Crime

Darcy Strickland's mother gave a victim impact statement to the High Court at Napier on Monday as the two men who killed her son were sent to prison.

The coalition will reintroduce the sentencing law later this year - but it will be slightly different than last time.

Police in Auckland say they're focused on ensuring people feel safe coming into the city, as they address crime and homelessness in the central city.

New technology available to abuse victims aims to change the figures on unreported sexual assaults.

Sydney gathered to mourn the victims of last week's deadly Bondi stabbing, as the youngest victim is released from hospital. Video

Joel Cauchi left a pile of bleeding women in his wake. Now the question is being asked: Why isn't violence fuelled by misogyny a terrorist act?

Scott Beard recalls Grace Millane's mum sobbing beside him in court as her killer's lawyers argued she had asked him to strangle her. Audio

Petrol station rendezvous, $3700 cash and ice cream containers of food: This is the Rimutaka Prison scandal played out.

The Federation of Islamic Associations has advised the community to be careful this weekend in the wake of an attack at a church in Australia.

David Hawken and Rebecca Wright-Meldrum have been sentenced to life with no parole for 10 years for their parts in the 1995 killing.

Police have sized devices they believe were used as part of a cybercrime operation, which targeted thousands of people across the world.

The stolen items - valued at around $730 dollars - were found in a car and returned to the store, police said.

Northland police have busted a large-scale indoor cannabis growing operation in central Whangārei.