Grace Millane murder: Killer's appeal against conviction rejected by Supreme...
The man who murdered British backpacker Grace Millane has had a further bid to appeal against his conviction rejected by New Zealand's highest court. Jesse Shane Kempson murdered Millane on the weekend...
View Article'Seconds from killing her': Deportee strangled girlfriend three times
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT A deportee who strangled his girlfriend three times in the space of an hour could have been "seconds away from killing her", a judge says. And Lokenitama Filipo's victim, in a...
View ArticlePrison escape: Dangerous inmate with link to Killer Beez on the run
A prison inmate is on the run after escaping custody while visiting a medical facility in Auckland this afternoon. Police warn that Te Ariki Poulgrain is dangerous and should not be approached. He has...
View ArticleMatamata Christmas Eve murder: Paraki Edwards jailed for killing partner,...
Warning: Contains confronting information from court A man who had just brutally beaten - and killed his partner - sat with their beaten baby outside their rural Matamata home for hours after the...
View ArticleDangerous prisoner Te Ariki Poulgrain pictured running across busy Grafton road
Security footage has captured the moment a dangerous prisoner with links to one of New Zealand's most notorious gangs made a bid for freedom on a busy Auckland road. Police have released a CCTV image...
View ArticleDeath in a recliner chair: Jury finds wife guilty of manslaughter of her husband
A jury has found Malia Li guilty of the manslaughter of her husband Lanitola Epenisa, who was found fused to a recliner chair with sores all over his body. The mother-of-two has been on trial at the...
View ArticleCourt martial: Navy sailor guilty of sexual attacks on three female comrades
A Navy sailor accused of sexual attacks on three female comrades has been found guilty on all charges. At the Court Martial of New Zealand, the sailor, who has name suppression, had denied two indecent...
View ArticleOperation Mystic: Mum joining drug syndicate to be closer to son
A 59-year-old dental hygienist originally from Chile who was recruited by her son to serve in what authorities said was one of New Zealand's largest illegal drug syndicates has been ordered to serve 11...
View ArticleInsanity finding: Northcote boarding house killer thought he was saving the...
A man who thought he could telepathically communicate with American supermodel Tyra Banks and with Satan has been found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity following an unprovoked attack at an...
View ArticleAuckland woman Annie Chen serving home detention in $10m Remuera mansion for...
A woman convicted of "fraud" is serving home detention in a luxury $10 million Remuera mansion owned by a Singapore-based businessman linked to Jack Ma's behemoth Alibaba e-commerce website. The...
View ArticleCars destroyed as fire bug hits Auckland street
An investigation is underway after a number of cars were set alight in Auckland overnight. And three of the cars belong to one family who are gutted that they now have no transport and bills to pay on...
View ArticleAuckland crime trend: Police warning to motorists about mall bag snatchers
Thieves are using a terrifying tactic to snatch bags from unsuspecting shoppers - and it's been captured on CCTV. Counties Manukau police warn that thieves are blocking parked cars from reversing out...
View ArticleOperation Trojan Shield: Well-known Kiwi entertainer charged with $6m money...
A well-known New Zealand entertainer has been charged with conspiracy to money launder $6 million for an alleged organised crime group, following the so-called "sting of the century". Millions of...
View ArticleAccused Isis sympathiser has 'means and motivation' to commit violence in NZ...
WARNING: Graphic content A man accused of being an Islamic State sympathiser will be monitored by authorities after being found guilty of possessing propaganda-style material for the terrorist...
View ArticleMichael Hill jewellery shop robbery: Police release images of suspects
Police have released photos of two men being hunted in relation to a brazen jewellery shop robbery in West Auckland. The two men can be seen wearing distinctive clothing - one in a black hooded jumper...
View ArticleKaseya ransomware attack: Millions demanded in ransom as businesses scramble...
Hackers said to be behind a massive cyber-attack hitting hundreds of businesses around the world have reportedly demanded $100 million in ransom to restore the systems. Organisations in at least 17...
View Article'I have pain daily': Reported hit-and-runs tripled since 2016
Philippa Hyndman is still experiencing pain from injuries inflicted four years ago when she was knocked off her moped by a driver who fled the scene. The Blenheim local was concussed and has a blurred...
View ArticleThailand customs seizes 315kg of heroin bound for Australia
Customs officials in Thailand made their biggest seizure of heroin this year, about 315kg, worth up to $41 million, bringing the total confiscated so far this year to 1.8 tonnes, officials said on...
View ArticleAuckland police pursuit: Video emerges as cop car rammed in downtown drama,...
Dramatic video footage has emerged of the shocking moment a driver rams their car into the side of a police vehicle in downtown Auckland. It show the blue car driving away from Princes Wharf towards an...
View ArticleMongrel Mob connection revealed in Christchurch murder of man after...
Details have finally emerged about a brutal alleged gang-related murder at a Christchurch community housing where a man was attacked with a hammer and repeatedly stabbed before his carotid artery was...
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