Crime

"This is a shocking incident for Waitārere Beach," police say after what is thought to be a family harm incident.

A woman and two young men are in a critical condition and a man is dead after the shooting in Waitārere Beach.

Ten youths and a 21-year-old woman, all occupants of the vehicle, were arrested at the scene.

But Corrections says the systemic issues raised by a coroner are already being addressed. Audio

In the early hours of 21 June 2022, while working on board a Sealord vessel near the Chatham Islands, a 47-year-old fisherman died "undignified and alone".

Judge Julie Frans described Suzi Milgate attack as worthy of a prison sentence, saying it wasn't a protest, it was assault.

While there were no visible injuries, the single mother was told she needs to learn different strategies so she doesn't take her frustrations out on her son.

Police investigating a coward-punch assault in Arrowtown last month are asking for the public's help.

Police say it's fortunate no was injured during the incident.

The police are also investigating a nearby car fire to determine if the two incidents were linked.

The most recent bar was targeted on Saturday and involved two people with weapons approaching bar staff.

Parliament was due to return from its summer break on 3 February, but will gather two weeks sooner, after the Bondi mass shooting.

Police are still investigating the events leading up to the deaths of a man and a woman in Pukehina.

But patients are furious it's taken six months to tell them about it.

A 36-year-old man is facing numerous charges after allegedly running down and assaulting a pedestrian in Atawhai.

When police raided several Auckland homes in April, they found four 3D printers that were being used to manufacture guns - two of them in operation at the time.

A 41-year-old man and a 27-year-old woman have been jointly charged with murder.

Moeaia Tuai is a Samoan chief, or matai, who took possession of his victims' lives and raped a victim who had been forced to give him her wages for years.