The companies responsible for a debris flow into Reavers Lane in September 2023 have been ordered to pay substantial fines and to reimburse Queenstown Lakes District Council for remediation costs, following a decision by Judge Hassan in the Christchurch District Court.

By Queenstown Lakes District Council
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A former travel agent with no hesitations in ripping off her former employers and acquaintances will face 13 months home detention.

By New Zealand Police
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A 22-year-old man has been sentenced to five years and four months imprisonment for indecent communications, distributing objectionable material, and threatening to commit a mass stabbing attack, following a joint investigation by the Department of Internal Affairs and New Zealand Police.

By New Zealand Police
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Two farmers and two farming companies have been convicted and fined a total of $108,000 for environmental offending after three separate prosecutions were taken by Waikato Regional Council under the Resource Management Act.

By Waikato Regional Council
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A High Court judge on Wednesday ordered the New Zealand government to halt the enforcement of a ban on puberty blockers for minors, just two days before the new restrictions were set to take effect.

By Expert Briefing
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A subcontractor who pleaded guilty in a Serious Fraud Office (SFO) case relating to the awarding of road maintenance contracts funded from public funds has been sentenced to 12 months' home detention in the Auckland District Court.

By Serious Fraud Office
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Wayne Namana lived the high life profiting from the drugs he pushed into the community, but a judge has brought his party to a close.

By New Zealand Police
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Two offenders in a Serious Fraud Office (SFO) prosecution have today been sentenced in the Christchurch High Court for their roles in a Ponzi scheme involving almost $4 million and more than 55 investors.

By Serious Fraud Office
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A Pukekohe man, Travis Vernon Whiteman, 25, has today been fined a total of $7200 for seriously injuring two passengers in a boating incident near the Alderman Islands on Christmas Eve 2022.

By Waikato Regional Council
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The Supreme Court decision to recognise two parent carers of disabled adults as employees is a significant and important win for family members looking after loved ones who need full time care the, PSA says.

By PSA
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Today's Supreme Court decision means a great deal to me and my whānau.

By PSA
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The PSA welcomes the High Court confirming that the Human Rights Commission can intervene in the landmark High Court action launched by five unions challenging the Government's decision to scrap 33 pay equity claims and gut the Equal Pay Act 1972.

By PSA
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A man has been sentenced to preventative detention following two brazen sexual attacks against women nearly a year apart.

By New Zealand Police
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With only three drug treatment courts in the country, experts are meeting in Auckland to explore how these specialist courts can save money, support recovery and reduce reoffending, particularly at a time of escalating meth-related harm.

By University of Auckland
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A judicial review has been filed challenging the Police's investigation into the fatal police shooting of 22-year-old Kaoss Price near New Plymouth in April 2022.

By Draper Cormack Group
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The Animal Justice Party Aotearoa New Zealand (AJP) is condemning the horrific cruelty inflicted on a mother cow at an Ashburton farm, where she was skinned alive in an act livestreamed on social media.

By Animal Justice Party
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Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) has confirmed that legal proceedings concerning land at 101 Ballantyne Road, Wānaka are currently before the High Court.

By Queenstown Lakes District Council
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Dairy farming company Tihiroa Farms Limited has been convicted and fined $37,750 for unlawful discharge of effluent into the environment.

By Waikato Regional Council
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Police acknowledge the sentence handed down to Hakyung Lee, after she murdered her two young children in 2018.

By New Zealand Police
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Rawhiti Environmental Park Limited has been convicted on eight charges and fined a total of $437,000 for persistent discharges of raw piggery effluent into the environment between February and October 2023.

By Waikato Regional Council
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By Workers First Union
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The Supreme Court has today ruled that four rideshare drivers should be classified as employees and not contractors, a decision with far-reaching implications for the economy at large, BusinessNZ says.

By Business NZ
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