Carla Penman
Prisoner sentenced to 7 years for attacking guards
Patrick Waru was sentenced to seven years' ten months jail for the incident, which happened in a gang-run wing of Auckland Prison in Paremoremo last October. Video, Audio
Prison staff investigated over excessive force complaint
Three investigations are underway after Auckland Prison staff were caught on CCTV footage allegedly using excessive force against inmates. Audio
Rates rise wanted to pay for Bay of Plenty cyclone damage
News the rate rise in Edgecumbe is going to be even higher than first thought has come as a bitter pill to swallow for residents living among vacant flood damaged homes. Whakatane District Council has… Audio
Jury hears phones tapped in drug operation
Ronald Cook Senior and Agustin Suarez-Juarez have pleaded not guilty at the High Court in Auckland to importing 35 kilograms of cocaine inside a jewelled horse statue's head in May last year. Audio
Youth appear in court for violent robbery in South Auckland
Three men and a teenage boy have appeared in the youth court today, charged over the violent, machete-wielding robbery of a south Auckland dairy. Carla Penman has the latest. Audio
Insight: On a Bender - Meth Use Out of Control?
Methamphetamine is cheaper and easier to get hold of than ever before. Our police reporter, Carla Penman, asks authorities and gang members about who is to blame for the problem escalating. She also… Audio
Gangs begging government for help with their own P crisis
Gangs are approaching police and the government to help them deal with their own members who are hooked on methamphetamine, and out of control. Audio
Woman accuses Northland detective of sexual harrassment
A woman is accusing a senior Northland policeman of a four-year-long barrage of harrassment and molestation that took place more than a decade ago, as Carla Penman reports. Audio
Woman alleges police officer harassed and molested her
A woman has complained a senior Northland police officer subjected her to four years of harassment and molestation. Audio
Still hope woman missing at Piha is alive
Kim Bambus, 21, was last seen on Friday morning when she told friends she was going for a run in Piha in West Auckland. A survival specialist says there's still hope that she's alive. Audio
Cigarette companies should pay for protection- Akld community
Cigarette companies are being told they should pay for security at the country's dairies to protect owners from assaults. It comes after a spate of recent violent robberies on Auckland dairies and… Audio
Cigarette companies urged to help foot dairies security bill
A dairy owner says cigarette companies should help pay for security to protect shop keepers from assaults. Ash Dardarji has been in the dairy business for 30 years but he now wonders if selling… Audio
Two people have died in Taupo house fire overnight
Two people died, and three others have been taken to hospital after a house fire near Taupo. Emergency services were called to a property about quarter to two on State Highway 5, in Rangataiki. Audio
Phillip John Smith wins court battle over right to wear toupee
The convicted child sex offender and murderer who fled to South America has won the right to wear a toupee behind bars. Audio
Rural Waikato town forced to go into lockdown afterhours
The rural Waikato town of Cambridge has been forced to go into lockdown mode after hours, but locals are demanding a return to 24-7 policing. Video, Audio
Gangs behind beehive and honey thefts - police
Honey and beehive thefts are on the rise. Apiculture New Zealand, the police and the Ministry for Primary Industries are working together to build a database aimed at tracking thefts, and getting… Audio
Surge in addicts prompts Waiheke Island's own war on meth
Auckland's Waiheke Island community is battling to rid themselves of the drug methamphetamine, or P. Audio
Nationwide P scourge leaving its mark on Waiheke Island
Waiheke Island clinical psychologist Paora Joseph talks with RNZ News police reporter Carla Penman about the wide reach of methamphetamine Audio
Elderly man attacked in front of grandchildren at Auckland park
Police won't reveal what was said to a 72-year-old man before he was attacked in front of his young grandchildren at a park in the Auckland suburb of Remuera yesterday. Video, Audio
A day in the life of the Auckland Harbourmaster
Speed, drones and lack of lifejackets are everyday headaches the Auckland Harbourmaster has to deal with. Audio