Crime

He fatally beat his partner, but not before using her to help him rape a girl.

Increasing the number of cars impounded by police could create a problem for tow companies, the Motor Trade Association says.

A woman who threw hot coffee over a mother and her child outside a Dunedin cafe also threw an unknown chemical on her former partner's prized vehicle.

A child advocacy group is demanding the government immediately start the implementation of mandatory reporting of suspected child abuse.

Police are investigating the deliberate cutting of 150 kiwifruit vines in an orchard in Bay of Plenty.

Police probing the death of Craig McKelvie have located the vehicle sought in previous appeals to the public.

There were angry scenes and a heavy police presence at the High Court at New Plymouth today where two men and a teenager involved in a gang-related murder made appearances.

The mother of the murdered five-year-old says she hopes no other parent in prison will ever face losing a child in this way.

A man has appeared in court after a stabbing outside a central Wellington supermarket on Thursday night.

The son of a dairy owner who was stabbed to death in 2014 tells First Up that the justice system is wasting money on criminals and ignoring the victims. Audio

The fatal stabbing of a Sandringham dairy worker last week has reignited the debate about punishment versus rehabilitation for offenders. Audio

Police have charged a patched Head Hunters gang member following a shooting incident in Huapai last week.

Police say an investigation into a large scale cannabis cultivation in Northland - Operation Peruvian - has come to and end with 6500 cannabis plants seized and destroyed.