Stories by Anneke Smith

A man accused of murdering a woman in suburban west Auckland last month has kept his name secret - for now.

A coroner has been unable to determine how New Zealand psychiatric patient Hans Dalton came to drown in a Samoan prison six and a half years ago.

Two cousins have been jailed for their roles in an execution-style murder linked to the Comancheros in Māngere.

A high-profile sportsman who allegedly helped finance an international drug syndicate has lost a second attempt to keep his identity secret.

The Solicitor General has challenged the finite jail term imposed on an Auckland rugby coach who abused young boys over three decades.

Arishma Chand's murderer has challenged his sentence in the Court of Appeal, arguing his minimum 19-year jail term is too harsh.

The police are reporting a sharp drop in dairy robberies after the government dished out more than $2 million for extra security measures.

A man accused of being a lookout for a violent dairy robbery in Auckland last year has been found guilty.

A policeman accused of sexually assaulting a fellow officer has kept his identity secret - for now.

Further charges have been laid against a man accused of stabbing a woman and hitting two others with a car in Māngere last month.

A Comancheros gang member who murdered a young father and tried to murder the man's wife in Māngere last year has been jailed for life.

The judge has reserved his decision in the trial of a man accused of being a lookout in a violent dairy robbery in Auckland last year.

A man who targeted an Asian family in a road rampage near Auckland last year has been jailed for two years and six months.

A man accused of being a lookout in a violent dairy robbery in Auckland has insisted he never played a role in it.

A secret witness in the trial of a man accused of being a lookout in a violent dairy robbery has told a court he overheard the crime being planned.

A mother and son have described being attacked in a violent dairy robbery in central Auckland last year.

A man accused of being a lookout in a violent dairy robbery has gone on trial at the Auckland High Court.

An Auckland man who murdered his mother and set fire to her Mt Roskill home has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum non-parole period of 10 years.

An Ōtara man has been jailed for at least 17 years for murdering a man he suspected of having an affair with his wife.

One of the country's top lawyers wants the government to fully fund reports that help sentencing judges better understand an offender's background. Audio

A woman who jointly stole more than $368,000 from the Ports of Auckland with her lover has been jailed.

A teenager charged with attempted murder after a woman was stabbed in central Auckland last year can now be named.

A drunk motorist who ran a red light, killing a taxi driver in Auckland's CBD, has been jailed for three years and eight months.

Two cousins on trial for the murder of a man in Māngere last year have been found guilty.

The jury has retired for deliberations in the trial of two cousins accused of murdering a young father and trying to murder his wife.