Covid 19 coronavirus: New way to dob in lockdown breachers
Police have launched a new online form which the public can use to report people breaching the national Covid-19 lockdown - and it's already proved so popular the website is swamped. Since it was...
View ArticleHuman remains found off Desert Road believed to be man missing for three years
Police believe human remains found buried in the Central North Island are that of a Chinese man missing since 2017. The buried remains were found last week following a search at Rangipo Intake Road,...
View ArticleDesert Road remains: Police search West Auckland house
Police are searching a West Auckland property linked to a man whose remains were found buried in a remote part of the central North Island after a tip off.And the Herald has learned the man - who is...
View ArticleDesert Road human remains case now a homicide
The case of human remains being discovered near the Desert Road is now officially a homicide inquiry, police say. The remains, believed to belong to a Chinese man missing since 2017, were discovered...
View ArticlePolice record nearly 300 lockdown breaches, David Clark not included
Nearly 300 people have been caught breaking the rules since lockdown began - most of whom have been sent home with a warning. However, police told the Herald they have taken action against 16 people...
View ArticlePolice guard beaches as surfers continue to defy Covid-19 lockdown rules
Catching waves seem to be more important than staying home for surfers who continue to defy lockdown rules. Police are now staffing some beaches to stop people from surfing or swimming. A photograph of...
View ArticleCovid-19: Man jailed for three months for spitting at police
A man has been jailed for three months after spitting at police during the lockdown. He was charged with aggravated assault after an incident in New Plymouth. The man had been on to several properties...
View ArticlePolice warn about webcam extortion scam
Scammers have already collected thousands of dollars from a new email extortion scam. Waitemata Police have sent out a warning about emails being sent telling victims their computer's been hacked. The...
View ArticleKiwi Mark Bishell charged after meth-filled yacht seized off Aussie coast
The New Zealander arrested in a dramatic drug bust after a yacht carrying over 1000kg of methamphetamine was intercepted off the NSW coast can now be named. He is 33-year-old Mark Robert Andrew...
View ArticleDavid Tamihere's murder convictions will be heard by Court of Appeal again
David Tamihere's double-murder case is heading back to the Court of Appeal, Justice Minister Andrew Little says. This follows acceptance by the Governor General of advice from Little last year on a...
View ArticleEpsom brothel homicide: Police charge man with murder
Police have charged a man with murder over the death of a 30-year-old man at an Auckland brothel. Police were called to the gentleman's club in Epsom in the early hours of March 10 and a homicide...
View Article100 cars stolen from South Auckland car rental company Jucy
Police are investigating a major break-in at a South Auckland car rental yard where almost 100 vehicles were stolen on Friday night. Inspector Matt Srhoj, Counties Manukau West Area Commander, told the...
View ArticleRental car heist: 50 Jucy cars recovered, 112 stolen, 14 people arrested
Police have found 50 of the 112 vehicles stolen from Jucy Rentals in South Auckland. The stolen vehicles were Holden Captivas, Mazda 3s or Suzuki Swifts that were unbranded, making them not easily...
View ArticlePolice officer Jamie Foster jailed for six years for raping colleague at...
A police officer who raped a colleague at a Northland motel has been jailed for six years. Jamie Foster was sentenced this afternoon in the Auckland District Court. The 29-year-old's two week trial...
View ArticleKiwi mum jailed for 'sadistic' abuse of 9 kids has prison sentence quashed
A Kiwi mum accused of abusing and starving her nine children for nearly two decades to atone for their "sins" has seen her prison sentence quashed. The 52-year-old was jailed for four years in November...
View ArticleThird person arrested in connection to Angela Blackmoore's murder
A former debt collector has been arrested by police investigating the Angela Blackmoore murder cold case and believe he arranged her killing. A 47-year-old from Wanaka is the third person to be charged...
View ArticleHawke's Bay man charged in relation to death of baby
A 27-year-old Hawke's Bay man has been charged in relation to the death of a seven-month-old girl in Central Hawke's Bay seven months ago. A charge of grievous bodily harm follows a lengthy...
View ArticlePolice Commissioner Andrew Coster says Police will be careful in exercising...
Police Commissioner Andrew Coster says his frontline staff will use common sense and discretion when using what he described as the "remarkable" powers granted to police to enforce Covid-19 health...
View ArticleHawke's Bay meth bust: Sixteen arrested, $1 million in assets seized
Sixteen people have been arrested and approximately $1,000,000 in assets has been seized following the execution of search warrants across Hawke's Bay this morning.Police said the search warrants...
View ArticleDesert Rd homicide: Duo appear in court, detectives expect to make more arrests
- text by Sam Hurley and Jared Savage Two men accused of murdering a man who was missing for three years before his body was found in a shallow grave near the Desert Rd have appeared in court. A...
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