Finn Blackwell

The forensic psychiatrist is expected to face more questions when court resumes on Friday.

The lawyers for a woman accused of murdering her children and hiding their bodies in suitcases have called their first and only witness in her defence.

Police say key CCTV from an Auckland storage site was lost as Hakyung Lee's trial over her children's deaths continues.

The officer who extradited a woman accused of murdering her children and hiding their bodies in suitcases says she told him she did not do it.

A forensic accountant says the spending of a woman accused of murdering her children and hiding their bodies in suitcases skyrocketed after her husband's death.

Hakyung Lee's mum says she told her not to have such "weak thoughts".

Mary Robertson said Yuna Jo was "beautifully behaved" and that Minu Jo was a "joyful bubbling boy".

Their mother does not dispute causing their deaths, but says the loss of her husband drove her to insanity, the court has heard.

The trial for a woman accused of murdering her two children and leaving their remains in suitcases began in the High Court at Auckland on Monday.

A dairy owner says he's frustrated that his livelihood is being damaged and it needs to stop.

Te Anihana Pomana, 25, has not been seen since leaving all her belongings at a hotel.

The head of IKEA in Australia and New Zealand says whether it opens further stores across the country depends on how the first one goes.

In the year ended 2024, 4175 prisoners were awaiting trial or sentencing.

The base on High Street promises to be a safety hub for those in the city needing assistance, and home base for patrollers moving about the area.

The footage, which also shows one of the Marokopa man's missing children, is linked to a reported break-in at a business this week. Audio

About 200 people packed out the Mt Eden Village Centre for a heated meeting. Audio

Potentially lethal doses of methamphetamine disguised as sweets were unknowingly distributed by Auckland City Mission last year.

Loud music, yelling and substantial fights are among the grievances listed in a petition to block an Auckland bar's liquor licence from being renewed. Audio

"A lot of people envision us in dimly lit, creepy mortuaries" - a forensic pathologist in Christchurch says many people have misconceptions about her job.

His lawyers are appealing an earlier Court of Appeal ruling that upheld his convictions for killing Swedish tourists Urban Höglin and Heidi Paakkonen.

The Crown lawyers faced scrutiny over whether claims double convicted murderer David Tamihere had lied had been put to him at trial.

David Tamihere's lawyer has been taking the Supreme Court judges through five other cases which featured an unfair trial or fundamental error - something they argue featured in his case.

Five Supreme Court judges are hearing an appeal by the convicted double murderer. Audio

A group of 11 prisoners refused to leave the exercise yard and lit fires at Spring Hill Corrections Facility.

A group of dangerous drivers have been arrested after an on-road confrontation with police in Palmerston North overnight, police say.