Crime
Victim advocate speaks on Mama Hooch sexual assualts
A victim advocate who supported some of the women preyed upon at the family-run Mama Hooch bar says it would be an "illusion" to think that every person who was drugged and raped by the convicted… Audio
Mama Hooch sexual assualt attackers finally revealed
One of the women targeted by the brothers convicted of rape and drink-spiking at Christchurch bar Mama Hooch says she is relieved the pair's identities have been revealed.
Danny and Roberto Jaz were… Audio
Mark Lundy maintains innocence, denied parole again
Mark Lundy maintains he did not kill his wife Christine and 9-year-old daughter Amber in Palmerston North in 2000.
But these denials did not go down well with the Parole Board today, as the… Video, Audio
Mama Hooch bar manager and brother named as rapists
The two men convicted of rape, drugging and sexual assault at a Christchurch bar are brothers, and one them ran the bar where they hunted for their victims.
Danny Jaz was the manager of Mama Hooch… Audio
Murderer Mark Lundy's parole bid denied
Mark Lundy has been denied parole today after serving almost 21 years for the August 2000 murders of his wife and daughter in Palmerston North.
Mama Hooch sexual assaults: Brothers convicted on dozens of charges named
The names of two men found guilty on dozens of charges including rape, sexual violation, indecent assault and drink-spiking related to Christchurch's Mama Hooch bar, can now be revealed.
Mark Lundy seeks second chance at parole
Convicted murderer Mark Lundy is seeking his second chance at parole today. Mark Lundy has convicted of the double homicide of his wife Christine and daughter Amber at their Palmerston North home in… Audio
95-year-old woman tasered by police dies in New South Wales
The great-grandmother tasered by New South Wales police at her nursing home last week has died.
95-year-old Clare Nowland, who had dementia, was hospitalised in a critical condition after falling and… Audio
Beckenridge disappearance: Witness describes seeing pair
A woman has told a Coroner's Court she recognised 11-year-old Mike Zhou-Beckenridge and his step dad, John Beckenridge instantly in Bali - months after their disappearance.
The pair were last seen in… Audio
Man who intentionally poisoned 270 trees granted diversion
Andrew Robert Pender, 54, admitted to killing off the pines because they were blocking sunlight to his house.
Two men guilty of manslaughter over Christchurch teen's shooting
Family members sobbed in court as two men were found guilty of manslaughter after a Christchurch teen was shot dead at a party.
Daniel Nelson Sparks and Joshua David Craig Smith stood trial, charged… Video, Audio
Connor Whitehead death: Pair found guilty of manslaughter
The two men charged with killing Christchurch teenager Connor Whitehead in 2021 have both been found guilty of manslaughter, not murder.
Singer caught with 19.4kg of meth at Auckland Airport during lockdown jailed
An RnB singer caught smuggling meth from the US in his carry-on during a Covid-19 lockdown has been jailed for more than seven years.
Carol Howe's story: Could she have stopped Timothy McVeigh?
What if? It's a question that haunts investigators and family members who lost loved ones in the worst domestic terrorist attack in America, the bombing of a federal building in Oklahoma City in 1995.
…Man charged with manslaughter claims he's not subject to NZ laws
The man claimed he was not subject to New Zealand's laws, a belief held by the anti-government Sovereign Citizen movement.
Four people facing court after $29m worth of methamphetamine arrives at Napier Port
Four people have been arrested after more than 80 kilograms of methamphetamine concealed in pallets arrived at Napier Port in March.
Ex-radio host Nate Nauer jailed for laundering money for Comancheros
The former Mai FM radio host was sentenced to two years, nine months imprisonment.
Donald Trump criminal trial over hush money payment to start next March
Trump will be going on trial during the heart of the 2024 presidential nominating primaries, when he and his rivals to be the Republican candidate will be criss-crossing the US to drum up support.
Auckland's Stardome telescope targeted by thieves
Copper has been pulled off the dome of the Zeiss telescope, rolled into balls and thrown off the edge of the scaffolding. Audio
Protective screens trialed for bus drivers in Auckland
A trial of protective perspex screens around drivers is underway with a survey of more than 200 seeing largely positive feedback so far. But the Minister for Auckland and Transport Michael Wood says… Video, Audio