Crime
Video footage sought after Point England fatal shooting
Police say an altercation took place between two groups of men gathered at Taurima Reserve in Point England before a man was fatally shot at the park on Saturday.
Incident that led to Palmerston North fatal shooting believed gang-related
A young father died after a shooting on Croydon Avenue in the suburb of Highbury on Sunday.
Queen Street double shooting: Sione Tuuholoaki, 26, named as victim
Police have released the name of a man who died following a shooting incident on Auckland's Queen Street as police continue the hunt for the offender.
Auckland police launch second homicide investigation in 48 hours
Auckland police are investigating their second homicide involving a death in a public place in 48 hours after a man died after an altercation in an Auckland reserve this afternoon.
TikTok influencer Mahek Bukhari guilty of murdering men in crash
A social media influencer and her mother have been found guilty of murdering two men who died when their car was rammed off the road.
'It's a dreadful tragedy and it's not the first one' - Auckland councillor
Councillor Mike Lee says police need to increase their presence in the central city to prevent further crime, with the visibility of officers in the CBD currently "very, very low".
More volunteer patrols could help stop violence - Māori warden
A Māori Warden who regularly volunteers on street patrols in downtown Auckland says more volunteers could help fight violence on the streets after Thursday night's shooting which left one person dead. Audio
'You have left a giant hole in my heart' - Father reacts to sentence for son's killers
"It's the future Connor I think about so often, about who he was going to become," said the father of murdered teen Connor Whitehead as his killers were sentenced Friday.
Maori warden on second Auckland shooting in two weeks
Returning to our earlier story about two people being shot in Auckland's CBD, one is critically injured. The police say someone on a lime scooter pulled a gun on a group of people after words were… Video, Audio
Some in Auckland feeling on edge after second CBD shooting in two weeks
Two people are in hospital after being shot in downtown Auckland late last night. One in the abdomen, the other in the head. The shooter took off on a Lime scooter and is still at large. After another… Video, Audio
Police arrest, charge man after fatal hit and run in Lower Hutt
A man considered dangerous who was being sought over a fatal hit and run in Lower Hutt has been arrested
First sighting of Tom Phillips in eighteen months
For the first time in eighteen months, there have been official sightings of Marokopa man Tom Phillips.
He's been missing since December 2021 with his three children, Jada, Maverick and Ember.
The… Audio
Mobile app aims to stop kiwis getting caught out by text scams
It might seem like you're stuck in scamdemic. Bombed by texts, tempting you with phantom packages for pick up, or warning you of overdue tolls. Well a kiwi mobile payment app reckons it could have the… Video, Audio
Top cop on sightings of Marokopa man Tom Phillips missing with 3 kids
A Marokopa man who went bush with his three young children and has been evading police for eighteen months may have been on their door step this whole time. There's been three credible sightings of… Video, Audio
Report into 'hell on Earth' abuse at Christchurch school and trust tells it 'like it is' - lawyer
A human rights lawyer who represented dozens of survivors of abuse in care does not trust the state, even today, to prevent it from happening again. Audio
Watch: 'We need to find that vehicle' - police search for father of missing Marokopa children
A sighting of Tom Phillips on Wednesday evening is the first confirmed sighting of him in 18 months, police say.
Should volunteer wardens 'supplement' police in downtown Auckland?
The Police Association responds to the Police Minister's call for a greater role volunteer wardens to help patrol Auckland's city centre. The recent fatal shooting at a construction site has renewed… Audio
Dickason trial: Prosecution's psychiatric expert testifies
The Crown's key clinical witness in the Lauren Dickason murder trial has conceded Dickason could have been suffering from postpartum depression when she killed her three children.
This is despite his… Audio
Former Gloriavale members want community shut down
Former members of the Gloriavale Christian Community say the secretive sect is cracking under pressure - and they want it shut down.
Its leader, Howard Temple, appeared in the Greymouth District… Audio
Postpartum depression possible but mum did not kill 'out of love' - expert
An expert forensic clinician has conceded that Lauren Dickason could have been suffering from postpartum depression when she killed her three children.
