Teen binge-drinking before balcony death TVNZ An 18-year-old who fell to his death from a eighth-floor apartment balcony was more than six times over the legal blood-alcohol limit for a youth driver, an inquest has heard. Dushan Saddlier Pouao, 18, was found lying beside a ground-floor fire exit ... Balcony fall teen drank a lotStuff.co.nz
Man admits Dunedin murder New Zealand Herald Peter Richard Holmes and Dean and Mark Carruthers are accused of murdering James Mathew Ellis at Blueskin Bay on April. File photo / NZ Herald One of three men charged with murdering 25-year-old James Ellis last year has pleaded guilty. Bay murder accused pleads guiltyRadio New Zealand Man pleads guilty to Otago murder3News NZ
Defence tactic stuns mum New Zealand Herald By Anna Leask Christie Marceau was 18 when she was attacked at her family's North Shore home and died in her mother's arms. Photo / Supplied The family of slain Auckland teenager Christie Marceau are bracing themselves for a double serve of heartbreak ... Conditions of bail back in discussionNewstalk ZB