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One of the gun licence referees told a lawyer to "sit down" and refused to answer her question, while the other threatened to walk out a lawyer was "annoying" him.

A vetting officer who interviewed referees put forward for the terrorist's firearms licence application told an inquest he already knew them and had no reason to doubt their responses, integrity or…

A heavy reliance was also put on the terrorist's referees being firearms licence holders themselves, an inquest has heard.

Frank Dooley is suing Buller Mayor Jamie Cleine for defamation.

Not being able to provide a relative who lived in New Zealand as a referee for a firearm licence application was not a reason disqualify it, an inquest has heard.

But Bilson Ewe did not realise the owners were watching on a camera and had called the police.

Three people facing corruption charges at Upper Hutt's Rimutaka Prison will have to wait until 2026 for their day in court.

It was also at a time where he could manufacture his own military-style semi-automatics in a completely unregulated way.

Jamie Cleine was motivated by ill will when he accused Frank Dooley of physically assaulting the deputy mayor at a public meeting, the Westport District Court has been told.

Sophia Crestani, 19, died while being crushed in a stairwell pile-up at an over-crowded party at Dunedin's 'The Manor'.

Geoffrey Coker remained emotionless as the verdicts were read out, was convicted by Judge Clark and remanded on bail for sentencing on 9 December.

A 23-year-old charged with murdering another inmate in Auckland has been granted name suppression.

The court ruled there is no evidence implicating Maney in the murder, despite the Crown claiming she ordered the hit.

Taniora Peri was charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent and with resisting police.