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NZ born Australian Neo-Nazi to appear in Australian court
The New Zealand-born leader of an Australian Neo Nazi group is expected to appear in an Australian court. Author and researcher of far-right book Fear, Byron Clark, spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio
Loafers Lodge murder-accused seemed calm after the blaze, pastor says
A church pastor says the Loafers Lodge murder-accused told him he had to run for his life as the Wellington boarding hostel went up in flames.
Loafers Lodge fire: Man accused of fatal fire had paranoid schizophrenia
The man's lawyer referred to the serious mental illness while he cross-examined Ministry of Social Development staff.
Couple asked to pay again after $23k wedding venue deposit stolen in robbery
A couple were told they wouldn't be able to hold their wedding there without paying again.
CCTV appears to show murder-accused lighting fatal fire
A 50-year-old man has denied killing five people by setting the boarding house alight.
Jetstar fined $2.25m for misleading customers
The low cost airlinewas sentenced over what it told fliers about compensation.
Kidnapper told victims he'd done time for murder and wanted to kill again
Two young men feared they were going to die when a drug-using gang member they didn't know kidnapped them in their car.
Friends had to tell worker's mum he had been killed in crash
A truck driver was on his phone when he smashed into the rear of the van carrying RSE workers.
Musk seeks dismissal of SEC lawsuit on his 2022 Twitter stake
The complaint said the billionaire violated federal securities law by waiting 11 days too long to disclose his initial purchase of 5 percent of Twitter's common shares.
Watch: Accused in Loafers Lodge case sets couch on fire
A 50-year-old man, who has name suppression, is accused of murdering five people by setting the boarding house alight in May 2023.
Loafers Lodge murder trial see CCTV of man setting the fire
The Loafers Lodge murder trial today watched CCTV footage of a man setting a fire inside the Wellington boarding house on the evening it burned down. A 50-year-old-man, who has name suppression, is… Audio
International scam artist with $15,000 in hotel debts sentenced in Christchurch
Police say the man who had been victimising people all over the world for years has been sentenced to one year and three months in prison.
Loafers Lodge resident thought he was 'a goner', and then firefighters arrived
The High Court in Wellington has heard from a Loafers Lodge resident trapped by smoke and the firefighter who saved his life, as the trial reaches the final day of its first week.
Christchurch real estate agent Yanfei Bao's murderer appeals conviction
Chinese national Tingjun Cao was jailed for life for killing Bao.
Cockpit 'exploded into bright green light' after laser pointed at plane
The pilot of a Boeing 767 coming into Auckland Airport said his cockpit "just sort of exploded into a bright green light" as it was hit by a high-powered laser.
High-risk sex offender breaches supervision order 14 times
Corrections use an Extended Supervision Order to monitor and manage high-risk sex offenders or violent offenders.
Toxic lollies in food parcels: Man charged over importing meth
Potentially lethal doses of methamphetamine disguised as sweets were unknowingly distributed by Auckland City Mission last year.
High Court blocks consent for Hawke's Bay quarry
The quarry was originally given a resource consent last year by an expert panel under post-Covid fast-track legislation.
'I would have taken them all': Man snuck into SPCA after hours, freeing all the animals
A staff member was injured trying to retrieve the escapees, one of which remains missing.
Man accused of killing partner dies awaiting trial
Duwaine Johnstone, who was accused of fatally shooting Yvonne Chapman at a Whangārei park in February, has been found deceased at his bail address.
