Crime
Rotorua man who shared child sex abuse material jailed
The man was caught when an overseas-based app notified Customs of a New Zealander sharing abuse material on its platform.
Missing Marakopa man resurfaces trying to rob a general store
A Marokopa man who has evaded police for almost two years has surfaced again this time trying to smash into a general store about an hour away from his old home, with one of his children helping him… Video, Audio
Baby Ru homicide investigation: Police search for hard drive
Police want to find a hard drive used to record CCTV footage from the property where Baby Ru lived and may have suffered fatal injuries.
Police looking for sledgehammer-wielding thief
The incident occurred in board daylight in the West Auckland suburb of New Lynn on Sunday.
Man charged after nearly 2kg meth seized at Auckland Airport
A 19-year-old Irish man has been charged after Customs found five cardboard boxes in a suitcase lining on Saturday.
12yo among masked robbers - police
Seven teenagers have been arrested after an aggravated robbery in the southern Auckland town of Pukekohe.
Paramedics pulled over for 6 minutes en route to Linwood Islamic Centre following terror attack
Paramedics spent more than six minutes parked and needed to be convinced to proceed to Linwood Islamic Centre, an Australian police officer says.
Vandals make off with thousands of dollars in nikau palms
Vandals have ripped out $2000 worth of nikau palms at New Plymouth's Pukekura Park.
Suspect in attack on child at protest appears in court
A 30-year-old man has appeared in Auckland District Court after a nine-year-old boy was hit over the head with a shovel at the end of a pro-Palestinian rally on Sunday.
Six arrests at weekend gang event
Police arrested six people and issued more than 70 fines at a weekend Killer Beez gang event.
'Mad on Meth', Benedict Collins' new book
New Zealand has a meth problem. Benedict Collins is a New Zealand political reporter and has covered the P problem for years. He says well-thought-out harm reduction plans in New Zealand have been… Audio
Stoke homicide: BMW X5 station wagon sought
James Whitikau Barton died after he was found with critical injuries at an Orchard Street property on Friday night.
Scammers took almost $200m from Kiwis last year - report
Nearly $200 million was lost by New Zealanders to scams over the past year according to 11 of the country's largest financial institutions.
Boy hit with shovel at protest in Auckland
A nine-year-old boy has spent the night in hospital after a stranger bashed him with a shovel at a protest in central Auckland on Sunday.
The child was attending the pro-Palestinian rally with his… Audio
Child attacked while leaving Auckland protest
Police have arrested a man after a child was hit in the head with a shovel as he was leaving a protest in Auckland's Aotea Square Sunday afternoon.
Police name 48 year old James Whitikau Barton as man killed in Stoke assault
An investigation into Whitikau Barton's death is ongoing with police appealing to the public for information.
'I shouldn’t have to go to jail' - Billy Te Kahika fights prison sentence
Billy Te Kahika is fighting to stay out of prison over a protest that flouted public health measures and rallied against efforts to keep the virus out of New Zealand.
Teen who beat gay man to death released from prison
A man who was 19 years old when he and a friend beat a gay man to death in his home has been released from jail after spending 15 years behind bars.
$290m settlement with Epstein accusers approved
The judge it "a really excellent settlement" that could prevent future sex trafficking by alerting banks to the consequences of facilitating transactions linked to it.
Terror attack inquest: Medic not aware of 'load and go' strategy
An AOS medic says he was not aware of a "load and go" strategy to help worshippers shot in the terror attack at Christchurch's Linwood Islamic Centre, because ambulances were so stretched.
