Crime
Inexplicable double mass-stabbings unsettle South Korea
"What's happening in South Korea these days?" cried citizens online, dazed by back-to-back stabbings in a nation known otherwise for low rates of violent crime.
Report finds history repeating in coverage of calls for crime crackdown
Political calls to crack down on crime are echoing in our media ahead of the upcoming election - not for the first time. Two seasoned journalists showed this was part of a pattern in a report on crime… Audio
Report finds history repeating in coverage of calls for crime crackdown
Political calls to crack down on crime are echoing in our media ahead of the upcoming election - not for the first time. Two seasoned journalists showed this was part of a pattern in a report on crime…
AudioNZDF apologises to former aircraftman for its handling of assault complaint
The NZ Defence Force has apologised to a former Air Force employee for its handling of a complaint she made against a superior officer who she claims drunkenly groped her.
Mediawatch for 13 August 2023
Reporters' report on crime coverage urges new thinking - and highlights electoral 'crime crackdown' pattern; RNZ's Richard Sutherland calling it quits after 30 years; free sports streaming options on… Audio
Mediawatch for 13 August 2023
Reporters' report on crime coverage urges new thinking - and highlights electoral 'crime crackdown' pattern; RNZ's Richard Sutherland calling it quits after 30 years; free sports streaming options on…
AudioThe dairy owner who built himself a cage to work in
To protect himself from burglaries, a Hamilton dairy owner has invented a cage he now works inside.
Why making NZ's security threat assessment public is the right move
Opinion - The release of the threat assessment by the SIS is the final piece in a defence and security puzzle that marks a genuine shift towards more open and public discussion, Alexander Gillespie wr…
The personal artistic agony of Gabriel Krauze
Gabriel Krauze's extra curricular activities were a little different from the average English literature student. While completing his degree at London's Queen Mary College, he was involved in gangs… Audio
Lawyers in Lauren Dickason trial make closing arguments as end nears
Justice Cameron Mander will sum up the case next week, before the jury begin their deliberations.
Navy helps in international 22-tonne, half-billion-dollar drug bust
Around seven tonnes of the overall haul was heroin and methamphetamine.
Marokopa resident certain someone is helping runaway dad Tom Phillips
"You can't live in the bloody bush all through the bloody winter," one person said. "They're in a bloody house somewhere." Audio
Toddler dies after vehicle accident in Hawkes Bay
To the Central Hawkes Bay now where a toddler has died after a vehicle accident. Our reporter Kate Green is in Waipukurau where the tragic incident took place this morning. [embed]… Video, Audio
Police reveal Headhunters gang implicated in killing of teenage
"Our hearts ache with worry" That from the parents of a missing Auckland teenager who police believe has been murdered. The lead investigator revealed Headhunters are implicated in killing the… Video, Audio
Justice system bogged down in 'delays of two to three years' for trials
NZ's district courts are still feeling the lingering effects of Covid-19, as the justice system clogs with cases - More than 140,000 court appearances have been delayed since March 2020.
Gambling problem no excuse for tax fraud, says judge
An Auckland tiler with a serious gambling problem has been ordered to pay $100,000 in reparation for tax fraud.
Election campaign ramps up with central Auckland debate
Crime, housing and transport were hot topics at a political debate in central Auckland last night.
Candidates from the Greens, Labour, National and The Opportunities Party slugged it out in front of… Audio
Man killed in Auckland Point England park altercation named
The man who died after a fatal shooting in an Auckland park has been named as Charles Anthony Pongi.
Rebels gang boss James Duff's lifestyle block, cash, cars, motorcycles seized
The Rebels gang president made at least $1.15 million distributing drugs across the North Island but the criminal proceeds have been seized.
Police respond to rising gang tensions in Palmerston North
Police in Palmerston North are responding to rising gang tensions in the city, after a man was shot and killed on Sunday afternoon.
The death is believed to be gang-related and Police have sent… Audio