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More than $100,000 vanished, but only $1800 was proven stolen, after investigators could not even prove he was rostered on at the time the rest went missing.

When his security licence later came under threat, Chavez Stewart claimed the powder on display was flour and Panadol.

Analysis: How legal requirements that NZ financial institutions treat consumers "fairly" raises questions about subjectivity, regulatory power and consumer choice.

The oversight led to more than 5000 customers being overcharged almost $700,000, the Financial Markets Authority says.

The 33-year-old was found by police in a stolen car.

Margaret Batten, 83, suffered a fatal head injury after falling onto a concrete ambulance bay floor when a St John officer lost control of her stretcher.

A survivor's story highlights how abuse shapes lives without defining them, as experts warn that stigma may stop victims from seeking help.

Herman Fiu was charged with making an intimate visual recording and sharing it after the woman learned the video was circulating online.

The boy's doctor said that months after leaving the property, his body was still working hard to eliminate lead, arsenic and cadmium from his system.

The Justice Ministry insists no courts were disrupted by the one-week strike in Auckland.

From a town of less than 4000 people, Siadin Ellis is carving out space for rangatahi Māori in places they are still rarely seen.

The Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care made 110 referrals to police. Audio

Some young people say their Family Court experiences reveal a system that fails to hear and protect them. Audio

The man is due to appear in the Youth Court in Christchurch, charged with wounding with reckless disregard for the safety of others.

One person was arrested for breaching the gang patch ban and the others were for outstanding warrants and driving offences.

Dallas Gurney, once the boss of short-lived news station Today FM, was left with a fractured shoulder.