Jiaxin 'Max' Tu found guilty of murdering teen Shane Paul Hawe-Wilson
A man who beat a love rival to death with a hammer and later snuck into the blood-soaked bed to try and seduce the victim’s partner, has been found guilty of murder. Jiaxin "Max" Tu, 36, has been on...
View ArticleMan sought over shooting of teenager
A man being sought by police after a 14-year-old boy was shot and injured last night in Hamilton has been named. Waikato Police are looking for Teina Williams in relation to the incident. Police said...
View ArticleTourist driver jailed over death of motorcyclist
A tourist driver from China has been sentenced to 17 months imprisonment for a fatal crash which killed a motorcyclist in Napier. The public gallery at the Napier District Court was packed with friends...
View ArticleNavy staff stood down over drug allegations
Three Royal New Zealand Navy staff have been stood down after the alleged use of illegal substances while on deployment overseas. It is the second incident involving the alleged use of substances by...
View ArticleCommunity helps kick out gang headquarters
UPDATED 3.26PM: The headquarters of the Rebels gang in Christchurch has been shut down by police - with the help of the community. The property on Vauges Road in Northcote has been raided several times...
View ArticleMan dead after 'public disorder'
Police are hunting a group of men following the death of a man in the Auckland suburb of Mt Wellington this morning. An investigation is under way following the death of a 42-year-old man just after...
View ArticleWarning to boaties: be safe or risk prosecution
A clear message to boaties from police: be properly prepared or risk facing prosecution. Queenstown Police are reminding those heading out on the water this winter that the weather can change in an...
View ArticleTwo arrests over street brawl death
Police have made two arrests after the death of a 42-year-old man in Auckland. The man died after a brawl on Bernard Street in Mt Wellington early yesterday morning. Two men aged 21 and 16 years, both...
View ArticleChristchurch woman fights off attacker with cellphone
A sinister attack on a woman in Christchurch this morning was thwarted when she fought back - smashing her assailant in the face with a cellphone. Between 3 and 3.30am a man approached a woman in...
View ArticlePolice seek info after Napier sexual assault
A young woman was sexually assaulted near a liquor store carpark in Napier early this morning. The woman was picked up in a white four-door vehicle near the Ahuriri Liquorland carpark in West Quay at...
View ArticleNapier Police investigating Guppy Road stabbing
Napier Police are at the early stages of an investigation into a stabbing this evening. A 21-year-old man was sitting in his parked car on Guppy Road, by the river bank, early this evening. Four males...
View ArticleCriminologist doubts CHCH Police have beaten Rebels gang
A Christchurch criminologist thinks police are jumping the gun by claiming responsibility for running the Rebels Motorcycle Gang out of their Vagues Road gang-pad. The Rebels have been the subject of...
View ArticleTeacher struck off after grooming, indecently assaulting 14-year-old
A primary school teacher has been struck off after he admitted grooming and indecently assaulting a 14-year-old school girl. Mark Robert Ashby pleaded guilty to the offences which involved sending the...
View ArticlePolice seeking man on serious assault warrant
Police say a 35-year-old-man wanted for a serious assault should be considered armed and dangerous and he should not be approached. Matthew Conchie is believed to be in the Auckland area. He is 166cm...
View ArticleOtorohanga teen accused of strangling kitten
A 17-year-old Otorohanga man is accused of strangling a kitten to death. Tere Teropiha Poi appeared in the Hamilton District Court this morning charged with wilfully ill-treating the kitten by tying a...
View ArticleKamal Reddy sentenced to 21 years in prison
UPDATED 11.31am Kamal Reddy has been sentenced to 21 years in prison. He was found guilty of murdering his ex partner and her daughter, and burying their bodies under an Auckland bridge. Reddy, 43,...
View ArticleArmed police raid properties in Woodend
UPDATED 2.13pm: Police are continuing to search several properties in North Canterbury as part of a large operation. Armed police swooped on several properties in Woodend, 25kms north of Christchurch...
View ArticlePorirua community on edge after "nasty sexual assault"
The Porirua community is on edge following a serious sexual assault. A 65-year old woman, who lives on Waihemo, was the victim of a prolonged attack last Friday morning, after answering the door to a...
View ArticleMan on the run for two weeks after alleged assault of woman arrested
UPDATED 4.45PM Police have arrested a man on the run for two weeks after an alleged family violence incident on the North Shore where a woman was seriously assaulted. 29-year-old Karl Brown was found...
View ArticleTeacher charged with assaulting another staff member
A Whanganui High School teacher has been charged with assaulting another staff member in a "serious incident" on Tuesday. Police and ambulance were called to the school on Tuesday afternoon for the...
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