Crime

Four men, aged 18-19, have been arrested after what police are calling a "violent and cowardly" aggravated robbery on a central Auckland street.

Paul Jones hasn't let up in his drive to get answers over his three year old son's death – but in spite of multiple investigations, the truth appears to be no closer. 

A New Zealand man with a long list of criminal charges is set to be deported from Australia, and says he fears for his life if sent back home.

A Utah woman who ran a popular parenting advice YouTube channel is facing child abuse charges after her malnourished son escaped from home, officials said.

A UK social media influencer and her mother have been jailed for the "cold-blooded" murder of two men who died when their car was rammed off the road.

During sentencing, an emotional Pezzola expressed some remorse for his actions but later shouted "Trump won" once his sentence had been handed down.

A group of supporters will pay their respects at the spot where Kirsa Jensen was last seen, 40 years ago to the day.

Police say they have seized cash, methamphetamine, cars, and guns in a crackdown on organised crime in Wellington, Porirua and Palmerston North.

The callous and cruel killing of a Hamilton man, who was beaten to death then dumped in a rural water trough, has seen three people jailed for at least 18 years.

Lauren Dickason was not required to be in court to hear her sentencing date set as 19 December.

It comes after a jury convicted Joseph Biggs of seditious conspiracy for his role in storming the US Capitol in a failed bid to overturn Donald Trump's 2020 election defeat.

The coroner is investigating deaths of New Zealanders who are believed to have bought lethal substances from a Canadian man accused of assisting suicides overseas.

The government has urgently changed the law so that 27 of the highest-risk sexual and violent offenders can still be subject to their parole conditions.

Rotorua is not getting an urgent boost to the number of police officers despite the mayor's plea following brutal attacks on two teenage girls in the central city.