Crime
Meth pair get home detention for hotel lab blast
A couple involved in dealing drugs and a failed attempt at cooking methamphetamine which resulted in an explosion causing $100,000 in financial losses have been sentenced.
Italy's strongest mafia group smashed in Europe-wide crackdown
More than 100 people have been arrested in the biggest move ever made against the 230-year-old 'Ndrangheta.
'You just feel really unsettled' - CCTV a focus as businesses cope with crime wave
Retailers in North Canterbury say they don't know how much more they can take due to constant burglaries and crime in the area.
Crime rates go up, Waimakariri retailers have had enough
Additional CCTV cameras are on the cards for the Waimakariri District as crime rates are up and retailers are hit hard. Businesses and community leaders will meet this month to talk about solutions… Audio
Victim in alleged Boxing Day kidnap and motorway death named
The young woman who died on an Auckland motorway on Boxing Day after an alleged kidnapping was Katelyn Rua-Tuhou.
Mother accused of suitcase murders vows to prove innocence
The 42-year-old has appeared in the High Court in Auckland for an administrative hearing.
Calls for revenge porn laws to keep up with changing technology
A sexual violence victims advocate says a court ruling which gives a woman at the centre of a revenge porn case support from ACC, demonstrates the delays in legislation to keep up with technology.
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Man hires skip bins, charges them to Chorus and pockets $42k
The offender also posed as a Waste Management employee on occasion, wearing a uniform and driving a vehicle with the company logo.
Court rules victim of revenge porn entitled to help from ACC
A court has ruled that a woman who suffered post-traumatic stress disorder after a former partner shared a sex video on one of the world's largest porn sites, is entitled to help from ACC. The woman's… Audio
Christchurch cold case murder trial: Was it a contract killing?
A jury must decide if a young Christchurch mother was murdered in a contract killing, or if the man who admitted to her murder is a liar trying to make himself look better.
In 1995, 21-year old… Audio
Mama Hooch sex attacks: Fourth man found not guilty
A fourth man accused of sexual violation - following a night out at Christchurch bar Mama Hooch five years ago - has been found not guilty..
A woman alleges she was sexually violated on a couch at a… Video, Audio
NZ Post worker steals thousands of dollars worth of items from packages
Elijah Kerr told police he stole about 10 separate parcels during his employment at the depot, using the same method each time.
Man charged following Wairoa break-in
A man accused of breaking into an elderly man's home and stealing two phones - one a landline - has been arrested.
Mama Hooch sex attacks: Fourth man stands trial in Christchurch
A fourth man charged with sexual violation connected to Christchurch bar Mama Hooch is standing trial.
The accused is friends with two other men found guilty last week of a raft of charges including… Video, Audio
Papakura High School shares CCTV footage of break-ins
Papakura High School has released CCTV footage after three brazen break-ins at the school in a month.
The thieves, wearing masks and hoods, took off with Chromebooks and iPads, kicking in doors and… Video, Audio
Pair caught after flowers dug up in Blenheim park
Two people have been arrested in Blenheim after allegedly stealing flowering plants from Pollard Park.
Two more ram raids in Christchurch overnight
Christchurch police are investigating two ram-raid-style burglaries in the city this morning.
'I come to work every day ready to fight' - K Rd shop owners' despair
Business owners in Karangahape Road in Auckland say they don't go a day without being robbed or harassed.
Thailand widens investigation into woman suspected of killing 13 with cyanide
Thai police have arrested a woman suspected of killing 13 people using pills laced with cyanide, saying they will widen a probe into a series of deaths that have gripped the nation.
Linwood Park killing: Man appears in High Court, raises question of insanity
A man who is accused of killing a grandfather after an altercation at Linwood Park has raised the question of insanity.
