Murderer Timothy Taylor charged with breaching parole, and facing recall to...
A man convicted of one of Canterbury's most high-profile murders has appeared in court today charged with breaching his parole conditions. Timothy Taylor was sentenced to life in prison after he was...
View ArticleNational accuse government's emergency housing approach as a 'campaign of...
By Jane Patterson for RNZ The police have been actively gathering and analysing detailed information on rising rates of crime and violence at emergency housing, despite insisting for months they do...
View ArticleKnife-wielding robbers target teens, steal wallets and phones
A group of teenage boys have been left shaken after they were held at knifepoint and stripped of their phones and wallets in two separate incidents in Auckland's eastern suburbs last night. Police say...
View ArticleTimaru attempted murder case: Manu Hausia admits frenzied stabbing attack...
Two children woken by screams in the night got up and saw a man stabbing their blood-soaked mother in a frenzied attack. It was only "sheer luck" that Manu Hausia's victim didn't die, a court heard...
View ArticleThree people charged after death at Middlemore Hospital
Further charges have been laid following the alleged murder of Rangiwhero Toia Ngaronoa, who was dropped off at South Auckland medical facility with critical injuries. A woman, 23, was charged on...
View ArticleLarge police presence carrying riot gear and tasers arrest man in Ponsonby,...
An Auckland suburban street has been shut down this afternoon with officers carrying riot shields and tasers seen on the road alongside six police cars. Police responded to a family harm incident at a...
View ArticlePolice car stolen in crash aftermath on State Highway 38 in Kaingaroa Forest
A police car was stolen in the aftermath of a crash this morning on State Highway 38 in Kaingaroa Forest. Police were called to a crash on SH38 in the Bay of Plenty at 8.30am in which two people were...
View ArticleBlack Power women jailed for brutal bashing and kidnapping over drug debt
She was twice kidnapped by a gang of Black Power women and beaten severely over a false suspicion she stole methamphetamine from the gang's ringleader. But today she walked into the High Court at...
View ArticleHamilton triple fatal crash: Triple fatal killer sentenced to mental health...
The mother of a teenager killed in a triple fatal crash in Hamilton says she doesn't know when she will ever come to terms with what happened. Hayley Ellwood got to speak to her daughter's killer face...
View ArticleChristchurch man who threatened to car bomb city mosques apologises and meets...
A Muslim whose wife was killed in the March 15 terror attacks has met with a man who threatened to car bomb Christchurch mosques on the shooting's anniversary and told him that he is forgiven. Farid...
View Article'Non-accidental'; 10-month-old Auckland baby suffers critical injuries
Police are investigating how a 10-month-old baby arrived at Starship Hospital with critical injuries. However, Detective Inspector Aaron Proctor, Waitemata Police, has confirmed they believe the...
View ArticleCovid 19 Delta outbreak: Destiny's Brian Tamaki appeals bail restrictions
A lawyer for controversial Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki - charged three times over his attendance at Auckland Domain lockdown protests - has returned to court, seeking to alter his client's bail...
View ArticlePuppy scams this Christmas: Police warn of sales for dogs that don't exist
Prospective pet-owners are warned to look out for "puppy scams" this Christmas, with a growing trend of people selling dogs that do not exist. Wellington police issued the warning after noticing an...
View ArticleMistaken identity murder: Man charged over 'brutal' execution of David Kuka...
Police investigating the 'execution style' killing of David Kuka - an innocent man believed to be the victim of mistaken identity - have made an arrest nearly four years after his death. A 34-year-old...
View ArticleBlack Power and Head Hunters arrested as police crack down on gang tensions
The crackdown on escalating gang tensions in Whangārei has led to the arrests of several patched Black Power and Head Hunters by Northland police. The arrests follow two shootings carried out in broad...
View Article'Violent insults': Woman allegedly four times over the alcohol driving limit,...
A woman with an "appalling" drink-driving history allegedly drove from Dunedin to Gore while almost four times over the legal limit on Thursday. Angela Rosalie Jean Carey (43) appeared in the...
View Article'Guess who's coming to dinner?' New Zealand Police's post goes viral
New Zealand Police believe showing a photo of the meal above will encourage those with warrants out for their arrest to pay their local station a visit. A Facebook post by the police has gone viral,...
View ArticleHomicide investigation launched after 10-month old baby dies after...
A homicide investigation has been launched after a 10-month-old baby presented to Auckland's Starship Hospital with "non-accidental" injuries. Waitematā Police Detective Inspector Aaron Proctor...
View ArticleOnline predator warning: Son 'tricked' into sending naked images, father says
A distraught father has revealed the sickening texts he found on his son's phone after he was groomed on gaming app Fortnite. A father has told of the stomach-churning moment he discovered WhatsApp...
View ArticleShane Martin death: High-profile deported Aussie bikie and father of AFL...
High-profile deported Australian former bikie Shane Martin has died in New Zealand. It is understood that Martin, whose son Dustin is one of the most decorated Australian rules football players ever,...
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