Crime

A squabble over "who worked for the best boss" led to a vicious group attack outside an Invercargill pub, a court has heard.

A trainee pilot could be facing the end of his career before it has even taken off, after he fell asleep drunk at the wheel of a car, hit a power pole and badly injured his friend.

A homicide inquiry has been launched after a man's body was found in the Waikato River Thursday evening.

Jamie Pink is handing over less than one-fifth of the amount police believe he has netted from crime.

Auckland Transport is warning users against an online scam where people fraudulently try to sell AT HOP cards.

Two people have been injured in a South Auckland stabbing.

Despite an arrest in the case and an extensive search, the Christchurch real estate agent has never been found.

A "network of corruption" has been operating in the Hawke's Bay gaming machine sector, prosecutors are claiming.

The woman who had worked at the bar for 20 years was so trusted she was not audited, a court has heard.

Police in the Waipa District have arrested a 33-year-old, charged with indecently assaulting and intimidating a girl under the age of 12.

A man has been charged with the murder of a 28-year-old who went missing in Bay of Plenty in November.

A church in Wellington is reeling from the theft of precious religious garments from its temple.

A cold case involving Alysha Hanin, who disappeared under mysterious circumstances in the US more than two decades ago, has been reignited by the Florida police.

Police said one group alone was believed to have stolen $9000 worth of items.

A man who "seized upon the tragedy of the Covid pandemic as a money-making opportunity" by selling bleach as a cure for the virus, making his company more than $100,000 during the global event, has…

And a second man has been charged with unlawful possession of a firearm.

Brett Andrew Button is now facing 89 charges in relation to the Australian crash that killed 10 wedding guests in June 2023.

The guilty plea will result in "multiple concurrent life sentences plus additional consecutive sentences totaling 190 years imprisonment," according to court filings.

In Block 19, Plot 331 at Christchurch's Ruru Lawn Cemetery, a nondescript plaque marks the burial site of Alfred Anderson - a man who was brutally murdered.

The head of the Independent Electoral Review panel says a ban on voting for prisoners is inherently unfair. Audio