Crime
'We cannot escape the fact that retail crime has increased' - Mitchell
Data released to the opposition by the police minister shows reported retail crime rose by 39 percent from 2018 to 2022. Audio
Police seek woman for Grafton murder, advise public not to approach her
A woman is being sought for the murder of a man in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Police confirm South Auckland shooting was gang-related
Police have confirmed a shooting, which left four people injured, in South Auckland over the weekend was gang related.
Auckland bus driver in hospital after stabbing
An Auckland bus driver has been stabbed in Mount Roskill.
It's understood the knife scraped - but did not puncture - the driver's lungs meaning he avoided invasive surgery.
A 62-year-old man who… Audio
Four injured after gang-related shooting in Pukekohe
A local councillor says it's lucky nobody died in a gang-related shooting in Pukekohe on Sunday.
Dozens of police were called to the area around Birdwood Road East in the southern Auckland town.
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National Party says retail crime skyrocketing
New data released by National shows retail crime is up by almost 40 percent compared with 2022.
There is now an average of 292 retail crimes recorded each day.
Police say the data is skewed… Audio
Paul O'Neil: Fighting Fraud with Films
Each year New Zealander's are swindled out of millions of their hard earned dollars by scam artists and fraudsters. The NZ International Fraud Film Festival 2023 returns to Auckland later this month… Audio
Rioting teenagers caused $1 million in damage to Hawke's Bay prison
A group of teenagers in Hawke's Bay Regional Prison caused $1 million worth of damage in 24 hours of rioting and disorder.
Two arrested over Southland robbery
Two people, including a 16-year-old, have been arrested following an aggravated robbery in Southland's Mataura.
Items mysteriously turning up in letterboxes
Why are unexpected items being delivered randomly? Audio
'Closest to an incel attack NZ has had' - expert's concern after attempted murder of Auckland schoolgirls
An Auckland academic says the attempted murder of two schoolgirls by a man who claimed he was lashing out because he'd never had a girlfriend is the biggest incident in Aotearoa's extremist space…
Boat owner fined after ignoring dive flags and injuring man
An Auckland boat owner has been ordered to pay $16,000 after his boat hit and seriously injured a diver at high speed.
Samoan church leaders sentenced for $170,000 tax fraud
Five leaders of the Samoan Assembly of God Church in Manukau have been sentenced to community detention for defrauding the tax system out of nearly $170,000.
Council considers driving ban as Waipā residents at wits' end over street racers
A Waikato council is considering banning most vehicles from certain rural and industrial roads at night to stop racers causing mayhem.
Man who nearly committed terror attack sentenced
A young man, who came close to launching a violent attack on non-Muslims in Auckland has been sentenced to another two-and-a-half years in jail
The man, who has interim name suppression, has been in… Audio
Israeli forces shoot six dead in West Bank refugee camp, settlers attack village
Israeli forces have raided a refugee camp in the West Bank city of Jenin killing at least six Palestinians, including a Hamas member suspected of a recent shooting.
Former US property developer who bought NZ vineyard jailed for tax fraud
A former New York property developer has been sentenced on 41 charges relating to tax fraud totalling more than $1.5m.
Man charged after shooting in Lower Hutt
The person who was shot was taken to hospital by police, and is now in a stable condition.
Methamphetamine worth $6.7m seized as police charge seven men
The charges came after police executed a series of search warrants across the North Island as part of Operation Gallium.
Vandals cause $27,000 of damage to Nelson public toilets
Repeated vandalisation of Nelson's public toilets has cost ratepayers at least $27,000 with toilet bowls being smashed and pipework cut through.
