Crime

A two-day spree in which 59 cars were stolen in Christchurch was kindled after two groups, coordinating via social media, competed to see who could steal the most cars. Audio

Police have charged a second teenager in relation to a spate of car break-ins and thefts on Auckland's North Shore this month.

It was the second time a teenager had been attacked in the past week.

The "targeted" burglary of a storm-damaged home when Nelson was in a state of emergency has cost a young man his freedom.

A man who had been sharing "extreme" child exploitation material was detected by overseas law enforcement agencies.

A 16-year-old is alleged to have been holding a knife when he entered a person's vehicle and made several demands, police say.

The rate sits at around 1.4 percent for July this year, Corrections says. Audio

Thieves in Switzerland have conquered one of the country's most challenging protected climbing routes.

Police say a McDonald's in Manukau has been robbed overnight by a group wielding tools.

An Israeli former principal will spend up to 15 years in jail for sexually assaulting two students at an ultra-Orthodox Jewish school in Australia.

A community safety meeting is being held in Christchurch amid increased unease in the aftermath of Yanfei Bao's disappearance and crime in the city.

A man angered by bees "taking pollen off his flowers" and "nectar from his trees" cost two beekeepers about $120,000 after their beehives were damaged and went missing.

The 70-year-old man who died after being stabbed on Auckland's Queen Street on Wednesday has been named by police.

A person suffered facial burns after a bedroom was engulfed in flames when a Molotov cocktail was thrown at a Te Atatū South home.

More than a month on from the real estate agent's disappearance, police are still searching for her body.