West Auckland death: Two charged with murder
Two people have been charged with murder in connection with the death of a woman in Auckland's Henderson. Detective Inspector Aaron Proctor of Waitemata Police said the two men, aged 51 and 58, had...
View Article'Scared for my life': Whanganui woman viciously beaten in street
Warning: This article contains distressing and graphic content A Whanganui woman who says she was brutally assaulted in an unprovoked street attack is now "scared for her life". Vicky Firth, 52,...
View ArticleAuckland death: CCTV footage shows body dragged from backseat of car, shop...
The owner of a shop says CCTV footage from his business shows two people dragging the body of a man from the backseat of a car this morning in Grafton, Auckland. Police have confirmed a man died this...
View ArticleRevealed: Auckland victim was the Mongrel Mob chapter in Taneatua
Police are trawling through hours and hours of security camera footage to piece together the circumstances which led to a fatal shooting in Auckland on Monday. Detectives are looking for a...
View Article$18.7m cigarette smuggling case described as 'unprecedented large scale tax...
An Auckland businessman has been jailed for what has been described as "unprecedented large-scale tax evasion" after he and his company avoided $18.73 million in state payments by smuggling nearly 20...
View ArticlePolice won’t keep Armed Response Teams following their months-long trial
The police have decided not to keep Armed Response Teams - saying they "do not align with the style of policing that New Zealanders expect". Police Commissioner Andrew Coster made the announcement this...
View ArticleChildren tried to stop man viciously beating partner to death with paving stone
WARNING: Distressing content - violence As Rueben Paul Peeni repeatedly bashed his former partner with a 7kg paving stone, two children desperately tried to save Crystal Lee Selwyn's life. But one...
View ArticleMassey police shooting - surviving officer 'grateful to be alive'
The police officer who survived a hail of bullets that claimed Constable Matthew Hunt's life says he is "grateful to be alive" but devastated by the tragedy. Police have acknowledged the massive...
View ArticlePolice arrest puts tagger in hospital, angry bystanders claim brutality
A man who was held down by four police officers during an arrest on an Auckland street has been left with facial injuries and a damaged sternum, with bystanders claiming brutality. The man, 26-year-old...
View ArticleWoman charged over Matthew Hunt's death says she is in danger
A woman charged with being an accessory to the murder of Constable Matthew Hunt has been refused name suppression, despite her lawyer claiming she received a "barrage of threats" and is in danger. The...
View ArticleMan charged with the murder of Bridget Simmonds
A man has been charged with the murder of Bridget Simmonds. Police confirmed a 57-year-old man had been charged and is due to appear in the Whangārei District Court this afternoon. The murder charge...
View ArticleMassey police shooting: Injured officer fired at more than a dozen times
By RNZ The officer injured during Friday's fatal shooting in West Auckland was shot at more than a dozen times, RNZ understands. Constable Matthew Hunt, 28, was shot dead during a routine traffic stop...
View ArticleMan's hand cut off in assault near Gull service station in Taneatua, near...
A man's detached hand was preserved in ice onboard the helicopter flying him to hospital after a serious attack in broad daylight near Whakatāne. Liam Brettkelly, a pilot for the Trustpower TECT Rescue...
View ArticleNZ police seize $140m from Russian 'computer genius' Alexander Vinnik
Police have frozen $140 million in bank funds linked to a Russian "computer genius" in the largest ever restraint of funds in New Zealand police history. The money was controlled by a New Zealand...
View ArticleMongols raids: AK47s, Molotov cocktails seized by police
Police say the senior hierarchy of the Mongols motorcycle gang were arrested in raids across the Bay of Plenty this morning. The arrests would result in at least 228 charges being laid, Detective...
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...
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