Crime
Convicted murderer Lauren Dickason waits for sentence
Convicted murderer Lauren Dickason is now waiting to find out what her sentence will be for killing her three young children.
She smothered two-year-old twins Karla and Maya and six year old Liané at… Audio
Lauren Dickason found guilty of murder
Lauren Dickason cried as she was led from the dock after being found guilty of murdering her three young daughters at the High Court in Christchurch.
Dickason was charged with murder in Timaru in… Audio
Dickason awaiting sentencing after guilty verdict
Convicted murderer Lauren Dickason is now waiting to find out what her sentence will be for killing her three young children.
Yesterday 11 of the 12 jurors at the High Court in Christchurch rejected… Audio
How the case against Lauren Dickason unfolded
Lauren Dickason, 42, has been found guilty of the murder of her three young daughters after a month-long trial.
'Harsh' to convict 'mentally ill' Lauren Dickason of children's murders - expert
After a four week trial, it took a jury two days to find Lauren Dickason guilty of murdering her three young daughters. Dickason now faces a life sentence for each murder conviction. Her parents say… Video, Audio
Lauren Dickason found guilty of murdering three young daughters
Guilty of three counts of murder. A jury this afternoon handed down its verdicts in the Lauren Dickason trial; ruling she'd intentionally killed her three young daughters in September 2021. Dickason… Video, Audio
Queen Street shooting: Arrest made, car sought in connection to case
A man has been arrested in connection to a fatal shooting on Auckland's Queen Street two weeks ago but police are still looking for Dariush Talagi.
March meth bust biggest in NZ's history
Police have confirmed that nearly three-quarters of a tonne of methamphetamine that was seized earlier this year was the biggest meth bust in New Zealand's history.
Experts and former Jehovah Witness members fear church will evade accountability
Experts and former members of the Jehovah's Witness church fear it will continue to evade accountability over multiple allegations of child sex abuse.
RNZ has revealed at least 11 active members of… Audio
Jury in Dickason trial spends much of day deliberating verdict
The jury in the High Court trial of Lauren Dickason, has spent much of the day deliberating its verdict. Mrs Dickason is charged with murdering her three girls. She has pleaded not guilty, with her… Video, Audio
Yanfei Bao investigation focused on a spade, tracksuit and sweatshirt
The investigation into the murder of a Christchurch real estate agent is now focused on finding three crucial items, a spade, a tracksuit and a striped sweater. 44 year old Yanfei Bao went missing on… Video, Audio
Man accused of Yanfei Bao's murder pleads not guilty
The man charged with murdering the missing Christchurch woman has entered a not guilty plea.
Teenagers arrested after crime spree from Auckland to Whangārei
Officers in Whangārei arrested four people, aged 13 to 15, after a pursuit in which the alleged offenders rammed a police car, rendering it immobile.
Lifting the lid on Catholic clergy abuse: Boston Globe former editor
It is 20 years since the Boston Globe exposed the abuse scandal that rocked the Catholic church world wide. Two weeks ago The Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry's released its interim report… Audio
Jury considers verdict in Dickason murder trial
The jury in the murder trial of Lauren Dickason are considering their verdict on Tuesday, having been told not to let emotions cloud their decision.
For four weeks, Dickason has been on trial in the… Audio
Police pause search for missing real estate agent Yanfei Bao
Police have temporarily paused the search for missing Christchurch real estate agent Yanfei Bao.
It has been almost a month since the 44-year-old vanished from the suburb of Hornby on July the 19th.
…National holds law and order meeting in Auckland Central
Almost a hundred people gathered in Auckland Central on Monday night for the National Party's first Law and Order meeting of the election campaign.
Residents and store owners shared stories about… Audio
Man accused of kidnapping missing Yanfei Bao back in court
Yanfei Bao, 44, vanished from the suburb of Hornby in Christchurch on 19 July.
Jury in Dickason trial ask to re-watch police interview
The jury in the murder trial of Lauren Dickason has asked to re-watch her police interview from the day after she killed her three children. The mother, has been on trial at the High Court in… Audio
Woman at centre of suspected mushroom poisoning speaks out
The woman who cooked a fatal mushroom meal says she herself was hospitalised after eating it.
