Crime

The leader of a network for survivors abused by priests says the Catholic Church's new promises to change are not genuine.

The number of online scams is increasing, prompting the Privacy Commission to urge agencies to report suspicious activity.

A woman convicted for her part in a multimillion-dollar mortgage fraud scheme broke down in court as she apologised for the harm it has caused.

Twelve people - mostly children and teenagers - have been arrested after a service station robbery near Hamilton.

A "most accomplished fraudster" from NZ who forged a degree certificate to get work as a psychiatrist earned more than £1m from the NHS, a jury has been told.

Police swarmed Johnsonville Mall in Wellington after receiving reports of someone acting suspiciously.

Two men who successfully fought to clear their names of convictions - one imprisoned for years where he was scalded with hot water, beaten and operated on for cancer - share their experience.

Hawke's Bay Police have arrested a 13-year-old after a ram raid burglary at a business in Napier.

A man has been charged after a hit-and-run incident in Taranaki last year.

The 22yo, charged with murder over the death of a four-week-old baby in January last year, has been granted name suppresion.

Police say the chemicals could blind people, burn their skin or even degrade their bones.

A man is due to appear in an Australian court later this month charged with alleged historical child sex offences in Brisbane, Africa and New Zealand.

A 16-year-old has been arrested following an aggravated robbery and attempted ram raid in Glen Innes at the weekend.

Police are holding two crime prevention events in Christchurch this week as they respond to an increase in vehicle thefts, vehicle break-ins and licence plates being stolen.

A third person has been arrested and charged with murder following the death of a man in Tauranga last year.

An armed trio has held a group of gamblers at gunpoint before stealing thousands in cash from an unlicensed poker house in Auckland.

The man who attempted to bring down New Zealand's national grid appeared before the Parole Board for the first time since being jailed.

A man has been seriously injured after an unprovoked attack in the Dunedin Botanic Garden.

Four stores have been busted selling alcohol to minors in a Northland undercover operation.