Crime

Two of the three teens pleaded not guilty, while counsel for the other said a plea would be entered at a later hearing.

They pleaded guilty to eight charges over fraud against a "large retail chain".

Police once issued a plea not to approach Daniel Patrick Livingstone, a high-risk offender.

The forensic psychiatrist is expected to face more questions when court resumes on Friday.

The lawyers for a woman accused of murdering her children and hiding their bodies in suitcases have called their first and only witness in her defence.

"Firearms in the hands of the wrong people pose a significant risk to our communities," the officer leading the investigation says.

It prevents the media from publishing certain facts related to the investigation into Phillips and his family.

The woman fainted in a store and a staff member memorised her pin number, took her card and spent thousands.

Clayton Lewis was in the grips of a gambling addiction when he agreed to take part in 'yellow-card racket', a court has heard. Audio

Jade Mellow has had an extra 15 months added to his jail sentence.

Leo Goodwin has appeared in Christchurch District Court charged with being in breach of the conditions of a preventative detention order.

A second Northland man facing sex offence charges, who is linked to a secretive sect known as the Two by Twos, is fighting to keep his name secret.

The trophy, with 24 gold plaques and valued at $130,000, was stolen and later mysteriously returned.

Todd Williams was sentenced to three years and seven months in prison after a transnational investigation linked him to 8928 images and videos of child sexual exploitation.

Syd Te Rata said wearing the gang patch was a way of honouring his friend who had died.

The dog escaped without serious injury, but the offender was sentenced to eight months' jail.

Police say key CCTV from an Auckland storage site was lost as Hakyung Lee's trial over her children's deaths continues.