Auckland mortgage fraud: Chris Peters admits $6.3m deception charges, Robert Peters walks free
At the same hearing, Robert saw the handful of charges laid against him dismissed after the SFO elected…
Judge warns defendant after outburst in Wellington family violence trial
The man is on trial in the Wellington District Court, where he denies 16 charges, including male assaults…
Wellington rape trial husband found not guilty of raping wife
She described how the relationship had been rocky from the start but had descended into violence, threats to…
Body in bag trial: Defendants Kaixiao Liu and family ran Auckland sect, Crown says
Wang and five other female religious devotees lived with Kaixiao and his father and mother, Jingui Liu and…
Wellington abuse trial: Woman tells jury of ‘house of horrors’ violence
“We were isolated and abused in the house by him,” she told the jury in the Wellington District…
Trial begins for woman charged with careless driving causing death of Head Hunter Sam Rasmussen, who was fleeing police
The defence argued that obscured visibility at the intersection, a dip in the road and Rasmussen’s speed were…
Stefan Hannon-McGinn and Ethan Howe found guilty of murdering Sidney Bridson in Taranaki trial
Hannon-McGinn, 28, and Howe, 27, have been on trial in the High Court at New Plymouth, accused of…
Wellington rape trial: Husband claims wife initiated sex
She says he took advantage while she was drowsy from her sleeping medication, leaving the living room where…
MDMA therapy: Party drug helps cancer patients find relief from fear of dying
“It felt like a huge gap between what everyone else around me was experiencing and myself. Everyone else…
Business leader on trial for drink-driving in Auckland Central, hitting roadworker
Two constables who encountered the man minutes after the 11pm incident recalled from the witness box this week…
Justin Baldoni’s lawyer criticises Blake Lively after pair settle It Ends With Us lawsuit
Baldoni, 42, who played Lively’s on-screen love interest in the movie, and his Wayfarer Studios production company subsequently…
Wellington rape trial: Woman alleges threats to kill and rapes
But the man’s lawyer, Lucie Scott, suggested to Judge Noel Sainsbury, who is presiding over the judge-alone trial,…