Two arrested after early morning Hamilton police chase
Two people have been arrested after an early morning, near 90-minute, police pursuit around the streets of Hamilton. Waikato police Senior Sergeant Dean Anderson says the pursuit remained on the...
View Article10 in CHCH court on kidnap charges from 2015
The High Court trial of a group of men charged with violence and kidnapping gets underway in Christchurch this morning. The 10 defendants are on trial in relation to a gang-related kidnap of a 34 year...
View ArticleTeen arrested over armed bakery robbery
Police have arrested a teenager in relation to two robberies at a Christchurch bakery. In the latest robbery, three offenders wielding a rifle, a hammer, and a bat entered Buns Bakery on Ferry Road a...
View ArticlePolice urge vigilance for cash counterfeiters
Police are warning fake 50 dollar notes could still be circulating throughout wider Wellington following the crackdown on a counterfeit scheme. Earlier this month there were six reports of offenders...
View ArticleSchool locked down after man threatens staff
UPDATED 2.24pm: Christ's College's principal says the school is now operating as normal, after going into lockdown this morning. Police were notified of a man making threats to staff at around nine...
View ArticleMei Fan's killer appeals conviction
The man convicted of killing Wellington woman Mei Fan is appealing both his conviction and sentence. Michael Preston was last year sentenced to life in prison with a minimum non-parole period of...
View ArticleOne-punch killer teen jailed
A teenager has been jailed for killing an innocent bystander with a single punch in Invercargill earlier this year. The High Court heard that Tyrone Palmer, who was 16 at the time, was drinking alcohol...
View ArticleChristchurch police hunting sex offender on the run
Police are hunting a convicted child sex-offender in Christchurch. Brad Bowers, 28, who has convictions for sexually grooming a young teenage girl in 2007 and performing indecent acts on her, is in...
View ArticleReports of assaults spark warnings for Vic Uni
Students are being urged to be extra vigilant in the Aro Valley area following reports of assaults in the area. The Victoria University Students' Association has been contacted by two students...
View ArticleMan arrested after west Auckland police pursuit
Police have pursued a man from one part of west Auckland to another - with reports of police vehicles travelling up to 180 kilometres an hour. A Newstalk ZB caller saw police cars heading from all...
View ArticleJail time for man with $800k methamphetamine in home
A North Shore man who had up to $800,000 of methamphetamine at his Greenhithe home has been sent to jail for almost seven years. Sen Zhang, 35, appeared in the Auckland District Court this morning on...
View ArticleNia Glassie's mother recalled to prison
The mother of murdered toddler Nia Glassie has been recalled to prison after authorities became concerned that she was was "a risk to the community". Lisa Kuka was jailed for nine years on two counts...
View ArticleGreymouth house has windows stolen
Greymouth police are appealing for witnesses to come forward following an unusual burglary at Runanga sometime around last Friday. A vacant house on Ranfurly Street had its windows chainsawed out and...
View ArticlePolice hunt man behind aggravated robbery
Police are on the hunt for a man behind a Mt Roskill aggravated robbery yesterday. The man, who was armed with a shotgun, entered the Kiwibank/ Post Shop on Richardson Road at 1:23pm. He presented the...
View ArticleChristchurch conman to be sentenced
An online lothario who ripped off a woman for nearly a thousand dollars will be sentenced at District Court in Christchurch this afternoon. Paul Abbott has previously served a two and a half year...
View ArticleMan busted in attempt to smuggle cannabis in pants
A visitor to Spring Hill Corrections Facility has been sprung for having a box of "tinnies" in his pants. The visitor was on-site on Wednesday, to pick up a prisoner who was being released , when staff...
View ArticleHunted Northland gunman's identity revealed
UPDATED 3.35PM: A man who's on the run from police after firing at officers in Northland has had run-ins with the system before. A 2007 Court of Appeal case found Joshua Mason Kite was responsible for...
View ArticleMeth ring busted in Auckland
Five people have been arrested at the end of a police investigation into an organised drug ring in Auckland. A woman and four men now face numerous charges relating to supplying and possession of...
View ArticleBaby snatch attempt ends with arrest
Police have arrested a man after an alleged baby snatch attempt in Timaru. A 31-year-old man has been arrested in connection with an alleged assault on a woman on Timaru's main street at about 1.30 pm,...
View ArticlePerson wanted by police in Thames not found
Police have not yet found a wanted person despite the dramatic search in the wider Thames area this afternoon. A woman said she saw one police car speeding down Awaiti Road and another speed down Puke...
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