Child run down by Crips member amid clash with Mongrel Mob in New Plymouth
When Lewis Pipitolu mounted the kerb with his vehicle and sped towards a group of Mongrel Mob associates, all of his targets dove out of the way – except for a child. The 13-year-old Taranaki boy was...
View ArticleSix injured, Auckland home cordoned off after overnight shooting
Residents are terrified after a "random" shooting attack at an Auckland home overnight which left six injured. Police officers swarmed the property in Glen Innes where six people were injured, two...
View ArticleJailed abuser who threatened to release intimate videos has appeal dismissed
A Dunedin man who twice assaulted his partner then tried to have her drop the charges by referencing intimate videos will remain behind bars. Ryan Karl Tapsell, 49, was jailed for two years and four...
View ArticlePolice continue to investigate sudden deaths in Panguru
Police enquiries into the sudden deaths of two people at a North Hokianga property are ongoing. The deceased is understood to be a man and a woman. Senior Sergeant Brian Swann, of Northland police,...
View ArticleHamilton man shot dead by AOS used illegal AK47-style weapon seized and...
Hamilton police officers have been cleared of fatally shooting a man who opened fire on them using an AK47-style weapon seized and returned to him by Police three years earlier. But while the...
View ArticlePolice give pun-filled update on beer keg thefts
Police in Auckland have successfully recovered beer kegs stolen from pubs in Auckland - and shared the news with a wisecracking social post that has fans raising a glass to the boys and girls in blue....
View ArticleGlen Innes shooting: Man with 'large quantity of cannabis' seen fleeing home...
A man, allegedly in possession of a large quantity of cannabis, has been arrested after he was seen fleeing an east Auckland property where a violent gun attack left six people injured. Police are...
View ArticleParaparaumu shop owner humbled by community support after brazen attack
A hammer-wielding robber has taken the gloss off a Paraparaumu jewellery shop's fifth birthday celebration. Kāpiti Jewellery Design and Manufacturers owner Rachelle Frazer was in the shop yesterday at...
View ArticleTakapuna arson incidents: Audi, Porsche among luxury cars allegedly torched...
A North Shore family has been living on "tenterhooks" after four of their luxury vehicles – including a Porshe and Audi – were allegedly torched in two separate alleged arson incidents. Long Bay man...
View ArticleRebels gang leader James Duff imprisoned for drug dealing in North Island
The head of the Rebels gang "fried the town" where he lived because of wide-scale drug dealing but his lawyer has begged a Rotorua judge to "show kindness" and recognise he had a hard childhood. James...
View ArticleGlen Innes shooting: Five remain in hospital, increased police presence as...
Police are continuing to investigate a violent attack in which an Auckland home was sprayed with bullets, causing injury to six people. Auckland City East Area Commander Inspector Jim Wilson today...
View ArticleJury took one hour to find hammer attacker Niraj Prasad guilty of murder
A jury took just one hour to find Niraj Nilesh Prasad guilty of the hammer and knife murder of the man who had formed a relationship with his ex-wife. The Crown said the attack was the culmination of...
View ArticleWaikato methamphetamine manufacturer pens poem to sentencing judge: 'A boy...
Abused, neglected, and illiterate as a child, a key player in a major Waikato drug bust penned a poem to his sentencing judge outlining the troubles he was battling. "Inside is a boy battling his...
View ArticleZac Guildford tells his story: On theft from family, new ADHD diagnosis
Last week former All Black Zac Guildford was sentenced for stealing thousands from his grandfather and tricking his friend out of even more. Now, Guildford speaks exclusively to Katie Harris about the...
View ArticleHomicide investigation launched after death of 36-year-old woman in Gisborne
Police have launched a homicide investigation after a 36-year-old woman was found dead in Gisborne. Detective Sergeant Daniel Kirk said police were called to reports of an altercation on Titoki St...
View ArticleDrink driver who accidentally ran over, killed friend in Waihī named,...
Pi Paora Paraha had the best intentions when he went looking for his mate who was missing from a party in the early hours of the morning. He'd been drinking but he was worried for Raymond Wharekawa's...
View ArticleEx-police officer Jamie Foster jailed for raping colleague in Northland, gets...
A constable jailed for six years after being found guilty of raping a sleeping colleague at a Northland motel, has been granted parole. Jamie Anthony Foster, 31, was convicted in March 2020, after a...
View ArticlePoison alcohol in the letterbox: Man's attempt to solve his own murder
Weeks before Dave Davan died, he gave police the murder weapon used to kill him. His son Conrad says he also told police the name of the man he reckons killed him. It was Saturday, November 13, when...
View ArticleHamilton vape store targeted in early morning raid by group of masked thieves
Video footage has emerged showing eight young people breaking into a Hamilton vape store, smashing cabinets and taking around $3000 worth of items. Vapeys Vape Store in Hamilton was robbed in the early...
View ArticleGlobal manhunt underway for Comancheros member Shane Ngakuru, identified in...
A global manhunt is underway for a New Zealand gangster alleged to be a key player in dealing encrypted phones which the FBI secretly controlled and eventually used to take down hundreds of organised...
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