Jury selected almost 30 years after the rap legend was gunned down near the Las Vegas Strip.
Crime and Justice
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Overseas e-commerce sites are finding new ways to trap New Zealanders into unwanted payments, with banks urging shoppers to do their homework before clicking "purchase".
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Jongkuch Peter Kur Jongkuch Achiew, 21, died six days after sustaining catastrophic head injuries in the attack.
Monday 4:10pm
The 49-year-old faces 17 charges, including wounding and injuring with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, assault with a weapon and dangerous driving.
Monday 2:53pm
A 38-year-old has also been charged with damaging a nearby premises earlier in the night.
Monday 2:39pm
The syndicate allegedly stole identities to take out mortgages against victims' properties without their knowledge.
Monday 1:46pm
Police initially believed the remains belonged to a woman, but later identified the remains as not human.
Monday 12:39pm
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An Auckland officer used his work devices to search for pornographic material for more than two years.
Monday 11:36am
An Auckland builder has been fined $8000 after carrying out foundation work without a licence and using another practitioner's credentials without their knowledge.
Monday 10:59am
Daniel Kinahan was extradited to Ireland from Dubai to face allegations that he ran an international drug smuggling and money laundering empire with tentacles that stretched to Britain, Spain and the US.
Monday 9:38am
The 2.5 hour pursuit began near Marton and ended near Palmerston North when the vehicle crashed into a fence.
Monday 8:17am
Footage circulating on social media appeared to show a person smoking from a glass pipe, and other incidents of illicit nature were reported by some online.
Monday 8:08am
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The operator of the boat is facing criminal charges, and authorities are investigating whether the vessel was an illegal charter.
Monday 7:52am
Police were called to Karangahape Rd near Pitt St around 4.20am.
Sun, Aug 9
The church leader said authorities had told him he could never hold a gun again on Friday.
Sat, Aug 8
The former labour and delivery nurse is on trial for the murder of Callan, Dawson and Cora Clancy, who ranged from 8 months to 5 years old.
The Tates are accused of rape and sex trafficking in the United Kingdom.
The 15-year-old, whose name has not been released, was charged with first-degree murder.
Officials said the bodies were being kept in an unrefrigerated area in “deplorable conditions".
The victim was taken to hospital in a critical condition.
Authorities said the 14-year-old, who killed five at a high school outside Bangkok, also appeared to have killed his grandparents at the family home earlier in the morning.
THE GRILL: Asher Emanuel is a Wellington-based lawyer and the author of one of the most talked about books of the year.
Life
Local police said three teachers and three students were killed and multiple people were hospitalised, some in critical condition.
Fri, Aug 7
Knox was a 20-year-old student when her roommate Meredith Kercher was found stabbed to death on Nov 2, 2007, in her bedroom in the apartment they shared with two Italian women.
Police said a 27-year-old man is facing five money laundering charges as a result of the investigation.
