Crime
Jury in Dickason trial spends much of day deliberating verdict
The jury in the High Court trial of Lauren Dickason, has spent much of the day deliberating its verdict. Mrs Dickason is charged with murdering her three girls. She has pleaded not guilty, with her… Video, Audio
Yanfei Bao investigation focused on a spade, tracksuit and sweatshirt
The investigation into the murder of a Christchurch real estate agent is now focused on finding three crucial items, a spade, a tracksuit and a striped sweater. 44 year old Yanfei Bao went missing on… Video, Audio
Man accused of Yanfei Bao's murder pleads not guilty
The man charged with murdering the missing Christchurch woman has entered a not guilty plea.
Teenagers arrested after crime spree from Auckland to Whangārei
Officers in Whangārei arrested four people, aged 13 to 15, after a pursuit in which the alleged offenders rammed a police car, rendering it immobile.
Lifting the lid on Catholic clergy abuse: Boston Globe former editor
It is 20 years since the Boston Globe exposed the abuse scandal that rocked the Catholic church world wide. Two weeks ago The Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry's released its interim report… Audio
Jury considers verdict in Dickason murder trial
The jury in the murder trial of Lauren Dickason are considering their verdict on Tuesday, having been told not to let emotions cloud their decision.
For four weeks, Dickason has been on trial in the… Audio
Police pause search for missing real estate agent Yanfei Bao
Police have temporarily paused the search for missing Christchurch real estate agent Yanfei Bao.
It has been almost a month since the 44-year-old vanished from the suburb of Hornby on July the 19th.
…National holds law and order meeting in Auckland Central
Almost a hundred people gathered in Auckland Central on Monday night for the National Party's first Law and Order meeting of the election campaign.
Residents and store owners shared stories about… Audio
Man accused of kidnapping missing Yanfei Bao back in court
Yanfei Bao, 44, vanished from the suburb of Hornby in Christchurch on 19 July.
Jury in Dickason trial ask to re-watch police interview
The jury in the murder trial of Lauren Dickason has asked to re-watch her police interview from the day after she killed her three children. The mother, has been on trial at the High Court in… Audio
Woman at centre of suspected mushroom poisoning speaks out
The woman who cooked a fatal mushroom meal says she herself was hospitalised after eating it.
Inexplicable double mass-stabbings unsettle South Korea
"What's happening in South Korea these days?" cried citizens online, dazed by back-to-back stabbings in a nation known otherwise for low rates of violent crime.
Report finds history repeating in coverage of calls for crime crackdown
Political calls to crack down on crime are echoing in our media ahead of the upcoming election - not for the first time. Two seasoned journalists showed this was part of a pattern in a report on crime… Audio
NZDF apologises to former aircraftman for its handling of assault complaint
The NZ Defence Force has apologised to a former Air Force employee for its handling of a complaint she made against a superior officer who she claims drunkenly groped her.
Mediawatch for 13 August 2023
Reporters' report on crime coverage urges new thinking - and highlights electoral 'crime crackdown' pattern; RNZ's Richard Sutherland calling it quits after 30 years; free sports streaming options on… Audio
The dairy owner who built himself a cage to work in
To protect himself from burglaries, a Hamilton dairy owner has invented a cage he now works inside.
Why making NZ's security threat assessment public is the right move
Opinion - The release of the threat assessment by the SIS is the final piece in a defence and security puzzle that marks a genuine shift towards more open and public discussion, Alexander Gillespie wr…
The personal artistic agony of Gabriel Krauze
Gabriel Krauze's extra curricular activities were a little different from the average English literature student. While completing his degree at London's Queen Mary College, he was involved in gangs… Audio
Lawyers in Lauren Dickason trial make closing arguments as end nears
Justice Cameron Mander will sum up the case next week, before the jury begin their deliberations.
Navy helps in international 22-tonne, half-billion-dollar drug bust
Around seven tonnes of the overall haul was heroin and methamphetamine.
