Crime
Govt fast-tracks support for youths who break law
The government is promising a circuit-breaker in its bid to halt youth crime, fast-tracking support for young children who break the law. It's the latest in a series of announcements rolled out by… Audio
Youth worker welcomes early interventions after serious offences
A rangatahi advocate says it's encouraging the government's introducing a fast-track intervention to prevent children from repeatedly committing crimes.
Under the new scheme, announced this morning… Audio
Hair loss treatment company Ashley and Martin fined over marketing claims
Hair loss treatment company Ashley and Martin has been fined more than $350,000 for unsubstantiated marketing claims about its work.
The company had claimed its treatment, which costs up to $5000… Audio
Twice as many people caught speeding on cameras
Police have caught twice as many people speeding on mobile speed cameras this year than last.
New road policing offence figures show the 376,000 drivers caught have been stung with more than $12m in… Audio
German police arrest 25 on suspicion of plot to overthrow govt
German police have searched one hundred and thirty sites across the country and arrested twenty-five people on suspicions of plotting to overthrow the government.
A number of those arrested or still… Audio
Case #044 - Emma Agnew
In 2007, 20-year-old Emma Agnew put a sign up in her car advertising it for sale. A man answered the ad, but he wasn't interested in buying the car. As Stuff senior reporter Martin Van Beynan… Audio
Mud and mould on Lindauer portraits returned after heist
If only they could talk - two valuable Lindauer paintings stolen then mysteriously returned have traces of mud, mould and a puncture, but can be repaired, an expert says. Audio
Lindauers returned after 2017 robbery, but where have they been?
If only they could they talk. Two valuable Lindauer paintings stolen in a violent heist five years ago have been returned out of the blue, by a mystery go-between.
The works were painted in 1884 by… Video, Audio
The Panel with Jenni Giblin and Phil O'Reilly (Part 2)
Today on The Panel Wallace and panellists Jenni Giblin and Phil O'Reilly talk to CERT about New Zealanders losing record amounts of money to scammers. Plus, they discuss mould, both in rental… Audio
'Kiwipedo' who tried to buy a toddler 'sex slave' has sentence reduced
A man who tried to buy a child online for sex, initially sentenced to five years in prison, will now serve little more than three.
'Absolutely unabated joy' Lindauer paintings recovered
Police have recovered two Lindauer paintings stolen in a high-profile ram-raid in Auckland 5 years ago.
They were painted in 1884 and had a combined value of around one million dollars in 2017.
The… Audio
'Abused again in a different way': Victims hit out at lack of progress on compensation
It is now a year since a Royal Commission recommended the immediate introduction of an interim redress scheme.
Far-right media hosts due back in court
Founders and hosts of the far-right media outlet Counterspin Kelvyn Alp and Hannah Spierer are due in court today. They're accused of sharing live-stream footage of the Christchurch mosque attacks… Audio
NZers fall victim to scammers at a record rate, latest figures show
New Zealanders have lost a record $9 million in internet scams in just three months.
Think like criminal, report recommends after Waikato DHB cyber attack
A newly-released report by InPhySec Security says Te Whatu Ora needs to think like a hacker when building its security softwares.
Police appeal after woman assaulted in Christchurch
Police are appealing for information after a woman was assaulted near a Christchurch park on Saturday night.
Around the motu : Tom Kitchin in Hawkes Bay
The latest on historic hut removal in Te Urewera, crime waves in Hawkes Bay and Gisborne and a warning about the treachery of Napier's Marine Parade beach in the city centre. Audio
Fleeing driver in hospital after morning police pursuit
A fleeing driver is in hospital with serious injuries after he was hit by a police car in West Auckland this morning.
The early morning police pursuit led to several road closures across the city… Audio
Abuse in Care inquiry sheds light on treatment of disabled
The stories of historical abuse inflicted on disabled and neurodiverse people just released by the Abuse in Care inquiry sheds new light on the failures by the State and faith-based carers to protect… Audio
Te Atatu MP Twyford meets son of 2014 slain dairy owner
The west Auckland MP Phil Twford has met with the son of a dairy owner killed in a botched robbery eight years ago, who wants to know what's changed since his dad's death. Arun Kumar died after being… Audio
