Wellington, March 5 NZPA - A former prison guard accused of sexually violating his stepdaughter's friend has been found not guilty.

Wellington, March 4 NZPA - A former prison guard accused of sexually violating his stepdaughter's friend should not be convicted based on the claims of a "silly, attention-seeking school girl", his lawyer says.

Wellington, Feb 4 NZPA - Stephen Hudson and his supporters continued to loudly protest his innocence as he was being sentenced in the High Court at Wellington today for murdering Palmerston North man Nicholas Pike.

Wellington, Nov 24 NZPA - It would be unsafe to base a murder conviction on the evidence of "so-called cell mate confessions", a Wellington jury has been warned.

Wellington, Nov 3 NZPA - A Palmerston North man allegedly murdered seven years ago was a respectful son who would not purposely miss his father's cancer surgery, a court was told today.

Wellington, Oct 30 NZPA - The key witness in the trial of a man accused of murdering a friend in the Desert Road seven years ago refused to talk to police for five years because she was "scared of the repercussions".

Wellington, Oct 30 NZPA - The key witness in the trial of a man accused of murdering a friend in the Desert Road seven years ago refused to talk to police for five years because she was "scared of the repercussions".

Wellington, Oct 29 NZPA - A man accused of murdering his friend on the Desert Road seven years ago told his former girlfriend to lie to police about when the victim was last seen, the High Court at Wellington was told today.

Wellington, Oct 12 NZPA - A senior public servant has been committed for trial facing an assault charge.

Wellington, Sept 11 NZPA - A senior cop convicted of driving drunk says he is embarrassed by his actions but hopes to keep his job as an instructor at the Porirua Police College.

Detective Sergeant John Gualter, 42, last Friday pleaded guilty to drink and dangerous driving charges.