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An emotionally charged inquest into the death of Lachlan Jones has exposed ructions between his separated parents and accusations his body was dumped. Audio

Salaries range from $559,400 for Supreme Court judges, to $437,000 for Employment Court judges.

The coroner says the boy's death is unimaginable and he hopes the inquest will find answers.

A coronial inquest into the death of a Gore toddler found in the town's wastewater treatment ponds is set to start in the Invercargill District Court .

A man who was jailed after concocting an elaborate $6 million property scam to defraud overseas investors has been granted a year to get his affairs in order before he is deported back to China.

David Pecker agreed with a prosecutor who asked whether the Stormy Daniels story would have been "National Enquirer gold".

Analysis - A seven-year campaign by a group of over 2000 Swiss women recently ended. The decision has made waves in Europe. Might its ripples reach New Zealand's shores?

A man who tried to break up a fight over a messy kitchen ended up being fatally stabbed in the neck, while another man was stabbed in the shoulder.

Waitangi Tribunal claimants will appeal a High Court decision to overturn a summons order from the Tribunal for Children's Minister Karen Chhour.

The minister was due to give evidence on Friday regarding the government's plans to repeal section 7AA of the Oranga Tamariki Act

The 21-year-old took his fight to keep his name secret to the country's highest court, but his loss means it can be published on 14 June.

In March, the church appealed a High Court ruling that dismissed its claim to be excluded from the investigation.

Conservationists are butting heads about the best way to control Fiordland's wapiti elk populations, now the subject of a legal stoush.

A sexually motivated burglary which ended in a fatal struggle took the life of a much-loved mother, grandmother, sister and auntie, a court has heard.

Jobs were given to dock workers already busy with other tasks, an expert witness says.