Crime
Four arrested in connection with investigation into September Gisborne murder
Police have arrested four people of interest after a man's death in Gisborne in September.
What we know about the couple killed in Ruatiti and the search for their son
Sheep farmer husband and wife, Brendon and Trina Cole, were found dead at their Murumuru Road property.
Hamilton homicide victim named, search for car underway
Jason Poa, 55, died on Lake Crescent on 18 December, while a second person was seriously injured.
'It was only 20 minutes outside their house': Christmas presents stolen from car
AA says roadside staff are responding to smashed windows more often - "There's definitely a bit more opportunistic theft happening."
Nelson mechanic pleads guilty to shooting colleague's cars
Marie Hearn shot eight rounds into two cars owned by her colleague.
Loaded gun found under child's bed during police search
Police were searching for a luxury Bentley Bentayga SUV which had been stolen.
Killer teen stepmum wins bid to appeal jail sentence
Jessica Lee Rose Mulford killed 2-year-old Harlee-Rose Niven in 2021 and now wants her sentence reduced.
'Serious concerns' after cheese dumped at landfill, taken and re-sold
New Zealand Food Safety (NZFS) is warning people in the Waikato to be careful of their cheese, after some was taken from Putaruru Landfill and re-sold.
Hens do ends with woman four times over drink-drive limit
The 38-year-old was driving home at 7.30am on Sunday morning when she was pulled over by police.
Ruatiti homicide: Person of interest an 'exceptional bushman'
A person who knows 29-year-old Mitchell Cole says he has the skills to survive in the bush.
Police seize meth, firearms in gang targeted drug-bust
The bust was a part of a police operation led by Southland's Organised Crime Group and Criminal Investigation Branch.
Pair nabbed after stealing trolleys filled with items from Kmart
A south Auckland woman will spend Christmas Eve in court after being charged with shoplifting at Kmart.
Person with imitation gun arrested in Wellington CBD
Police said they received a report that a person at a Willis Street residence could be in possession of a gun.
'Drugs are a pathway to hell' - Judge lambasts woman over tiny home scam
A woman who listed a tiny home for sale that didn't exist before pocketing the money will now pay the victim back at $20 a week.
Daughter attacked as she tried to protect mum from dad
The dad also repeatedly hit his dog with a large square shovel.
Car fleeing burglary crashes into two other vehicles
Police say it is a 'miracle' that nobody was hurt, after a car fleeing the scene of a burglary crashed into two other vehicles.
Man impersonating police accidentally pulls over mufti cop car
The man, driving a car equipped with flashing police lights, tried to make a run for it, after pulling over the real McCoy.
Man accused of sexual abuse has some charges acquitted
The jury was hung on the remaining 19 charges.
Woman arrested after stabbing, witnesses sought
Police continue to investigate a stabbing in a central Wellington bar last week.
US university killer's mystery motive sought after suicide
Claudio Neves Valente went to the US as an ambitious physics student at Brown University.