Crime
Two suffer serious stab wounds at illegal street racing meet-up
The injury count could continue to climb after an illegal street racing meet up involving more than 1,000 people near Hamilton over the weekend. Two people suffered serious stab wounds, and a baby was… Video, Audio
111 call about terror attack threat 'clearest example of Priority 1 call', expert says
Police could have possibly stopped the shooting at a second mosque during the Christchurch terror attack, but a call-taker did not label a 111 call as a priority, an inquest has heard.
Auckland man charged over bus stop collision denied bail
A man facing seven charges after a vehicle collision in Half Moon Bay which saw numerous people hospitalised has been denied bail.
Drunk drivers caught during day raise fears ahead of holiday traffic
Bay of Plenty police are warning drivers not to get behind the wheel drunk, after a rise in the number of impaired motorists being caught.
Grandmother died after dialysis valve fell out during break-in struggle
Terrance Lowe Kiro has admitted to the manslaughter of Linda Woods during a home invasion in Kaikohe.
Chch police standoff ends in arrest
An eight hour standoff with police in the Christchurch suburb of Avonhead ended late last night with a person taken into custody. Police were at the property on Beatrice Place since Sunday afternoon… Audio
Eight hour Christchurch police standoff ends with arrest
An eight hour standoff with police in the Christchurch suburb of Avonhead ended late last night with a person taken into custody. Police were at the property on Beatrice Place from Sunday afternoon… Audio
Baby found in impounded car at Waikato street-racing event
Police found a baby in a vehicle at a street racer event in the Waikato where more than 200 infringement notices were issued, they said.
Driver of vehicle linked to fatal Auckland hit-and-run found
Police say they are still looking for others who might have information about the Friday morning accident.
One arrested, one wounded in the face in Auckland park fight
A 50-year-old man has been arrested and charged with wounding with intent.
Informant in Blackmoore cold case not paid full reward
Angela Blackmoore was nine weeks pregnant when she was bludgeoned and stabbed in Christchurch home in 1995.
Use of Eagle helicopter could have saved lives during terror attack, inquest hears
A senior sergeant who responded to Linwood Islamic Centre during the Christchurch terror attack said lives could have been saved if the police Eagle helicopter was available, an inquest has heard.
Driver sought after fatal hit and run accident overnight
Police are investigating a hit and run fatality after the body of a man was found by the side of the road north of Auckland overnight.
Guilty verdict in Blackmoore murder trial
After two days of deliberations a jury has found both David Hawken and Rebecca Wright-Meldrum guilty of the murder of 21-year-old Christchurch woman Angela Blackmoore in 1995.
The pair have been… Audio
Corrections union sounding alarm over staffing issues
The new government says its tougher-on-crime approach will see up to 400 more people sent to prison in the coming year. But the union representing corrections workers says it is already facing chronic… Audio
Project to cut logjams in courts easing pressure
The country's courts are jam packed with cases, and the country's prisons are jam packed with people being held on remand in custody.
Now a new project to cut those logjams has worked, but only in… Audio
Rural crime increasing according to survey
More than two-thirds of farmers in a rural crime survey say they have experienced a crime or a suspected crime in the last year - well up on the previous survey two years ago.
Federated Farmers… Audio
How to stop your bike being stolen
Picture this: it's 5 o'clock, Friday evening, you've just finished work for the day. You head outside to where you parked your bike up. But... there's nothing there. Nothing except the 10-dollar lock… Audio
Watch: How to spot a counterfeit note
A Waikato bakery is one of the latest to fall victim to counterfeit money amid a series of cases in the area.
Two sentenced for trying to smuggle in 5kg of cocaine through Auckland Airport
Two people have been sentenced to prison after separately being caught trying to smuggle a total of 5kg of cocaine through Auckland International Airport.
