Ex-Casketeers star Fiona Bakulich appeals prison term over funeral fraud
“Her experience in prison is very different from that of other prisoners,” Gray argued, explaining that Bakulich had…
Judge jails serial thief Tessa Heta after nine-month crime spree across Nelson-Tasman
The 36-year-old was sentenced in the Nelson District Court this week to just over a year in prison…
Caregiver tried to alter elderly man’s estate; judge upholds original will
The High Court said each diary entry appeared to have been written by the caregiver, and signed by…
Judge orders police to return Mongrel Mob member Syd Te Rata’s seized patch
He said it valued personal property rights and confirmed gang members had the same property rights as anyone…
‘Alarmed and Dismayed’ Judge Powerless To Stop Trump Deportations
A federal judge has ruled that she cannot stop the Trump administration’s transfer of five West African men…
Judge fines Gisborne wholesaler $140k for toy cars that posed risk to young children
The charges were laid under fair trading laws after it was found the small cars failed to meet…
Palmerston North’s Jack Greer sentenced for street race crash that killed teen Olivia Hintz
While Hintz wasn’t in his car, and he didn’t crash, he still took part in an illegal street…
Ngamura Maui sentenced to home detention after hitting rival with car in Whakatāne
Things started to resolve, as the AGKs started “backing off”, but Maui arrived on the scene and didn’t…
Company director who drove into two Auckland women walking their dogs sentenced for hit and run
A judge said the man’s explanations simply weren’t credible. “It would have been clear to him that he’d…
Immigration court rules judges can deny bond to millions of immigrants
A Trump administration policy to deny bond hearings to immigrants who entered the country without authorization was upheld…
Ben Roberts-Smith loses final legal bid to overturn defamation ruling
War veteran Ben Roberts-Smith has had his final legal bid to overturn a damning defamation ruling thrown out…
Fayette County Coroner releases autopsy results for infant found dead in closet
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – The Fayette County Coroner says the cause of death is inconclusive for an infant…