Crime
Massey warrant leads to three arrests
A search warrant executed in Massey this morning resulted in three arrests, all on separate matters.
ACT's plan for 17 year olds to be treated as adults out of touch - advocate
An advocate for children in care, who has experienced abuse in care himself, says the ACT Party's youth justice policy lacks empathy.
ACT policy 'completely counterproductive' says justice advocacy group
The ACT Party says it will put 17 year olds back into the adult justice system if it's part of a government after the election.
The law and order policy would reverse a change the National Party made… Audio
Kamo lion park director Dale Vallance jailed for indecent assaults
The former manager of a wildlife sanctuary has been jailed for indecently assaulting five women, one of whom says she will "never be the same person" as a result of what he did to her.
A doggone good outcome - Stolen shelter pup rescued safely
A stolen rescue shelter dog was rescued by police in Timaru today.
NZ police officer arrested over assault of teenager in Australia
Police have confirmed that a serving New Zealand officer is facing criminal charges in Canberra, over an alleged indecent assault on a teenager.
The Week in Politics: Parties lock horns on gangs, health staff shortages
Analysis: Health workforce data shows the extent of the problem that this government and the next are facing, National and ACT reject a report which says the country can't arrest its way out of the…
Loafers Lodge tenants won battle to recover property
Precious letters and photographs that survived the Loafer's Lodge fire will have to be dumped, but former tenants have won a legal battle to recover some of their property.
A man has been charged… Audio
Mosgiel: Suspected arson on propety of Syrian refugee family
The Mosgiel Taieri's Community Board chair is horrified by suspected arson on the property of a family of former refugees from Syria.
Police are investigating after the outdoor shed was found on fire… Audio
Thames retailers shaken after five-car ramraid
Retailers in the Coromandel town of Thames are still coming to terms with damage caused by five vehicles in a ramraid at their local shopping mall.
A vape store was one of the targets when the cars… Audio
What I left Out of the Series
You can't put all the evidence into just one podcast. Presenter Steven Price shares a few choice cuts of extra material.
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'He gave me a blow with a hammer': Customer recalls brutal broad-daylight attack
An Auckland dairy customer has been left bruised, frightened and traumatised after being hit on the head with a hammer. Audio
Pair who corruptly tried to profit from the Christchurch quake rebuild sentenced
Gerard Gallagher and Simon Nikoloff, who corruptly tried to profit from the Christchurch earthquake rebuild, have been sentenced to home detention.
Mall hit by super-sized 5 vehicle ram raid in Thames
Overnight in Thames, Goldfield's mall has been hit in what can only be described as a super sized ram raid. Police have found three of the five vehicles that drove through the shopping centre during… Video, Audio
Man bruised and frightened after hammer attack at Auckland dairy
A man has been left bruised, frightened and traumatised after being set upon in his local dairy and hit in the head with a hammer. When the two offenders started their attack, the female shop keeper… Video, Audio
Case #054 - The Mysterious Suitcase & The Fraudster
A suitcase was found floating in the Waitematā Harbour in 1966. Its contents kicked off an international manhunt and one of Aotearoa's biggest fraudsters. Joseph Sheehan BEM was a detective on the… Audio
Police seek axe-wielding robbery suspect in Hastings area
Police are appealing to the public for information after an offender stole a cash register in Hastings.
Two people attacked during robbery at Auckland dairy
The offenders fled the scene with tobacco and cash, police understand.
Expert on report into NZ's gang problem
A new report on gangs pours cold water on claims a zero tolerance approach is the best way to deal with the problem. But National is rejecting that, pointing to Western Australia and Queensland's… Video, Audio
Man charged with Hamilton woman's murder
A man is being charged with murder after the death of a woman in Hamilton last weekend.
