Crime
Trump confirms Sean 'Diddy' Combs asked him for a pardon
The US President says "a lot of people have asked me for pardons", including Combs.
The Panel with Claire Amos and Liam Hehir Part 2
In part two, the huge drop in the number of victims of violent offending in recent years has been closely mirrored by a massive drop in violent crime where alcohol was involved. This is prompting… Audio
Seven more arrested in construction sector money laundering probe
It brings the total number of arrests to 23.
Coward-punch killer filmed victim as he lay dying
A single-punch killer who filmed his victim and taunted him while he lay dying has been jailed for more than four years.
Police investigating death of 3-month-old baby in Masterton
The family is working with police.
Update on Oz with Brad Foster
Time now to find out what's got people talking across the Tasman, our man on the ground in Australia Brad Foster chats to Jesse about the Sydney shooting spree; Australia and Papua New Guinea signing… Audio
Several Mongrel Mob members charged after assaulting members of public during mass brawl
Police cannot rule out further arrests or charges.
Man charged with murder after person killed in Auckland's New Lynn
A 28-year-old man has been charged with murder
Court rejects bail in $1m fake cancer fraud case
Andrew Jones and Sepiuta Vave both pleaded not guilty to defrauding more than a dozen people including friends and family with false cancer claims.
Police release new details in unsolved Wellington homicide
Abdul Nabizadah died in hospital after he was found critically injured in Miramar.
Homelessness and crime taking toll on CBD trade
A new survey of more than 100 businesses in and around Queen St businesses has found 91 percent are affected by rough sleeping and begging. Paul Ewing operates United Coffee in Auckland's CBD, and he… Audio
Man who stabbed father to death jailed for six years
Basil Anderson had been "best of mates" with his father, but killed him while suffering a methamphetamine-induced delusion that the older man was a "demon".
Man charged with assaulting infant pleads not guilty
The 23-year-old man was arrested in July after a baby girl was admitted to Hutt Hospital with multiple fractures in the previous month.
Potential breakthrough in identifying man found dead two weeks ago
Police earlier said they did not know if the man was a New Zealander.
16 hurt as gunman fires up to 100 shots 'indiscriminately' from Sydney window
The alleged gunman began randomly firing at passing vehicles, critically wounding a man and hurting several others.
Man charged with murder over death of Dunedin man
Police said the pair were believed to be known to each other.
Witnesses speak at White Island eruption inquiry
Nearly six years after the deadly eruption on Whakaari White Island, the first phase of a coronial inquiry into the disaster is underway, with witness statements beginning today. RNZ reporter Amy… Audio
'Not plausible': Woman wants investigations into excavated waka halted
Catherine Sixtus says the waka, found in the Chatham Islands, may have come from Germany.
Anti-stalking law urgently needed, advocate says
Legislation to target stalkers is currently making its way through parliament.
'A perplexing case': Police continue to investigate Christchurch death
The circumstances around the sudden death of a man in the early hours of Saturday morning remain unclear.
