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The trial of a man accused of slavery has heard he did not allow two young people to talk, assaulted them and told one of them she was mentally ill.

A Kawakawa man stabbed two people, after being told he couldn't smoke meth.

Anna Rikiau claimed her drug addiction got the better of her during a spree of offending between 2022 and 2024.

Father-of-two, David Bridgwater, was fatally shot in the abdomen in Christchurch last year.

The old-school fridges are not common, but are used in areas where there is no electricity.

Aucklander Moeaia Tuai, aged 63, has pleaded not guilty to a number of charges, including dealing in slaves and rape.

Tristan Oakes was shot and later died in hospital.

David Bridgwater was fatally shot outside a property in Aranui, Christchurch in 2024.

Ross Appelgren was accused of beating a fellow prisoner to death in 1985 - but his wife and legal team say fresh evidence will prove he was innocent. Audio

A retired doctor who spent $40,000 promoting a plan to end the war in Ukraine has been released from compulsory treatment after a Family Court ruled he was not a danger to himself or others.

James Kelly paid a private investigator to provide an "honest assessment" of a police case against him.

Moeaia Tuai has also denied rape, indecent assault, sexual violation and assault in the Auckland High Court.

Mark Kimber says the night he struck and killed Karen and Geoffrey Boucher was a turning point - the couple's family believe his remorse is "all for show".

The 36-year-old appeared in the Nelson District Court charged with threatening to kill members of the public, among other charges.

The man, who has name suppression, was helped by a Korean translator.

Police say there had been a series of arsons in recent months.

Graham Reinheimer then tried to blame the students, saying they baited him.

They claimed the raffle was to raise funds to take about 200 children to the theme park.

Coroner Mary-Anne Borrowdale said the Covid-19 lockdown worsened access to "already overstretched" mental health services.

A military court will hear more about the suppression orders and sentence of a soldier who tried to pass on sensitive defence information to a foreign entity. Audio