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Until now, aviation student Marc Dmello, 20, hasn't been able to be named.

A prison officer was lured from his office and then shanked and stabbed by an inmate, who was upset at not being able to contact his pregnant partner.

She fled trauma and found healing in Aotearoa - now a tribunal has ruled it would be "unduly harsh" to send her back.

In rural Katikati, just outside Tauranga, is an "intentional living" community, where children are homeschooled and people visit to practice their shared Vedic faith.

Paul Smith Earthmoving and Taylorville Resource Park Limited split more than $685,000 in fines, fees and reparation.

The court heard Helen Gregory distrusted banks and kept her savings stashed around her house in plastic packets.

An 18-year-old will appear in the Whangārei District Court tomorrow.

Tribesmen Aotearoa president Conway Rapana says he didn't want Mark Hohua to die that day.

"It's not like I physically hit him," the 23-year-old subcontractor said before storming out of court.

A forensic scientist claims a hair found on the dead woman did not match the victim or the accused.

It was the catalyst for Dane Moule to forge two passports so he could travel between countries for three years.

Helen Gregory, 79, was killed in January last year, and her daughter Julia DeLuney is on trial for her murder at the High Court in Wellington.

Kelly Shearer was charged with careless driving causing death but judge says road layout contributed to the accident.