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The man's lawyer says the charges are 'domestic-related'.

A well-known New Zealander appeared in the Rotorua District Court this morning facing serious violence charges.
The man has been granted interim name suppr

A woman accused of using barbecue tongs to attack security staff at a Kmart store has been granted bail - with strict conditions. Sharice Gail Dionne Meren

He said he was an immigration officer who could assist with a deportation matter, then he revealed the two guns tucked into his trousers.

“I’m truly apologetic … It’s interesting to find out things that are new about yourself.” The judge initially planned to be a drummer in a rock band but, at 23, realised he didn’t have the talent, he said. The lawyers he’d flatted with “seemed to know everything” so he decided to study law. Libby Wilson/Stuff A pōwhiri was held before Judge Philip Connell’s final sitting at Hamilton District Court on Friday. He’s pictured, right, sharing a hongi with Judge Glen Marshal...

Simon OConnor/Stuff Witnesses said Michael Cribb had been speeding and weaving in and out of traffic before the crash, and in convoy with two other vehicles “as if racing” (file photo). Within seconds of smashing through a fence, Michael Hoani Wilson Cribb jumped out and ran without a second look at his passenger who’d suffered serious injuries. He’d been driving a gold-coloured Honda in convoy with two other vehicles in Hamilton, witnesses said, speeding and weaving in and out of traf...