Hawke's Bay man charged with incest, poisoning and indecent assault
A man charged with incest, poisoning, 'impeding breathing' and indecent assault has been granted extra time to enter pleas to the charges. The man was granted interim name suppression when he appeared...
View ArticleReview launched after Rimutaka prison assault
A review has been launched at Rimutaka prison after one staff member was allegedly seriously assaulted and another injured by two prisoners. Prison director Viv Whelan told the Herald both prisoners...
View ArticleConstable Matt Hunt trial: Natalie Bracken a shameless loser and coward,...
The mother of slain cop Matthew Hunt says her son's killer got help from an aimless, shameless coward after a "hate crime" murder. Diane Hunt told the High Court at Auckland today that her son was a...
View ArticleAuckland police shooting: Man under police guard in hospital, co-accused to...
A man shot by police after he pointed a firearm at officers and members of the public during an extensive pursuit across Auckland is recovering in hospital under police guard, while a second man is...
View ArticleAlleged Auckland Prison escapee pleads not guilty to firearm, ammunition charges
An Auckland-based prisoner accused of escaping Corrections custody for more than two months has pleaded not guilty to two separate charges of illegally possessing a firearm and explosives. Te Ariki...
View ArticleHillsborough armed pursuit, police shooting: Accused man charged, no bail...
One man arrested after yesterday's Auckland shooting and armed police call-out has had his case mentioned in court and will stay in custody. Chaos unfolded in the Auckland suburbs of Ōtāhuhu and...
View ArticleMan shot in Auckland's west, police hunting for person of interest
A man has been shot and seriously hurt in Auckland's south west, with police now hunting for a person of interest. Inspector Daniel Meade said police were called to reports of a firearms incident in...
View ArticleAuckland homicide: Two arrested after fatal shooting in West Auckland
Police investigating a fatal shooting in West Auckland early on Saturday morning have arrested two people. Detective Inspector Lloyd Schmid said a 24-year-old man and a 20-year-old woman had been...
View ArticleŌtorohanga homicide: Witness describes gang members in 'shocking' attack with...
Warning: Graphic Content An eye witness has described the "shocking" attack of a man by two patched gang members with an axe on the main street of a Waikato town as families looked on. A man in his 30s...
View ArticleŌtorohanga homicide: Road rage was cause of Waikato axe attack, police say
Police say road rage appears to have prompted a gruesome daylight axe attack in a Waikato town Saturday that has resulted in the death of a 34-year-old Te Kuiti man. No arrests have yet been made but...
View ArticleŌtorohanga homicide: Road rage was cause of Waikato axe attack, say Police
Police say road rage appears to have prompted a gruesome daylight axe attack in a Waikato town that has resulted in the death of a 34-year-old Te Kuiti man. No arrests have yet been made but police...
View ArticleConvicted child sex offender Peter Ellis' appeal to be heard in Supreme Court...
More than two years after his death and 28 years after being convicted of child sex offences, Peter Ellis' appeal will be heard in the Supreme Court in a posthumous attempt to clear his name. Ellis...
View ArticleAuckland motorway road rage shooter's jail term thrown out, gets home...
A road rager who pursued a young family for 10 minutes before shooting at the family's car has had his jail sentence thrown out. Dekota Chase Simpson will instead serve a sentence of home detention...
View ArticleAvondale homicide: Victim named as Mars Rakeem, accused appear in court
Police have released the identity of a man allegedly murdered in Auckland's Avondale over the weekend in what the Herald understands to be a gang-related shooting. He was Mars Rakeem, aged 28, of...
View ArticleChristchurch businessman facing 40 charges related to sexual abuse of child...
A Christchurch businessman who was facing 80 charges relating to child sex abuse including multiple counts of raping a little girl and filming himself has had half the counts against him dropped. He is...
View ArticleInvercargill teen shot four times in the back, police asking public for help
Police are appealing for information from the public after a teenager was shot four times in the back and is in a critical but stable condition in hospital. The man, 19, presented to Southland Hospital...
View ArticleTimaru tragedy: Murder-accused mum Lauren Dickason back in court this morning
The woman charged with murdering her three young daughters at their Timaru home last month is scheduled to appear in court again this morning. Lauren Anne Dickason, 40, allegedly killed 6-year-old...
View ArticleCovid 19 Delta outbreak: Auckland Head Hunter poses as courier to attend...
A patched Head Hunter and his girlfriend are under investigation after allegedly using their essential worker status to cross Auckland's southern border to attend the funeral of another gang member in...
View ArticleŌtorohanga homicide: Police investigating road-rage axe attack appeal for...
Police investigating Saturday's brutal road rage incident that left a man dead after being attacked with an axe have made a fresh appeal for dashcam footage. Officers are after both any potential...
View ArticleCovid-19 Delta outbreak: Brian Tamaki charged after anti-lockdown protest at...
A 63-year-old man has been charged in relation to organising and attending the Destiny Church-led mass anti-lockdown protest in Auckland on Saturday. Police confirmed this afternoon the man, 63, has...
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