Crime
Youth organisation on crime from young people
As National calls for tougher consequences on repeat youth offenders due to a spike in ram raids, its also acknowledging the need to invest in social groups supporting youth and in turn stopping the… Audio
Parent pleased by fine for inflatable slide company
A man who witnessed poor safety practices carried out by an inflatable slide company has welcomed the $350,000 fine handed down to the company but says it should have happened earlier.
Fun Solutions… Audio
Dilworth abuse survivors allowed to apply for financial redress
Survivors of sexual abuse at Dilworth School can now apply for financial redress from the school.
The Auckland boarding school says any survivor of abuse committed by a Dilworth representative or… Audio
Court told Gloriavale women skipped meals while working
A court has heard a Gloriavale woman sometimes didn't eat or drink while working extremely long hours, and would get in trouble if she stopped.
She's one of six former members seeking a ruling from… Audio
Inflatable slide company fined $400k over injuries
The Waihi District Court has imposed a mammoth $350,000 fine on an inflatable slide company behind a string of accident and injuries.
It also has to pay almost $53,000 in damages. WorkSafe, which… Audio
Lack of consequences leading to a 'tsunami' of youth crime, says National
National's police spokesperson Mark Mitchell says investment needs to be put into supporting young people to stop them getting into trouble in the first place. Audio
Former Gloriavale members try prove they were employees
Six former Gloriavale women are trying to prove they were employees not volunteers when they lived in the Christian community on the South Island's West Coast.
Gloriavale's leaders deny that the… Audio
Youth worker on suggestions to get tough on youth crime
National wants to get tough on youth crime.
Party leader, Christopher Luxon, suggests locking the worst young offenders up and throwing away the electronic key. But is it that simple?
Auckland youth… Audio
Gloriavale women headed to employment court
Six former Gloriavale women who allege they lived in slave-like conditions and worked under a regime of total control will have their case heard by the Employment Court today.
The women say they were… Audio
Government hasn't got balance right on young offenders - National
In the wake of the recent spate of ram-raids, the National Party is saying the government "hasn't got the balance right" when it comes to tackling youth crime.
National says it's dismayed to see… Audio
Australia drug bust: Largest-ever crystal meth haul found in marble
Almost two tonnes of methamphetamine has been seized by Australian police - the biggest bust of the drug in the country's history.
Children found in suitcases in Manurewa identified
Police have identified the two children whose bodies were found in suitcases from an abandoned storage unit in Manurewa, but they still can not be named.
Multiple arrests as Manawatū police target vehicle offenders
Fifteen people have been arrested in Manawatū during the past fortnight as police crack down on crimes targeting vehicles.
Police urge people to secure valuables, after stolen property found in Christchurch
Police are urging people to carefully secure their valuables, after recovering a haul of stolen property in Christchurch. Tens of thousands of dollars of stolen property, linked to several recent...
Two arrested and charged for multiple burglaries in Waikato, Bay of Plenty
Two men have been arrested following a spate of burglaries and car thefts across the Waikato and Bay of Plenty.
Report finds 'poor workplace culture' at budgeting service
High profile anti-poverty advocate, Darryl Evans, presided over "a poor workplace culture" at the Mangere Budgeting Service, where he "appeared to monitor staff through security cameras".
Evans also… Audio
Person critically injured after shooting at Papatoetoe property
A person is in a critical condition in hospital after a shooting in the Auckland suburb of Papatoetoe.
NZers lost $4million to cyber scams in three months
New Zealanders lost almost four million dollars to cyber scammers between April and June this year.
The government agency that supports those affected by cyber security incidents, New Zealand's… Audio
Children's remains: Community shock at link to South Korea
The local Korean community is shocked there is a likely link between the homicide of two children and a migrant from their home country.
The Associated Press is reporting a relative of two children… Audio
Only five Auckland stores get govt-funded security upgrades
Just five stores across Tāmaki Makaurau have received security upgrades as part of a $6 million support fund announced by the government.
The prevention programme was announced by then-Police… Video, Audio
