Investigation underway following fatal assault
UPDATED 11.30am: Six people have been taken into police custody following the death of a 57-year-old man overnight in Whanganui.The man died following an assault at a prope
View ArticleMan stabbed in Whangarei in stable condition
A man stabbed in the Far North over the weekend is in a stable condition in Whangarei hospital.Police were called to an Awanui address in the early hours of Saturday morning where they foun
View ArticleName of man killed in Whanganui assault released
Whanganui Police have released the name of the man killed after a serious assault overnight.He is 57 year old Craig Rippon.Six people have been arrested over the Rimu Street inciden
View ArticlePolice appeal for footage of fatal crash
Turangi Police are appealing to the public for any pictures or videos taken at a crash site last week.19-year-old Orlando Bell died and two others aged 17 are still in hospital, after their
View ArticleAlex Fisher's half brother charged with murder
Alex Fisher's half brother has been charged with his murder.Eric McIsaac was due to appear in the Levin District Court this afternoon charged with burglary and possession with a knife in re
View ArticleHopes grants will inspire cancer researchers
The New Zealand Breast Cancer foundation hopes a grants scheme will inspire new researchers.The foundation's asking for proposals to tackle the most challenging areas of breast cancer.
View ArticleDrunk driver likely to face charges
A 24-year-old drunk driver is likely to face charges - including dangerous driving causing injury - after her car with five passengers in it crashed into a roadside barrier in Queenstown last night
View ArticleTribunal to hear claim against Crown
UPDATED 8.30AM: The Waitangi Tribunal has granted an urgent hearing into the Crown's alleged failure to reduce the number of Maori in prison.LISTEN:
View ArticleTough penalties for new drug a long way off
Proposed tougher penalties for using and dealing N-bomb won't take effect for almost a year.Fourteen people were hospitalised last month after using the dangerous designer drug.The
View ArticleSonny Tau charged with perverting the course of justice
UPDATED 4.55PM: Â Â Ngapuhi elder Sonny Tau has today pleaded guilty to hunting a protected bird - and is now facing one of perverting the course of justice.Tau made the admi
View ArticleCar believed to be involved in fatal Mongrel Mob crash found
UPDATED 4.51PM: Police have found the blue car suspected to be involved in a triple fatality of Mongrel Mob members near Wairoa.The men died when their car plunged 150 metr
View Article"Breathless" reporting of school boy sexual assault allegations
The Minister of Police said not all the facts have been properly reported regarding allegations a group of school boys were let off by police on potential sexual assault matters.Police Mini
View ArticlePolice piece together homeless man death
Police are piecing together what happened the night a homeless man died after allegedly being assaulted at an Auckland park.42 year old Teina Pehi Wharawhara was with associates in Outhwait
View ArticleCar owner wants child joyrider to pay
The owner of a stolen car crashed by an underage driver during a chase in Waikato wants the child to pay up.The car crashed just off State Highway 1 near Huntly yesterday, injuring all thre
View ArticleMissing Porirua teens found
Two missing Porirua girls have been found safe and well.Thirteen-year-old Ziana Repia and 15-year-old Sunshyne McLean had been missing for more than a week when they were found in Palmersto
View ArticleDriver ploughs into late-night pedestrians
Five pedestrians have been hit by a car in South Auckland early this morning.Police said the car ran up onto the pavement on Dominion Road in Papakura not long after 3am.Senior Serg
View ArticlePartner of Victoria Foster due in court for her murder
A raft of new charges have been laid against the man charged with killing Napier Plunket nurse, Victoria Foster.Chazz Hall is accused of murdering the 24-year-old mother in her Westshore ho
View ArticleValuable police resources 'diverted' to Slater complaint: senior officer
A former senior police officer complained that valuable resources were being diverted into Cameron Slater's hacking complaint at the expense of investigating serious crimes, court documents show.
View ArticleCrown alleges father killed son with wood splitter
The Crown has alleged a Taranaki father argued for hours with his son before he killed him in June last year.David Roigard is currently on trial for the murder of his son Aaron at the High
View ArticleDrugs seized in Tribesmen raids
Three people have been arrested in South Auckland in a police operation targeting the Tribesmen gang.Police searched four properties in Flatbush, Otara and Manurewa, finding cannabis and ep
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