Man attempts to abduct two women in Christchurch
Two woman fought off a man who allegedly tried to abduct them in Christchurch this morning. Detective Senior Sergeant Mark Worner said a man confronted a woman at her car in the Jellie Park Recreation...
View ArticleWanted fugitive Simone Wright arrested in Australia
High-profile Kiwi fugitive Simone Wright, who evaded New Zealand police for more than a decade, has been arrested in Australia on a NZ warrant relating to drug charges, indecent assault and matters of...
View ArticleAlleged charity jar theft caught on camera
A man has been caught on CCTV footage swiping a charity collection jar from under the nose of a Waikouaiti fish and chip shop owner. The footage showed the young man entering the Waikouaiti Fish Inn on...
View ArticleMurder charge after man dies in Pāpāmoa East stabbing
A 22-year-old man has been charged with murder in relation to the death of a Papamoa man yesterday. Police said this afternoon the young man was known to the 48-year-old victim. Emergency services were...
View ArticleEight youths, including 13-year-old, arrested forr alleged crime spree
A 13-year-old is among eight youths arrested in Whangārei after an alleged crime spree stretching from Auckland to Whangārei. Sergeant Ryan Gray said four cars were stolen from South Auckland on...
View ArticleMan killed by stabbing in Upper Hutt
A homicide investigation has been launched in Upper Hutt. It comes after a man was stabbed on Golders Road, Upper Hutt shortly before 4:30pm. Despite efforts to revive him, the man was pronounced dead...
View ArticleTauranga man fined after shooting neighbour's dog's behind with shotgun
WARNING: Potentially distressing image below. A Tauranga man has been fined after shooting his neighbour's elderly dog in the rear end with a shotgun. The owner of the 8-year-old boxer, named Bourbon,...
View ArticleRotorua men admit digging up body under Mongrel Mob instructions
Senior Mongrel Mob members told a group of men they had to dig up the body of Jason Lines or risk being assaulted. The men, who are members of the Eastside Gang in Rotorua, had been drinking with the...
View ArticleTeen high on synthetic cannabis killed elderly man
A 16-year-old high on synthetic cannabis who kicked and bashed an elderly man dying of cancer during a robbery, before dumping him in a Christchurch carpark, has today been jailed for three-and-a-half...
View ArticleElderly Northland man attacked by hitchhikers speaks out
The 82-year-old Northlander who was brutally beaten by two youths who then stole his car says he will never again offer a lift to people he doesn't know. Keith, who doesn't want his last name used,...
View ArticleColin Craig unveils more poetry in latest defamation trial
“I would like to explain." It is a phrase Colin Craig has uttered several times as he is examined, questioned and tested by two lawyers representing his former press secretary. The former Conservative...
View ArticleAre deceased toes human? Judge dismisses charges in toe-snatching trial
Whether or not two "deceased" toes stolen from an exhibition in Auckland are truly human was at the centre of a court hearing today. Upper Hutt man Joshua Putaone Williams wandered into the Body Worlds...
View ArticleUpset family hand over second suspect in 82-year-old's bashing
The second suspect behind the brutal robbery of an 82-year-old Kerikeri man has been handed over to police by his upset family. The two 17-year-olds appeared in the Kaikohe District Court this...
View ArticleNew Zealand's murder rate at lowest numbers since 1975
More than 500 people have been murdered in New Zealand in the past 11 years. New figures released by the New Zealand police show 518 people were murdered between 2007 and 2017. Another 216 people were...
View Article'Lines had been crossed': Colin Craig's wife discusses 'emotional affair'
Colin Craig's wife says her husband's "emotional affair" with his former press secretary crossed lines but there was never any sexual harassment."My full name is Helen Ruth Craig," the High Court at...
View ArticleTe Kuiti on edge after gangster bailed back home
Residents in a small King Country town besieged by gang violence remain on edge tonight after two men arrested over an alleged campaign of terror were bailed back to their homes. One Te Kuiti resident...
View ArticleMurder charge in cold case death of baby twin
Murder charge against man for allegedly killing 10-month-old Karlos Stephens comes as new data shows 82 children younger than 5 were killed between 2007 and 2016. A man has been charged with murder...
View ArticleJailhouse snitch Witness C fails in bid to have perjury sentence reduced
The jailhouse snitch known as "Witness C" who gave false evidence at David Tamihere's double murder trial has failed in his bid to have his sentenced reduced. Roberto Conchie Harris, was revealed as...
View ArticleGovernment announces new plan to tackle sexual and family violence
Chief executives from 10 government agencies will now be held accountable as part of a new strategy to end New Zealand's appalling record of family and sexual violence. The yet-to-be-named "joint...
View ArticleCouple jailed after smoking synthetic cannabis while looking after toddler
A couple who were high on synthetic cannabis, in a vegetative state, while their baby was strapped in a stroller on a hot summer afternoon, have been jailed. The couple, who can not be named in order...
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