life sentence for a man who randomly stabbed a mother of four to death outside her Christchurch home will never heal her family's grief. 52 year old Laisa Waka Tunidau lay bleeding on the concrete… Audio
'Closure': Alan Hall's family await Crown investigation findings
The family of Alan Hall, a man who spent 19 years in prison for a murder he did not commit, hope a report investigating the Crown's role in his case will hold those responsible to account.
Friend of man who died on MH17 says convictions brought some closure
A Dutch court has convicted three men of mass murder for their roles in the 2014 shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine.
The downing of the plane resulted in the deaths of all… Audio
Dutch Court convicts three over MH17 shooting
A Dutch court has convicted three men of mass murder for their roles in the 2014 shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine.
The downing of the plane resulted in the deaths of all… Audio
Teen appears in court over Bexley stabbing
An 18-year-old man charged with a stabbing in Christchurch on Monday has appeared in court.
Victim's advocate labels sentencing discounts 'lolly scramble'
A victim's advocate is describing sentencing discounts for offenders as a courtroom "lolly scramble" that lets survivors down and offenders off the hook.
There was an outcry when Tauranga teenager… Audio
Offender back to jail for armed robbery of same dairy 13 years later
In 2009, as a teenager, Alistair McFarlane robbed the Mosgiel Mini Mart of $350. Thirteen years later he robbed the same dairy of $3455.
Malcolm Rewa pushes for retrial over murder conviction
The man most recently convicted of a murder that led to one of New Zealand's biggest miscarriages of justice wants his fourth trial over the matter.
Woman held in Korea in relation to children's bodies due in NZ court 'soon'
A woman detained in South Korea in connection with the discovery of the remains of two children in a suitcase in Auckland will soon appear in Manukau District Court .
Interpreter charged over false asylum claims
A court has been told an interpreter was given hundreds of dollars by Indonesian migrants for writing false asylum claims for them Nurul Noor Azman has pleaded not guilty to five charges of supplying… Audio
When sex offenders go to rehab
The Detail looks at what happens when sex offenders go to rehabilitation - does it work? Audio
When sex offenders go to rehab
The Detail looks at what happens when sex offenders go to rehabilitation - does it work?
Audio'Many unanswered questions remain' - Families of two murdered women tell court
It has been an emotionally charged day at the coroner's court in Christchurch, as a joint inquest into a 2018 murder and sudden death got under way.
21yo found guilty of murder after fatal stabbing in Whangārei CBD brawl
A 21-year-old Whangārei man has been found guilty of murder after a street brawl in the centre of the city in June 2021.
Interpreter in court over providing false refugee information to immigration
An interpreter spun a "web of lies" to cheat the immigration system through fabricating a series of asylum claims, a court has been told.
Coronial inquest into murder and sudden death
A joint coronial inquest into a murder and a suspected suicide starts in Christchurch this morning.
Christchurch eye surgeon pleads guilty to firearms charges
A Christchurch eye surgeon charged with attacking a Lyttelton couple in their home has pleaded guilty to three firearms charges.
Parliament protester Paul Harris who once attacked James Shaw earns new conviction
A man who was once jailed for a violent attack on Green Party co-leader James Shaw has received a new conviction for his actions following the Parliament riot earlier this year.
