NZ sharemarket down almost 1% amid economic slowdown – Market close
The April ANZ Truckometer showed the Light Traffic Index was down 1.7% (up 2.4% for the year), and…
Hell’s kitchen: The rise and fall of Amisfield’s ex-celebrity chef Vaughan Mabee
It was the location he had previously been at after delivering dinner to his boss, then drinking an…
Theresa Johnson stole car with baby inside, then dumped infant on side of road before driving off
Johnson, 59, who is listed as a “caregiver” in court documents, appeared in the Hamilton District Court this…
Auckland liquor licences axed or suspended after selling booze to teen Silas Sims before fatal crash
Silas’ parents, who pushed for the venues to be prosecuted, have told NZME they are glad there have…
Hamilton fatal crash accused accepts he should have revealed body ‘lock-ups’ when getting licence
In the dock at Hamilton District Court this morning, the 27-year-old said he couldn’t recall much, if anything,…
New Zealander Nathan Teraki jailed in Australia over fatal crash while drugged avoids deportation
At the time, Teraki tested positive for amphetamine, methamphetamine and the active ingredient of cannabis. He faced a…
Carl Philipp drove ‘mobile molotov cocktail’ into house, then set car on fire
Philipp then set it on fire. The house, his car, and the attending patrol car all suffered significant…
Ōtara dirt bike incident: Rider faces driving and drug charges, motorbike impounded
“Staff have then quickly taken him into custody. However, a search has located bags of cannabis and methamphetamine,…
Drug kingpin Shuchen ‘Ace’ Liu, who drove $630k Ferrari, appeals 14-year jail term
He pushed for his client to have two years shaved off his sentence. But in its recent decision,…
Tribunal rules Auckland dealer must repay $32,000 for ‘potentially catastrophic’ damage found by new owner in car chassis
The Motor Vehicle Disputes Tribunal allowed Tilyard’s application to reject the vehicle and therefore claim back what she…
Norton Sowerby sentenced on three counts of manslaughter after driving across Hamilton train tracks, killing his friends
The vehicle was struck by a passing train, killing three of his friends. William Chaney Marsters Brown, 46,…
Former NZ Idol music judge Paul Ellis given home detention for high alcohol reading
Judge Bill Hastings said in sentencing him today that Ellis’ life “came unstuck” with the end of his…