Law

Some have expressed sympathy and even support for Mangione who has been charged with the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Audio

Other nations are experiencing the erosion of democratic norms - even authoritarianism. Is our constitution strong enough to withstand it?

A young man who murdered his father and brother in the middle of the night has been convicted of possessing objectionable material relating to torture and extreme violence at the time of the killings.

It could be liable for an extra $3.2 billion in veterans' support.

A man tried arguing a family emergency was the reason he chose to drunk drive, but a judge was not buying it.

Three people have been arrested overnight as police enforce the Gang Conflict Warrant in the Eastern District.

A Dunedin man has been charged with the manslaughter of another man who died weeks after falling from a moving trailer.

An investigation has been launched after a worker stumbled upon close to $30 million worth of cocaine while unloading a shipping container in Auckland.

Prosecution and defence offered starkly contrasting explanations for the disgraced movie mogul's encounters with women who hoped to make it big in Hollywood. Audio

A coronial hearing will hear from a witness claiming John Beckenridge and his stepson Mike were helped to escape after they disappeared in Southland a decade ago.

A coroner will hear more evidence about claims the pair died by murder-suicide, or staged their deaths and fled overseas.

The protracted inquest into the August 2021 death of the Olympic cyclist gets back underway in Christchurch this week.

A woman was cut on the face and thought she would die as she tried to force a knife-wielding burglar out of her home.

Community tensions will surround the release of convicted double-murderer Mark Lundy from prison, and Palmerston North does not want him back, the city's mayor says.