Crime

The callous and cruel killing of a Hamilton man, who was beaten to death then dumped in a rural water trough, has seen three people jailed for at least 18 years.

Lauren Dickason was not required to be in court to hear her sentencing date set as 19 December.

It comes after a jury convicted Joseph Biggs of seditious conspiracy for his role in storming the US Capitol in a failed bid to overturn Donald Trump's 2020 election defeat.

The coroner is investigating deaths of New Zealanders who are believed to have bought lethal substances from a Canadian man accused of assisting suicides overseas.

The government has urgently changed the law so that 27 of the highest-risk sexual and violent offenders can still be subject to their parole conditions.

Rotorua is not getting an urgent boost to the number of police officers despite the mayor's plea following brutal attacks on two teenage girls in the central city.

A two-day spree in which 59 cars were stolen in Christchurch was kindled after two groups, coordinating via social media, competed to see who could steal the most cars. Audio

Police have charged a second teenager in relation to a spate of car break-ins and thefts on Auckland's North Shore this month.

It was the second time a teenager had been attacked in the past week.

The "targeted" burglary of a storm-damaged home when Nelson was in a state of emergency has cost a young man his freedom.

A man who had been sharing "extreme" child exploitation material was detected by overseas law enforcement agencies.

A 16-year-old is alleged to have been holding a knife when he entered a person's vehicle and made several demands, police say.

The rate sits at around 1.4 percent for July this year, Corrections says. Audio