Crime
Refreshed pursuit policy could be more dangerous - Police Ass.
The Police Association predicts more people will die as a result of the police taking a harder line with fleeing drivers.
The Commissioner, Andrew Coster, has freed up officers to pursue cars more… Audio
Missing pair were likely in vehicle found in sea - crash expert
A crash expert has told a Coroner's hearing into the disappearance of John Beckenridge and his step-son Mike that it's likely someone would've been behind the wheel of their car as it went off a… Audio
Fog cannons: Liqour store hit over 15 times despite protections
Robbed, held at knifepoint and scared to death is an experience many dairy and small business owners are getting used to as rates of attacks climb to historic levels.
Robert Lee, owner of the… Audio
Fog cannons: Dairy owners unhappy with delays as extra $11m announced
Some are fed-up with long delays in getting the devices installed, and others say the eligibility criteria for funding is still too narrow. Audio
Fog cannons: Shop owners say funding criteria is too narrow
Dairy and vape store owners are still unhappy with moves by the government to help protect them from robbery by extending funding for fog-cannons in their shops.
A $4000 dollar subsidy was was set up… Audio
Fog cannons: Hipkins on scheme's $11-million top up
The government is spending a further $11-million dollars on its fog cannon scheme amid a surge in applications from retailers for the devices.
The demand for fog cannons is up dramatically - but ram… Audio
Fog Cannons: National says focus should be on crime prevention
Ram raids are up 55% nationwide over the past three months, with 68 in April alone.
In response to calls for support the government is rolling out an $11-million dollar boost to its fog cannon fund… Audio
Beckenridge mystery: Boy's family believe pair are alive overseas
The Coroner's hearing looking into whether a Queenstown man and his step-son are dead has today been told the boy's family believe the pair are alive and living overseas under assumed identities.
… Audio
Police Minister details funding boost for fog cannon scheme
A funding boost for what the government describes as its "highly popular fog cannon subsidy scheme". An extra $11 million is going into the programme that picks up part of the cost of installing fog… Video, Audio
Mama Hooch brother Roberto reportedly assaulted in prison
One of the brothers convicted of rape and drink spiking at a Christchurch bar has reportedly been assaulted behind bars.
Operation Elusive: 10kgs of meth and $500,000 in cash seized
Police arrest 43-year-old Hutt Valley man as a part of significant methamphetamine operation.
One dead after car crashes while fleeing scene of burglary
One person is dead after a car fleeing the scene of a burglary in Dunedin crashed overnight.
Lawyers, family react as Crown Law cleared in Alan Hall case
"Nothing to do with us." That was the conclusion of Crown Law staff after "a cursory glance" at new evidence strongly suggesting Alan Hall was innocent.
Hall had his conviction for the 1985 murder of… Audio
Victim in critical condition after one-punch assault
A man has been arrested after an alleged one-punch assault in Christchurch last night left a man in critical condition.
Drugs and guns found at gang houses across West Auckland
Raids in Te Atatu, Massey, Ranui and West Harbour
The Panel with Penny Ashton and Simon Pound (Part 1)
Today on The Panel, Wallace and panellists Penny Ashton and Simon Pound break down the latest 1News-Kantar political poll and speak to a clinical psychologist about sexual assault in light of the case… Audio
Man sentenced to life for 'callous, brutal' killing of Arapera Fia during lockdown
Tyson Brown, who killed a two-year-old and left her covered head to toe in bruises, has been sentenced to life in prison for at least 15 years.
"I felt like I was yelling into a deep, dark hole" - Alan Hall case
A journalist who uncovered crucial evidence about Alan Hall's case, which Crown Law then failed to act upon for four years, is calling for a Royal Commission of Inquiry into how the case was handled… Audio
Four killed in shooting and stabbing attack central Japan
A man has been arrested after four people were killed in a stabbing and shooting attack in central Japan.
Crown Law cleared of mistakes in wrongful conviction
An independent report has cleared Crown Law of any wrongdoing despite it failing to act on evidence of Alan Hall's innocence four years ago.
The Supreme Court last year cleared Mr Hall of the 1985… Audio
