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Judge tells drunk driver it was a 'very stupid' risk to take.

Benjamin Riach had been drinking so decided not to drive home from a night out. But, when he got home a “lady friend” texted needing a lift, so he obliged.

The scramble is on to get out of town ahead of a winter storm set to impact much of the northern portion of the country and the Delaware Valley before Christmas.

A man described as just a country kid did so well at growing cannabis in a secret room hidden behind a false wall that his lawyer suggested he might swit

A woman who siphoned $750,000 from a former cafe owner is now behind bars, but Alexandra Purucker's money is gone forever.
Iris Huebler was the friend Puru

Police caught Aaron Tamihana when he drove a short distance to his local dairy.

Sacha L'Estrange was already before the courts after she blew five times the legal limit. This time, she was almost seven times - the worst the judge had seen in years.

Todd threw a cup of drink at the victim, and then spat on him as the man called the police. Todd told police the man had approached him aggressively, and he had defended himself with what he had at the time. On April 24, there was an incident involving Todd’s neighbour on Weka St, Nelson. When the neighbour and two friends left her address, they saw Todd on his driveway with what appeared to be a firearm. “As the victims lost sight of [Todd], he began discharging the firearm, which was...

A Nelson man was sentenced for charges on a string of crimes between October and February, including receiving a $10,000 engagement ring.

Lawyer Tim Spear submitted that Wakelin should come up for sentence if called upon, as both the harm done to the victims and the chances of Wakelin acting in the same way again were “minimal”. Spear said because of the difficulties of Wakelin faced as a result of a historical head injury, there was no point in imposing supervision or a punitive sentence. Wakelin also personally apologised to Judge Tony Zohrab for his behaviour at his previous court appearance in October, where he inter...