Stories by Anneke Smith

Police have been forced to apologise to a woman after mishandling an information request for an urgent protection order during the lockdown.

A West Auckland man who murdered his mother with a hammer has been jailed for at least 14 years.

Two people who tortured and murdered a teenager at derelict house in South Auckland have been jailed for life.

The number of homicide, robbery and sexual violence charges all sharply dropped during the nationwide level 4 lockdown.

The judge has reserved her decision after NZME and Stuff's owner Nine butted heads over whether they were still in an exclusive negotiation period or not.

The Chief Justice is considering how courts could run socially-distanced jury trials later this year.

A man accused of murdering a 30 year old at an Auckland brothel in March has appeared in the High Court.

A former Auckland Council employee has been sentenced to home detention over bribery and corruption charges.

The man accused of murdering a woman in Mt Roskill last week can now be named.

Aucklanders are being warned a weekend of extremely wet weather hasn't brought the city any closer to seeing the end of what is a severe drought.

A police officer who raped his female colleague as she slept has been jailed for six years.

A police officer who raped his colleague in Northland last year can now be named.

Convicted double murderer David Tamihere wants a retrial after he was granted a rare Royal Prerogative of Mercy.

Some gym goers are still paying their membership rates in an effort to help businesses through the Covid-19 pandemic.

David Tamihere was convicted in 1990 of the murder of two Swedish tourists.

While there is insufficient evidence to prove either of two sexual assaults a senior Northland police officer is accused of, some of his actions fell short of police standards, the IPCA says.

An Auckland man has been charged with attempting to infect three police officers with Covid-19 by spitting on them.

A mayor in New Zealand's only region that has rid itself of Covid-19 says high testing rates helped stamp out the virus.

The number of urgent protection orders being issued has dramatically halved during the Covid-19 lockdown.

The organisation of defence lawyers - focusing on better outcomes for Māori - is particularly timely amid the Covid-19, its co-founder says.

Chief Justice Winkelmann said the coronavirus outbreak had caused unparalleled disruption to the courts not even seen during world wars.

The Chief High Court judge Justice Geoffrey Venning is stepping down from the top role to return to being a full time judge.

Some courts are deemed an essential service and are continuing to operate at a limited level using remote technology during the Covid-19 pandemic.

A police website for reporting suspected lockdown breaches was so overrun with complaints it crashed just hours after being launched.