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"You don't get it" says judge to Napier woman jailed for helping husband who raped their daughter
A woman jailed today in Napier for failing to stop her husband's rape of her daughter has been told by a judge she doesn't "get it" and shows more interest in the future of the man now in jail than she does in the future of her own...

Nurseries and orchards face a $1.5 billion loss, says lawyer
A new figure has been placed on losses facing nurseries and orchards over seized cuttings: $1.5 billion.

Family Justice reforms experts announced
Justice Minister Andrew Little has announced the full line up of the ‘Expert Reference Group’ to support the Independent Panel examining the 2014 family justice reforms.

Father arrested after family disappears
Police believe they have found Shanann Watts' body and are close to locating the daughters' remains.

Woman charged after investigation into toddler Comfort Joy Witeri-Thompson's death
Police have arrested a 24-year-old woman after an investigation into the death of Tirau toddler Comfort Joy Witeri-Thompson.The 18-month-old died in Waikato Hospital on July 24 following an incidentat a Tirau address.Detective...

Verdict in Northland gang murder case - Rawden Yates guilty of killing Kimble Moore
A Northland gang member has been found guilty of killing a fellow Tribesmen gang member.Rawden Yates, 37, has been standing trial in the High Court at Whangārei for the last three weeks charged with the murder of fellow Tribesmen...

Convicted killer Melissa Wepa faces recall to prison after alleged failed drugs test
A convicted killer faces a return to jail after allegedly failing a drugs test.Life parolee Melissa Anne Wepa spent 15 years behind bars after killing a friend who dobbed her in to police.The 44-year-old stabbed Porirua woman...

Pair jailed for supplying $5.25 million worth of meth to Wellington drug ring
An Auckland man who supplied more than $5 million of methamphetamine to drug dealers in the Wellington region has been jailed.Geoffrey Wayne Smith appeared in the High Court at Wellington this morning for sentencing on two counts...

Jail for Napier woman who failed to protect daughter from rape
A woman jailed today in Napier for failing to stop her husband's rape of her daughter has been told by a judge she doesn't "get it" and shows more interest in the future of the man now in jail than she does in the future of her own...

Justice Ministry apologises over Wellington's 'mess' of a bus system tweet
The Ministry of Justice has apologised to Metlink, after one of its employees tweeted about what "a mess" Wellington's bus system was from the Government agency's official Twitter account.

Ministry of Justice tweets about Wellington's 'mess' of a bus system
A tweet from the Ministry of Justice has told Wellington's Metlink the changes to the capital's bus system are a "mess".

Jeremy Meeks outdone by woman dubbed the new 'hot felon'
As the original "hot felon" Jeremy Meeks enjoys a life of luxury with his Topshop heiress fiance, Chloe Green, it can be easy to forget where he started. Arrested for resisting arrest and gun possession, Meeks mugshot went viral...

Courts seek to assist those with disabilities to better access support while in justice system
The District Court is weighing up how young offenders with brain damage and disabilities can better access support while in the justice system.

No human dignity in killing or being killed
To ask 'Should Kiwis have a right to die with dignity?' demonstrates exactly what is wrong with the framing of this discussion by euthanasia activists, pollsters and the media.

Investigators seize fake luxury goods worth half a billion dollars
The federal government said it had seized enough counterfeit Gucci bags, Hermes belts and Tory Burch purses to fill 22 shipping containers, in a six-year investigation into the importation and sale of fake luxury goods that ended...

Australian teen who hacked Apple from home 'dreamed of' working for the tech giant
An Australian private schoolboy who repeatedly broke into Apple's secure computer systems is facing criminal charges after the technology giant called in the FBI.