Crime

A drunk driver, dragging his dog suspended from a window, pulled the fingers at motorists who were honking and yelling at him to stop.

Australian authorities knew the Alameddine crime network wanted Suman Mokhtarian dead long before his shooting this week.

A 36-year-old man, charged with murdering the woman, appeared in the High Court at Christchurch.

Police were called Winston Peters' home in St Mary's Bay after "a report of wilful damage" .

An amendment to the Policing Act will allow police to collect and use images in public spaces.

Emma Van Der Hoek had only just moved to London from Sydney when her phone was stolen.

Husamettin Dogan was the only one to have maintained his appeal after the first trial last year of 51 men, including Pelicot's husband.

Police said they were called out about the body just before midday.

"He never said anything, he just stood there, then I saw his hand reach through the window," Mary says.

RNZ has obtained two statements a worker gave to police as part of an internal investigation.

Tuariki Delamere admitted he made a "dumb decision many years ago".

A 36-year-old man and his 11-year-old son died in a house fire in Bucklands Beach last week.

The pair had been at odds over several matters, including access to a shed on a shared driveway.

The Auckland teacher had earlier pleaded guilty to abusing an 11-year-old student more than 20 years her junior.

A woman has pleaded not guilty to interfering with human remains after the body of a newborn baby was found in a wheelie bin.

It comes as police continue to hunt for those who helped the fugitive father stay hidden.

Daytona Thompson, the coward-punch killer of videographer Daniel Nganeko will spend four years and two months in prison.