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National
Kitchen killing: Man fatally stabbed after trying to break up fight over messy kitchen
Thursday, 25 April 2024, 9:47AMA man who tried to break up a fight over a messy kitchen ended up being fatally stabbed in the neck, while another man was...
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National
Ambulance hijacked after abscess on man's bottom not deemed hospital-worthy
Tuesday, 23 April 2024, 7:21AMA man who was frustrated St John staff wouldn’t treat an abscess on his buttocks hijacked their ambulance and crashed it...
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Crime
'Shame on the family': Man's descent into violence, porn, adultery after marriage
Monday, 22 April 2024, 10:57AMParminder Dhaliwal had only been married a month when he began his descent into beating his new wife, drinking, smoking,...
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National
Man who torched John Key’s MP office admits $650k arson of railway building
Friday, 19 April 2024, 6:26PMA man jailed for throwing a molotov cocktail at former Prime Minister John Key’s electorate office and setting fire to rugby...
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National
'She stepped out in front of me': Woman died after speeding ute hit her and threw her 24m
Friday, 19 April 2024, 4:21PMA pedestrian thrown 24m after being hit by a speeding ute on a suburban Hamilton street died of her injuries soon afterwards. Peter...
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Crime
Man shoves fist in partner's mouth, breaks jaw, in haunting night of violence
Sunday, 14 April 2024, 1:52PMWarning: This story contains disturbing details about family violence During a torturous and prolonged night of violence,...
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Crime
'Despicable betrayal': Woman fleeced $1.6m from ailing sister
Saturday, 13 April 2024, 12:29PMA woman with control of her ailing sister’s bank accounts siphoned almost $1.6 million to buy herself a house. Bronwyn Rutter,...
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Crime
Tense scenes as driver of double fatal crash admits guilt
Tuesday, 9 April 2024, 8:53PMA Taupō woman who drifted across the centreline and crashed head-on into a car, killing two people, says she must have fallen...
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Crime
'He should be jailed': Tesla driver found guilty of causing lawyer's death in fiery crash
Monday, 8 April 2024, 8:56PMA man who was driving a Tesla when it crashed, caught fire and claimed the life of his passenger has been found guilty -...
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National
'Amazing times, dark times': Dawn Raids lawyer calling time on his 44-year career
Monday, 1 April 2024, 12:34PMIn his first job after graduating in the late 1970s, a fresh-faced Roger Laybourn got straight to work with a renowned human...
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National
Former psychologist claims ADHD clients who complained were 'fake'
Monday, 1 April 2024, 12:13PMA psychologist who was de-registered after continuing to diagnose patients despite failing a competence review says those...
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Crime
Man who sold bleach as Covid cure gets jail term converted to home detention
Sunday, 31 March 2024, 2:11PMAfter 97 days behind bars, Roger William Blake is heading home after having his jail term converted to home detention. In...
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Crime
'I hope you get what you deserve': Daughter confronts man who killed her father in crash
Wednesday, 27 March 2024, 7:49AMA grief-stricken family let out a sigh of relief as the man who took the life of their father and relative in a catastrophic...
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Crime
Man in crash that killed lawyer searched 'how to delete Tesla recordings'
Thursday, 21 March 2024, 9:00PMAn Auckland man who lost control of his Tesla in a crash that killed a young lawyer used his phone to search how to delete...
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National
'I tripped': Teen played PlayStation instead of getting help for injured newborn
Thursday, 21 March 2024, 8:37AMWarning: This contains content about injuries to a baby which may upset some readers. A newborn baby needed part of her...
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Crime
Jailed teen ram-raider aligns with gang, happy with prison time
Wednesday, 20 March 2024, 3:50PMA young ram-raider jailed for his role in armed robberies and burglaries of bottle stores and electronics shops has settled...
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Crime
'Absolute tragedy': Man who beat partner to death acquitted of murder
Thursday, 14 March 2024, 1:56PMWARNING: This story contains details of domestic abuse A man who beat his partner to death then cleaned the blood off her,...
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Crime
Murder or manslaughter: Did Richard Coburn mean to kill his girlfriend?
Wednesday, 13 March 2024, 4:17PMA jury has begun deliberating over whether a man who fatally punched his partner in the head multiple times, then cleaned...
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Crime
'I wiped her face, apologising': Killer told dying partner she would be alright
Tuesday, 12 March 2024, 9:03PMA man hugged his unconscious partner and told her she was “going to be all right” as he wiped blood from her face after punching...
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Crime
Woman was alive for 'at least 30 minutes' after partner's fatal attack
Tuesday, 12 March 2024, 2:19PMPaige Tutemahurangi was alive for “at least” 30 minutes after an alleged fatal beating by her partner, a pathologist has...
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Crime
Man changed partner's bloody clothes after fatal assault, then called 111
Monday, 11 March 2024, 8:33PMA man accused of murdering his partner punched her three or four times in the head before “cleaning her up”, changing her...
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Crime
Inmate punches fellow prisoner in the face, then drops to ground to do sit-ups
Wednesday, 6 March 2024, 8:35PMA Spring Hill prison inmate punched a fellow inmate in the face for no reason – then immediately dropped to the ground to...
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Crime
'Profound regret': Man jailed for killing elderly wife in failed suicide pact
Thursday, 29 February 2024, 12:08PMWarning: This story mentions suicide. An 80-year-old man who strangled his beloved wife with a necktie in a failed suicide...
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National
Tesla airborne for 28m during crash that killed young lawyer
Wednesday, 28 February 2024, 8:22PMA Tesla was airborne for more than 20m after hitting a dip on a road, slid for around 60m before crashing into a bank and...