Christchurch, Sept 13 NZPA - Earthquake looter Jack Duckmanton is in custody for a month awaiting sentence after admitting breaking into an Avonside Drive house that had been damaged and abandoned after the 7.1 earthquake hit Christchurch.

Fifteen charitable organisations from around New Zealand have received grants in the latest round of funding from The Harcourts Foundation, a charity set up by Harcourts real estate group to provide support that helps, grows and enriches our communities.

A Wellington man responsible for the security of an international criminal network trading in child sex abuse pictures was jailed today for four and half years in the Wellington District Court.

Wellington, April 17 NZPA - Six accounting students have benefited from the generosity of an award-winning accountant.

Six students at the University of Auckland Business School have benefited from the generosity of Warwick Hunt, one of the winners of the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants' (NZICA) 2009 Leadership Awards.

Hamilton Police investigating the stabbing of a man in his Nawton home overnight are urging people to use caution and to contact them rather than placing themselves at risk by confronting intruders.

Christchurch, Feb 9 NZPA - A Christchurch man has admitted shoving a sawn-off shotgun in the face of a liquor shop worker in a robbery that was part of a $66,600 crime spree.

Christchurch, Jan 6 NZPA - An Interpol investigation into a child sex abuse website in Croatia has triggered the arrest of a 48-year-old Christchurch man.

Wellington, Nov 11 NZPA - Serious drugs charges in three Auckland courts against Millie Elder have been dropped.

Veterans Affairs Minister Judith Collins today launched a major secondary schools speech contest honouring the spirit of the ANZACs.