Anti-mandate protester, former council candidate Brett Power leaves court...
It was a brief appearance in court today for former Taranaki Regional Council candidate Brett Power who left disappointed with the slow speed of the judicial process. Power, who faces charges relating...
View ArticleMan charged in relation to Wellington, Dixon St shooting
A 21-year-old man will appear in court today in relation to a gang shooting on Wellington's Dixon St which left two people critically injured. The man is charged with unlawful possession of a firearm...
View ArticlePolice catch children, youngest 12, breaking into cars in Kāpiti
Police have caught a group of young people, the youngest aged 12, breaking into cars on Kāpiti Coast. Members of the public called police between 12.15am and 1.15am today, reporting youths were...
View ArticleNew Zealand-built superyacht used to smuggle $300m of cocaine up for auction...
A New Zealand-built superyacht used to smuggle $300 million worth of cocaine is going up for auction in Wales. The luxury vessel was seized several months ago with about 2000kg of cocaine off the...
View ArticleWatch: Gun fired outside busy Hamilton shopping centre in broad daylight
Video footage has emerged of a gun being fired outside a busy Hamilton shopping centre in broad daylight. The incident, which is thought to have involved rival gang members, happened about 5.30pm...
View ArticlePolice recover stolen property after youths in overnight ram raid near...
Police have recovered stolen property and located one offender with a broken leg after a group of youths ram raided an Icebreaker clothing store near Auckland Airport overnight. The burglary happened...
View ArticleDunedin rapist Dwayne Keats given indefinite sentence in Court of Appeal ruling
Warning: Contains distressing content that may be triggering for some people. A rapist who repeatedly violated another woman while on parole may stay behind bars for the rest of his life. Dwayne...
View ArticlePedestrian killed: Two 18-year-olds charged after alleged hit-and-run in...
Police have laid manslaughter charges against two teenagers after the death of a young man in central Auckland early on Sunday. The incident occurred at 2.35am on Sunday near the intersection of...
View ArticleYouth ram raid crime spree: Bay of Plenty Ōmokoroa Minimart's third break-in...
"You break my shop; you break my heart." Saed and Joana Rajput are devastated to be part of the ram raid spate after their Ōmokoroa Minimart and Takeaways store was targeted last week. Three thieves...
View ArticleProspective teacher charged over Dunedin crash while drink driving was four...
A prospective teacher learned a valuable lesson after she crashed into a traffic light on St Patrick's Day while more than four times the breath alcohol limit. Charlotte Anna Armstrong Homan, 26, had...
View ArticleGang warfare behind gun violence that's claimed nearly 100 lives in just four...
Nearly 100 Kiwis have been shot dead in just four years amid an explosion in gang warfare and firearms violence across our communities.Figures released to the Herald under the Official Information Act...
View ArticleNo love lost: Kiwis losing millions annually to online romance scams
Kiwis are losing millions of dollars a year to romance scams, according to the police's financial crime unit.Detective Senior Sergeant Chris Allan says they're receiving a "consistent stream" of...
View ArticleTribal Huk gang leader Jamie Pink appeals conviction for attack on sergeant...
A Waikato gang leader jailed for a violent axe attack on his sergeant at arms in a public de-patching is appealing his conviction and sentence. Allan James Pink, known as Jamie Pink, was sentenced in...
View ArticleJilted soldier was under chain of command of a person who 'destroyed his life'
A soldier who turned to drugs after he found out his partner was having an affair with his boss is seeking to overturn his conviction for dealing MDMA. Lee Doyle appealed to the Court of Appeal against...
View ArticleClaim of 'innocence by nature of being a woman' riles Blenheim judge
Rachael Mary Brocket's attempt at "arguing a claim of innocence as a woman" has failed to impress a judge. In fact, it downright angered Judge David Ruth, who is known to speak his mind at times. When...
View ArticleHealth and Disability Commission: ED nurse breached code when he touched...
An emergency department nurse who looked down a patient's underwear and rubbed another patient's breast has been found in breach of his professional code. Despite denying almost everything, the man has...
View ArticleCommunity detention for former entertainment industry star
The tale of a former New Zealand media and entertainment industry personality, whose decline into a series of drink-drive offences saw him once run over someone's leg, has logged its latest chapter in...
View ArticlePiopio home invasion trial: Teen's finger severed by father and son after...
WARNING: Graphic details may be upsetting. A father and son are accused of chopping off a teen burglar's finger before kicking and punching the intruder on the kitchen floor, and assaulting the alleged...
View ArticleTyson Brown charged with another offence while waiting for murder trial
A man set to face trial for the murder of a toddler was allegedly caught breaching his bail by driving drunk over the weekend. Despite the allegations, the High Court has granted Tyson Brown bail...
View ArticleAnother night of ram raids, including heist at high end Ponsonby store
Three people have been arrested following a crime spree across Auckland last night of ram raids, burglaries and attempted heists across the city.The night of chaos kicked off in West Auckland with two...
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