Crime
Woman jailed for calling judge a liar, claims name is an 'an artificial construct'
She claimed her name was an "artificial construct" after appearing in court on charged with failing to stop at a police checkpoint.
Baby Ru: Police contact whānau after three months of silence
The toddler's uncle told RNZ police had been in touch on Friday for the first time since January, on the five-month anniversary of his death.
Arrest made in NSW fatal hit-and-run that killed Kiwi lawyer
Mitch East, 28, was found bleeding on a Tamarama street at 4am on Sunday, and died of his injuries.
More than 400,000 affected in MediaWorks cyber attack
A victim of the MediaWorks hack attack says she's frightened by what the hacker could do with her information. More than 400,000 people have had their information taken in a cyber attack, with hackers… Audio
Horrific and deliberate injuries inflicted on 2 Lower Hutt children
Multiple broken bones, extensive bruising, a brain bleed and severe internal damage. That's just some of the horrific and deliberate injuries inflicted on two young lower hutt siblings over some time… Audio
Police previously visited house of siblings hospitalised with 'very severe' injuries
The injuries are believed to have been inflicted deliberately over "a long period of time".
Australian man accused of double murder removed from police
Beau Lamarre-Condon, the police officer charged with murdering Sydney couple Jesse Baird and Luke Davies, has been removed from the police.
'Our hearts are shattered': Baby Ru's whānau haven't heard from police in months
Five months on from the boy's death, no one has been charged and his family says the police updates have stopped coming.
Five months since death of Baby Ru
It is five months today since the little boy known as Baby Ru died in Hutt Hospital of catastrophic head injuries, but no-one has yet been charged.
That's despite the fact there were three adults in… Audio
20,000 more retail crimes reported in a year
There were nearly 20% more reported victimisations of stores than the year before, new police figures show.
Convicted killer to leave prison today, serve rest of sentence at home
A court quashed Brodie Champion's sentence, saying it was too harsh for someone of his vulnerability.
Truck driver grabs schoolgirl in 'concerning' incident
Police are looking for a white flat-deck truck driven by a man in his 50s and are calling for sightings and CCTV.
Man charged with arson after five fires
One of the arsons was in public toilets at Newmarket train station last August.
11-year-old among group who stole car and crashed into series of vehicles
The group took a car from Parnell, sped through an intersection and crashed into three other cars in Ponsonby.
Second man charged with murder of Damon O'Rourke
The 21-year-old is also facing a charge of unlawful possession of a firearm.
Teen played PlayStation instead of getting help for 17-day-old baby
It was several hours before the badly injured girl was taken to hospital.
Disorder outside court leads to arrests in Whakātane
Three people have been arrested after an incident between two groups outside the Whakātane District Court.
Woman run off the road, assaulted and robbed in Northland
Police are hunting three men who used their car to ram another off the road and rob its driver in Northland last week.
Police data shows nearly 150,000 retail crimes reported across the country in 2023
The Dairy and Business Owners Group is calling last year a law and order disaster, after data from police revealed nearly 150,000 crimes reported at retailers across the country in 2023. Audio
Police search new area for missing Australian mum's body
Australian police say the new area of focus for Samantha Murphy's body is based on "intelligence derived from a number of sources".