Axe attack murder trial: Victim was 'praying for him to stop', court hears
A man involved in a fight with Phillip Macpherson just minutes before he died recalled hearing him "pray for his life" while he was repeatedly struck with an axe. The trial for Rydell Tauapiki Martin,...
View ArticleJoey Dwyer: Large-scale Covid-19 vaccination clinic opens in South Auckland
The country's first large-scale Covid-19 vaccination clinic opened in South Auckland today, marking another step forward in New Zealand's vaccine roll-out plans. Director-General of Health Ashley...
View ArticleFriend reacts to death of Kunal Khera, found in burning car
A friend of Kunal Khera, the 26-year-old found dead in a burnt-out car in South Auckland on Saturday night, is expressing his shock and sadness at his former classmate's death. Police today confirmed...
View ArticleDenver Chance murder trial: Crown says victim ambushed and shot at six times
About the only thing Denver Chance and the man accused of killing him had in common was a connection to the illegal drug world, a prosecutor says. Jay Christopher Lingman admitted multiple drug charges...
View ArticleGrisly discovery at Pukekohe property: Second person found critically injured
Police arrived at South Auckland property to discover a dead body and a second person critically injured. Officers arrived at the house in McNally Rd in Pukekohe at 9am this morning and found a man...
View ArticleKiwi sports star who police linked to drug syndicate to be named, Supreme...
A Kiwi sports star accused by prosecutors of being involved in a global drug conspiracy will soon be named. After several failed legal appeals, the Supreme Court today decided the sportsman's interim...
View ArticleWatch: Police officer to be stood down after video shows man being told to...
Warning: Distressing content An officer is under investigation after a video has emerged showing a man being verbally abused in the back of what appears to be a police car. The video, which is believed...
View ArticleEpsom double murders: The family at the centre of a tragedy
It's the kind of photo any parent would love to show off. You and your spouse beaming either side of your child, graduation robe draped with fur-trimmed satin colours across their shoulders, trencher...
View ArticlePolice set to reveal new details about double fatal Epsom stabbing
Police have revealed new details about a stabbing in Epsom, Auckland which left an Indian couple dead and one other person fighting for their life. Detective Inspector Scott Beard, who is overseeing...
View ArticleTairua boat rage: Suppression lapses for accused John Dixon, bail approved
A man facing charges after a boat-rage incident at Tairua has abandoned an attempt to keep his name secret and has now been freed on strict bail conditions. John Frederick Dixon reappeared in the...
View ArticlePolice to be issued with tourniquets as risk of frontline danger rises
All police in New Zealand will be issued with personal tourniquets as the risk of frontline danger - including shootings and stabbings - increases. Sources have confirmed today that while tourniquets -...
View ArticleProminent businessman, manager guilty on all counts
A jury today delivered its verdicts for a Kiwi rich-lister who has been on trial for the past month. A wealthy and influential businessman has been found guilty of all of his indecent assault and...
View ArticleMan has been charged with the murder of Ellizabeth and Herman Bangera
A man has been charged with the murder of Auckland couple Elizabeth and Herman Bangera. The pair were stabbed to death in their Epsom home on The Drive, on Friday. Another person who was hospitalised...
View ArticleSome frontline police refusing high-risk callouts as violence escalates
By Ben Strang of RNZ Frontline police officers are increasingly fearful of being attacked or shot on the job and some have refused to go to high-risk callouts. As a result most frontline constables...
View ArticleLime scooter rider found guilty over collision with woman, causing serious...
A Lime electric scooter rider who left a woman concussed and with serious facial injuries in central Auckland has been found guilty of careless and inconsiderate vehicle operation. Mitchell McIntyre...
View ArticleRoast Busters: New charges to be presented after another complainant comes...
Police will be filing another charge against two men connected with the so-called Roast Busters case. Detective Inspector John Sutton of Waitematā Police said the incidents were alleged to have...
View ArticleFormer Mongrel Mob member found with sawn-off rifles says he's left gang life...
A former gang member found with two sawn-off rifles says he has left the outlaw lifestyle behind. Boycee Linton Junior Karetu, 34, became a patched member of the Mongrel Mob as a teenager, but the...
View ArticleTaieri Mouth boat tragedy: Child dies, second child in hospital in serious...
A child has died in Dunedin Hospital after a boat capsized at the Taieri Mouth bar on Saturday. A police spokeswoman said they were called to Taieri Mouth about 1.10pm, after a small boat with an...
View ArticlePolice advise motorists to pull over amid Outlaws leader's funeral in Napier
Police are advising the public to pull over if they see a "large" funeral procession for the Outlaws Motorcycle Club leader fatally assaulted near his Napier pad last week. Peter Lui died following an...
View ArticleCCTV footage shows horrifying moment bus passenger hit by Lime scooter
The terrifying moment a woman was violently bowled over by a Lime e-scooter as she stepped off a bus can now be revealed. Debra Christensen suffered serious head injuries after being "pummelled" by the...
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