Crime

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The police are at the scene of a robbery at a mall jewellery store in Bay of Plenty this afternoon.

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Three people have been taken into custody in West Auckland after allegedly stealing a car and failing to stop for police.

The mystery of Alysha Hanin's disappearance in Miami over two decades ago continues to baffle investigators - now her mother speaks about her desperate search for the truth.

A long-running Wellington rape case, which at one point involved multiple complainants, has ended with one man being sentenced to three years and nine months in jail on a single charge.

Six young people, aged between 12 and 15, were seen in the stolen cars driving through Manukau.

Armed men broke into a home in the early hours of the morning and continued to flee police after hitting road spikes.

"Every time we get looted they take something from our house, even if there's nothing," a resident of one flood-hit Auckland street says.

Four Mongrel Mob gang members or associates had an altercation in the waiting room of the emergency department, police say.

The man is due to appear in Auckland District Court.

A 51-year-old woman has been arrested after allegedly suppressing evidence in connection to the murder of David Bridgwater.

Police said the arrest was a "significant" development in the "complex" investigation which stemmed from Kiwis being duped out of their savings.

Rawiri Zane Wharerau was shot and killed in December, and his brother was transported to hospital in a critical condition.

Albert James Coe, 46, died in hospital after being shot, police say.

The 45-year-old has been charged with two counts of careless driving causing injury.

RNZ's First Up speaks to crime reporter Henry Lee about his involvement in a crime case docuseries that is currently number one on Netflix in New Zealand. Audio

Susan Johnson was killed in the two-vehicle crash at Castle Hill, and three others seriously injured.