Security

Amnesty International says the treatment of a woman at Auckland Region Women's Prison could be considered psychological torture. 
 
Prisoner Mihi Bassett was left for four months "in the pound" in… Audio

Auckland Women's Prison treated a pair of inmates in a degrading, cruel and inhumane manner in a "concerted effort to break their spirit," according to a stinging ruling from a district court judge.

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Cyber crime is continuing to rise. Last year, the government received 5712 reports of cyber incidents which cost mostly small businesses $14.2 million. NZ Tech chief Graeme Muller offers the top three… Audio

New Zealand will end one of its longest overseas deployments, following the announcement that the last six New Zealand soldiers in Aghanistan will leave by May.

That still leaves thousands of… Audio

A trans-Tasman spat has erupted with the Prime Minister criticising Australia for revoking the citizenship of a suspected Islamic State terrorist.

The 25-year-old New Zealand-born woman was arrested… Audio

Jacinda Ardern has condemned Australia for refusing to take responsibility for a woman detained in Turkey with alleged links to the Islamic State group.

The woman has been named as Suhayra Aden of… Audio

Trans-tasman relations have taken a dramatic turn for the worse with Australia dumping responsibility for a woman suspected of terrorism, and her two young children, onto New Zealand.

The three were… Audio

The alleged Islamic State militant and her two children at the heart of the diplomatic incident are being held in Turkey, after they were caught by border guards while attempting to cross the border… Audio

The Islamic Women's Council of New Zealand says Australia must take responsibility for the woman described by the Turkish government as an Islamic State terrorist.

The 26-year-old, who had dual New… Audio

A security analyst says the New Zealand woman detained at the Syrian border on suspicion of Islamic State links may be deported back to New Zealand.

Turkey's Ministry of National Defence says they… Audio

A New Zealand woman and two children have been captured at the border between Syria and Turkey for connections with the Islamic State.

Turkey's Ministry of National Defence tweeted that the three New… Audio

Government agencies are gearing up to combat a barrage of vaccine-related scams expected to hit during the Covid-19 immunisation campaign.

Other countries already rolling out vaccines have been… Audio

Dunedin bar owners and the police are banding together to tackle bad behaviour and increased gang activity in the central city.

The Octagon Alcohol Group formed late last year in a bid to make the… Audio

Phase two of the police's gun buy-back scheme begins today, with owners asked to hand in outlawed guns, parts and conversion kits.

These items became prohibited when new legislation was introduced… Audio

Community checkpoints in Tai Tokerau have been shut down by police who say they risked public safety and people's right to travel freely.

Around a dozen volunteers from Te Tai Tokerau border control… Video, Audio

The Commerce Commission has issued a Stop Now letter to Shelly Cullen, a promoter of Lions Share - a suspected pyramid scheme. Shelly Cullen is popular on social media, with some of her videos… Audio

Japan is warning it will stop importing New Zealand honey if it continues to find the weedkiller glyphosate during border testing. Our global honey exports totalled $490 million last year, almost $68… Audio

Right now over 300 New Zealanders are writing to pen pals in prison. They've connected with the inmates via Prisoner Correspondence Network Aotearoa (PNCA). The organisation, which launched in 2016… Audio