Teacher faces tribunal over alleged sexual contact with 16-year-old
The case is now before the Teachers Disciplinary Tribunal, where the Complaints Assessment Committee (CAC) argued this week…
Selica Wright: Auckland house of horrors abuser seeks reduced sentence
“It is clear [the victim] would like you to be locked up as long as possible,” she said.…
Coromandel’s Mahakirau sanctuary: Pigs found eating rare Archey and Hochstetter frogs
Only three endemic frogs live in New Zealand. Two, the Archey and Hochstetter frogs, live in the sanctuary.…
Porirua woman partially cut off husband’s penis ‘to stop him cheating’
She hit his hand away and left the room, returning a short time later and apologising for starting…
Mum of Waikato teen Minke Peddie makes heartfelt plea to end bullying after daughter’s death
A memorial is being held today to remember Minke, with a bench seat dedicated to her memory to…
Margaret Green guilty of manslaughter for stabbing partner Selwyn Robson in Manurewa
But the Crown argued that while there were “some occasions” Robson was violent, Green had taken a gamble…
Think it’s gluten-free? Why some foods can still pose risks for coeliacs
Lupine porridge with dried fruits and blueberries. Photo / Getty Images Question: As a coeliac, I’m looking at…
Auckland man Connor Rhodes jailed for indecently assaulting four women, violating another
A month and a half later, a jury found him guilty of violating and secretly filming a fifth…
Swedish shooting: Inquiry into care of girls prior to NZ father’s alleged attack cites possible ‘shortcomings’
This week the board of the Alvesta municipality said it could not rule out the incident as “serious…
Trial begins for Auckland woman Margaret Green who killed partner Selwyn Robson
Green, 33, is on trial in the High Court at Auckland charged with murdering Robson in May 2025…
Jason Curtis jailed for 18 years for drugging, sexually violating and filming women at home
On the outside of the bag, someone had scribbled: “I think you should watch these; you’re in one…
Sweden shooting: Friend of Kiwi Maui Koopu speaks after girls critically injured
Koopu’s long-term friend told the Herald he met Koopu in the mid-1990s while they were on boatbuilding apprenticeships.…