Crime
Police say good chance of arrests over record cocaine seizure
Police say they believe there is a good chance authorities will make arrests over a record cocaine seizure in the Pacific Ocean. Audio
NZ authorities find tonnes of cocaine in Pacific Ocean
New Zealand authorities are celebrating intercepting more than three tonnes of cocaine floating in the Pacific Ocean.
The bust is the largest find by "some margin" with an estimated street value of… Audio
Man arrested after Police cordon off currency exchange service
A 43-year-old man has been arrested in connection to the armed robbery of a currency exchange in Wellington this morning.
'Drug dealing on a grand scale': Ex-Olympic boxer jailed for meth importation
A former Olympic boxer was caught with more than 200kg of drugs in Hamilton after a tip-off from Australian law enforcement.
Trial delay allowed defendants to blame another man - Crown lawyer
The two men convicted of killing a publican at the Red Fox Tavern in 1987 were advantaged by the more than thirty-year delay between the murder and the trial, a Crown lawyer has told the Court of…
Flood-damaged Epsom home targeted by thieves
At least nine homes in the Auckland suburb of Epsom have been broken into after being damaged by floodwaters.
NZ authorities haul three tonnes of cocaine floating in Pacific
An enormous haul of cocaine floating in the middle of the Pacific Ocean has been seized by New Zealand agencies. The 3 tonnes worth of cocaine was made up of 81 bales. It's the equivalent of a year's… Audio
The Panel with Simon Pound and Cas Carter (Part One)
Today on the Panel, Wallace and panellists Simon Pound and Cas Carter discuss the major policies the Government is scrapping, including the RNZ merger. Plus, they discuss the three tonnes of cocaine… Audio
Half a billion dollars worth of drugs seized in Pacific Ocean
The discovery of 81 bales of cocaine was enough to service the Australian market for one year - or the New Zealand market for 30, the Police Commissioner says.
Corrections Association says prison should have been locked down after prisoner disturbance
The Corrections Association says an Auckland jail should have been locked down when two men rampaged on Sunday.
Prisoners at Mt Eden Corrections Facility smashed a ping-pong table and tried to break… Audio
NZ pilot taken hostage in Indonesia
A New Zealand pilot has been taken hostage by separatist fighters in Indonesia's Papua region.
Reuters has named him as Phillip Mehrtens.
The West Papua National Liberation Army has claimed… Audio
Online blackmail: Over 600 sextortion complaints made to police in 2 years
Children as young as 10 are being targeted for sexploitation by sophisticated international criminals. Audio
Crown's evidence in Red Fox publican murder trial circumstantial, Court of Appeal told
The lawyer for a man convicted of the murder that occurred in 1987 also says the Crown did not prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
Woman charged with kidnapping and wounding
A woman has been arrested following an attack at a North Shore library that resulted in it closing for two days.
Police warning as NZers targeted by online 'sextortion' criminals
Children as young as 10 years old are being targeted for 'sextortion' by sophisticated international criminals.
The online blackmail involves scammers persuading victims to send them sexual images or… Audio
Car driven 11km down wrong side of motorway, despite spikes
The three occupants - a 19-year-old man and two 14-year-old youths - were arrested at the scene.
Neighbour had concerns about man living in house where a person died in Christchurch
A shocked neighbour had concerns about a man living in the Christchurch house where a person died on Saturday night and had previously tried to get him help.
Driving programme puts offenders on The Right Track
About 6400 people have completed a grieving dad's programme designed to raise awareness about the consequences of driving dangerously
One dead, one seriously injured in Christchurch
One person has been found dead and another seriously injured in the Christchurch suburb of Bryndwr.
'Not acceptable that people think that they can set up a roadblock on a state highway'
Twenty extra police officers are heading to Wairoa, Gisborne and Hawke's Bay to fight crime and illegal gang activity.
