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It faces two charges of exposing people to risk of serious injury or death.

Lawyers for Consumer NZ compared Z Energy's claims to a tobacco company claiming harm reduction by saying it was delivering cigarettes "more safely".

After being attacked and left unconscious by the roadside, a man faced a years-long struggle to get compensation.

Alec Baldwin broke into tears after a judge dimissed the case against him for a fatal shooting on the set of the film Rust.

Allister Christie saw his stolen car being driven and gave chase. His body was found the next day, still trapped in his submerged car.

The High Court has ruled a man who fatally stabbed a 22-year-old in a Christchurch night shelter, but had a murder charge against him dropped, cannot be named.

The David Tamihere case stretches more than 34 years. Here's what you need to know.

"From what I've read so far, the Appeal Court seems to think their primary job is to protect the Crown case," Tamihere told RNZ.

The man who murdered the Tokoroa school teacher 18 years ago will remain behind bars for another two years.

Despite false evidence from a jailhouse informant, the Court of Appeal says it is satisfied "beyond reasonable doubt" Tamihere murdered Sven Urban Höglin and Heidi Birgitta Paakkonen in 1989. Audio

Mitesh Kumar's attack on his wife lasted more than seven minutes, and only stopped when police arrived at the scene.

Two people have been jailed for their part in a multi-million-dollar Colombian cocaine smuggling ring that used farm workers as cover to import the drug into New Zealand.

Baldwin faces involuntary manslaughter charges, which he denies. The trial will determine whether he should be held criminally liable in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

Police already believed one of the accused had killed Rau Tongia, despite messages from another woman declaring she wanted to kill Tongia, a trial has heard.

The dog, named Saint, did not have access to water, was severely emaciated and had pressure wounds across his body when the SPCA found him.