Rānui Apartments: West Coast man spends 500 nights in Christchurch for treatment
West Coast man Greg Carter has spent 500 nights in Christchurch for treatment. With home on the West…
North Canterbury horse trainer crushed and injured in paddock wishes he used Siri to get help
What happened was something Houston had never experienced in his 27-year career with horses. The horse launched itself…
Psychologist suspended for two years after sex with client
The psychologist, who has interim name suppression, occasionally worked with inmates. While working with a male client between…
Kereama Rewita sentenced to life imprisonment for murder of Hastings man Keith Pati
Rewita and Pati did not know each other before the night of the stabbing at a suburban property…
The ‘gulp’ moment my daughter exposed my tech dependence, and how Gen Z might be the lost generation – Lizzie Marvelly
Since the “gulp” moment when we realised our daughter was internalising the idea that grown-ups must always need…
Daniel Laidlaw granted parole after being jailed for faking WhatsApp messages, lying to court
But Laidlaw’s extravagant deceit, although initially successful, resulted in the woman “Sara” (not her real name) going from…
Northland police appeal for information after Whangārei man assaulted outside Stumpy’s
“She had her face up against the window, just looking at me,” he said. The man claimed she…
Social worker Carrie Matkovich loses registration after lying to Corrections and taking man with ankle monitor for walks up Mount Maunganui
A week after the course began, a supervisor became concerned the man was trying to “emotionally manipulate” Matkovich,…
New Kiwi gold rush heats up as price spikes
Cushla Norman speaks to the Kiwis ditching their jobs to chase riches as the gold price soars, prompting…
Judge Ema Aitken judicial conduct hearing hears from NZ First party secretary about Northern Club incident
“We get no leverage from this,” she replied. Judge Aitken is the first New Zealand judge to be…