Crime

The campervan driver head-butted a 71-year-old who stopped on the side of a highway.

A third of the cars targeted in Invercargill operation should not have been on the road.

One of them allegedly stole the front gates of a home in Rangiora.

The man is set to appear in North Shore District Court on 12 July.

Police were called to the scene in Newtown on Saturday.

The wife of the Colombian presidential candidate says he is "fighting for his life" as the government offers a $730,000 reward for information.

The man was one of two in the car which initially failed to stop, police said.

Belle Mumby is accused of theft, deception and forgery.

In 1997 Joseph Smith killed a with a hammer and saw but avoided execution after US courts found him intellectually disabled. That decision is now being appealed.

Floral tributes line the street as a community in mourning plans a candlelit vigil for 17-year-old Pheobe Bishop, as police work to identify remains found in dense bushland.

However, in a TV interview the disgraced Hollywood mogul insisted he did nothing criminal.

The Victorian government enacted a total sales ban on machetes last month after a previous incident.

Arne Bye, 55, was found guilty of committing 70 counts of rape and sexual assault during gynaecological examinations of his patients.

The one-car crash happened on Tuesday last week in Pongakawa, but wasn't reported to police.

Pheobe Bishop has been missing since 15 May, when her housemates drove her to Bundaberg Airport.

Customs says the Class A drugs were found during a baggage check at Auckland Airport.

Ahamed Samsudeen was at the time being stripped of his refugee status.

A man who came to the aid of victims during the LynnMall attack has recounted how he drew Ahamed Samsudeen's attention from a woman being stabbed.

An illegal street racer says he's formally apologised to many residents and wants to sell his impounded car. Audio