Crime
Former NZ SAS soldier criticised in defamation judgement
A former New Zealand SAS trooper has been heavily criticised in the Ben Roberts-Smith defamation case judgement which was released yesterday.
Roberts-Smith, who won the Victoria Cross and the Medal… Audio
Police swarm south Auckland park in clampdown on illegal dirt bikers
Police have launched an operation in a South Auckland park in an attempt to arrest a large group of dirt bikers causing havoc across the city for many months.
Police find DNA at homicide investigation scene, believed to be linked to intruder
Police say they have found DNA which they believe to be linked to the person who broke into a house in Kaikohe where an elderly woman later died.
Guilty: Northland Oranga Tamariki caregiver sexually abused young girl
An Oranga Tamariki caregiver in Northland has been found guilty of a range of indecent assault charges.
Sexually motivated burglary led to death of Kaikohe woman, police believe
Before the attack, there was an "odd pattern of occurrences" at the house where Linda Woods died, police say.
Kaikohe homicide: Police aware of cellphone video taken during fatal attack
The cellphone footage will be analysed as part of the homicide investigation, police say.
Kaikohe killer pulled out victim's breathing tubes, family claim
Police have begun a homicide investigation after Linda Woods, 71, died at her home in the Far North town of Kaikohe.
Motorcyclist charged with manslaughter of Tauranga couple on pedestrian crossing
A motorcycle rider has been charged with manslaughter after a Tauranga couple were fatally struck on a pedestrian crossing.
Kaikohe homicide: Images of suspect's clothing revealed
Police have released images of items left by a suspect at the scene of an elderly woman's death in Kaikohe.
Four youths arrested in Hamilton after ram-raid, cross-country pursuit
The first incident occurred at a commercial premises on Pollen Street, Thames, just after 2.30am.
Rangiora homicide: Man charged with murder
Richard Leman, 41, had been missing for about a week when he was found dead in a car.
Australia sends NZ-born grandma back after she stabbed man in anus
She has lived in Australia for more than 30 years, but is being deported under section 501.
Intruder fled barefoot after Kaikohe woman's death
Police are still seeking the man who fled barefoot after breaking into a Kaikohe property where an elderly woman died on Thursday night.
Far North Mayor speaks on Kaikohe pensioner's death
Far North Mayor Moko Tepania describes the shock of the home invasion in Kaikohe which killed an elderly kuia.
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Latest from Kaikohe after elderly woman killed
Let's return to Kaikohe now where police have just held a media briefing after an elderly woman died after a home invasion last night.
Our reporter Emma Stanford is there.
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Missing John Beckenridge 'brain-washed' step-son - mother
A man who is controlling, calculating and determined. That's how Fiona Lu described her former partner John Beckenridge, who she is convinced brainwashed her son Mike and staged a murder-suicide to… Audio
Police target swarming dirt bikers on Auckland roads
Swarming dirt bike riders causing havoc on Auckland roads will be a target of police this long weekend.
A special squad will be using the Eagle helicopter as well as traffic and surveillance cameras… Video, Audio
Elderly woman killed in Kaikohe home invasion
An elderly woman on a dialysis machine has been killed in a home invasion in Kaikohe overnight.
Residents of the small Northland town of Kaikohe today woke to news the woman, who was well known in… Audio
Scene examination begins after man's body found near Whakatāne
A homicide inquiry has begun after a man's body was found down a bank on a rural road near Whakatāne.
South African mother accused of murdering three daughters pleads insanity
South African mother Lauren Anne Dickason allegedly killed her twin daughters Maya and Karla, two, and their older sister Liané, in 2021.
