Mike Foster
NZ's first convicted slave master sentenced to 11 years in prison
"He has shattered our dreams" - just one of the harrowing victim impact statements read out today as New Zealand's first convicted slave master was sentenced to 11 years in prison.
Sixty-six-year-old… Video, Audio
'Injuries right across his body': Investigation continues into attack on 4yo
Two weeks after a child suffered horrific injuries at his home in Flaxmere the police still don't know who attacked him.
The four-year-old is in a serious condition in Starship Hospital and is likely… Audio
Appeal for info over badly injured Flaxmere child
A police officer has described injuries that hospitalised a 4-year-old boy as some of the most severe he's seen on a child in 30 years in the force. The police are appealing for information after the… Audio
Napier residents call for action on poverty and crime
Napier residents are urging the government to do more to tackle the root causes of poverty and crime that's led to an explosion of the gang population.
The pleas were made at a public meeting in… Audio
Gangs increasingly visible and savvy in Eastern Districts
A special Gang Focus unit has been set up in Hawke's Bay to curb the rise of gang violence, with plans to extend to Gisborne. Earlier this week there were four gang-related attacks in Napier in less… Audio
Man arrested in HB drug raid
The Police in Hawke's Bay say a major drug operation has netted a big player in the local methamphetamine trade. Audio
$1 million of cannabis seized by Police in Hawke's Bay
More than a thousand cannabis plants and 10 kilos of harvested marijuana, worth a million dollars, have been seized by the Police in Hawke's Bay. Audio