Man attacked in sleep
Police are investigating an attack on a man as he slept in Christchurch this morning. The incident happened in an apartment on Bealey Avenue between six and seven o'clock. Police say
View ArticleLewis Hamilton using cellphone while driving
UPDATED: 8.44PM Police have dropped any further investigations into Formula 1 champ Lewis Hamilton's apparent use of a cell phone while speeding down an Auckland motorway on a moto
View ArticleMortgage fraudster sentenced to prison
A woman convicted of almost $3.6 million in mortgage fraud has been sentenced to three years and two months’ imprisonment today. Vicki Letele was the sole director and shareholder of Focus P
View ArticleTeen who sent threat letters gets home dentention
A teenager who sent threatening letters to parents at a Christchurch primary school has been sentenced to five months home detention. The letters, left in two families' letterboxes in June l
View ArticlePolice search for man who attempted to abduct two school boys
UPDATED: 9.30PM Police in Christchurch are hunting for a man who attempted to abduct two school boys this afternoon. The man approached the boys aged 11 and 12 while they we
View ArticleViolent police officer avoids prison, sentenced to one year home detention
A police officer who bashed three young men in separate, unprovoked attacks while on duty has avoided going to prison. LISTEN ABOVE: John Buttle AUT Criminology lecturer speaks to La
View ArticleMajor gang-related drug bust in Wellington
Four people are in custody after a major gang-related drug bust in Wellington this morning. Police say nine properties across the Wellington region have been searched for evidence of methamp
View ArticleArmed robbery at West Auckland jewellers
An armed offender forced a female shop assistant to lie on the floor in a brazen robbery of jewellery shop inside a busy Auckland mall. Gold Merchants managing director Pravin Kumar is appea
View ArticleMass drug bust across lower North Island
Drugs, cars and cash have been seized in an extensive drug bust across the lower North Island. 60 police staff carried out raised on nine addresses in Upper Hutt, Titahi Bay, Paekakariki and
View ArticleMore charges likely over drug bust
More charges are likely to be laid on the five people that have been arrested after police drug raids across the lower North Island. Drugs, cash and vehicles have been seized after raids on
View ArticleCouncil charged over tiger mauling death
UPDATED: 6.16PM Hamilton City Council has been charged over the death of zookeeper Samantha Kudeweh, who was mauled to death by a tiger last year. LISTEN ABOVE: News
View ArticleEx-prison guard to become inmate for smuggling contraband
A former Corrections officer has gone from prison guard to inmate after accepting bribes to smuggle items behind bars. Alofainu’u Tuisamoa, 42, who used to work at Rimutaka Prison in the Hut
View ArticleTwo stabbed in Christchurch
Two people are in hospital after a serious assault in the early hours of this morning in Christchurch. Emergency services were called to Warrington Street in Edgeware about 3.30 after report
View ArticleMangere Bridge hit and run puts man in hospital
UPDATED 9.30am: A man critically injured in a hit and run is this morning in a stable condition. Emergency services were called not long after 11pm Saturday to help the 21-y
View ArticleThree in hospital after Fort St fight
UPDATED 7.15pm: Police are appealing for any video footage captured of a number of fights that broke out in downtown Auckland which left two young men seriously injured. Det
View ArticlePolice officer assaulted in small North Canterbury town
UPDATED 7.28PM: Two police officers have been assaulted while carrying out a routine stop in North Canterbury. The officers had stopped three vehicles on State Highway 1, in
View ArticleMan taken hostage by gunman recovering from 'horrendous' ordeal
UPDATED 4.21PM: A 27-year-old man who took a man hostage at gunpoint and led police on a high speed police pursuit has been charged. The man has been charged with two counts
View ArticleWoman found not guilty due to insanity over fatal stabbing
A woman has been found not guilty of murder due to insanity, following a stabbing spree in Wellington. At the High Court in Wellington, the woman, who has name suppression, has been found to
View ArticlePolice investigating gang link in meth fuelled crime spree
Police are still investigating an armed burglary in Glenfield, believed to have involved several gang members. One of the two vehicles stolen in the incident was used to flee police yesterda
View ArticleEight years jail for 1080 blackmailer
The man who threatened to spike infant formula with 1080 has been jailed for eight and a half years. Jeremy Hamish Kerr, 60, previously admitted two counts of blackmail and the High Court at
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