Crime

Crown prosecutors believe Lauren Anne Dickason had grown "jealous and resentful" of her children. Audio

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has announced the government is introducing a tranche of changes to crack down on an increase in crime Audio

Bay of Plenty police believe there are video recordings of violent incidents in Ōpōtiki, on the day Mongrel Mob Barbarians boss Steven Taiatini was fatally run over.

A man indecently assaulted by Sir James Wallace regrets not reporting him to police earlier and says the veil of secrecy over the case meant the disgraced arts patron was a danger to anyone else lured…

Police say four people have robbed a Christchurch dairy, and have released security camera images from the store.

A counterfeit ring in Whanganui that put fake identity papers, including United Nations diplomatic passports, into the hands of international criminals, has been busted.

Police say there were 388 ram raid style events resulting in 218 prosecutions in the six months ended May this year.

A police investigation into allegations of abuse against children at a care provider in Auckland has led to the arrest of three people.

A manager who attempted to bribe a witness during an elaborate plot to aid a disgraced rich-lister can now be named.

A man who died in suspicious circumstances in Titahi Bay, Porirua, has been named by police as Barry Hall.

A woman was allegedly forced to dig her own grave during a "horrific ordeal" spanning three weeks after she was kidnapped from a house on Auckland's North Shore.

Nassar, who sexually abused gymnasts, is believed to have been stabbed in the chest and the back.

Paulette Main is accused of claiming more than $400,000 from a government-funded legal support scheme.