Crime
Boot camps a 'racist', 'classist', 'populist', 'reheated' policy
Left-leaning parties have expressed anger, disgust and derision over National's new youth crime policy, saying it is a failed approach research shows will not work.
Double murderer admits to regularly lying to Corrections staff while on life parole
A convicted double murderer has admitted he would often mislead or lie to Corrections staff while on parole.
'It doesn't feel fair': Justice system regularly failing crime victims - advocate
A victim's advocate is describing sentencing discounts for offenders as a courtroom "lolly scramble" that lets survivors down and offenders off the hook.
National to 'crack down' on youth offending
Military academies and ankle bracelets on children as young as 10 are among the proposals National's touting today to crack down on serious young offenders.
It's pointing to the rise in ram raids… Audio
Victim's advocate labels sentencing discounts 'lolly scramble'
A victim's advocate is describing sentencing discounts for offenders as a courtroom "lolly scramble" that lets survivors down and offenders off the hook.
There was an outcry when Tauranga teenager… Audio
Two people arrested over Bexley dog walker stabbing
In Christchurch, two people have been charged over the stabbing of a man on Monday, while walking his dog.
An 18-year-old man has been charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm… Audio
Man charged with manslaughter over death of Gisborne toddler
Police have arrested and charged two people over the death of a Gisborne toddler earlier this year.
Police raid homes near Christchurch park days after stabbing
Police are outside two houses near where a man was repeatedly stabbed in Christchurch.
The man was attacked while walking his dog and remains in a critical condition in hospital.
Police have issued… Video, Audio
Fake Middlemore doctor pleads guilty to raft of new charges
A man has admitted he posed as a doctor at Middlemore Hospital using bogus CVs, forged reference letters and practising certificates.
Wellington brewer has 50 kegs stolen
More than 50 kegs of beer were stolen from Wellington craft beer company Abandoned Brewery on Monday.
It's unlikely the now-unrefrigerated, unlabelled mystery beer will get the thieves much money… Audio
GP-turned-crime writer Fiona Sussman on her new page-turner
What would you do, if you arrived home to find your wife naked - but for an apron - bleaching a stain from the carpet that only she can see? It's the set-up for Fiona Sussman's latest page-turning… Audio
Malcolm Rewa appeals sentence for Burdett murder
The man most recently convicted of Susan Burdett's murder in the nineties wants his case reheard, in what would be his fourth trial for the crime.
Malcolm Rewa was sentenced to life imprisonment in… Audio
Offender back to jail for armed robbery of same dairy 13 years later
In 2009, as a teenager, Alistair McFarlane robbed the Mosgiel Mini Mart of $350. Thirteen years later he robbed the same dairy of $3455.
Corrections not told of murderer's convictions while on life parole, inquest hears
The Coroner's Court has heard there was no record of Corrections being told about a murderer receiving further convictions while on parole.
190kg of cocaine worth up to $38m found inside imported boiler
Police have arrested seven people and seized up to $38 million worth of cocaine in an operation targeting its importation into New Zealand.
'Do the right thing': Police appeal to suspect in Bexley Park stabbing
A man seen arguing at a park is being urged to think of the victim and a family at his bedside hoping he will recover from being stabbed multiple times.
IPCA calls for 'fundamental overhaul' of fraud investigation processes
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found major failings in the way police are responding to the growing number of fraud complaints.
Wage subsidy fraud: Beneficiary pockets $50k for drugs and gambling
The South Taranaki man posed as a business owner to fraudulently claim a series of Covid-19 wage subsidy payments.
Christchurch stabbing: Bexley park quieter since attack
Some residents in eastern Christchurch are changing they way they use their local park, after a brutal stabbing of a man out walking his dog near the popular park.
The man remains in a critical… Audio
Malcolm Rewa pushes for retrial over murder conviction
The man most recently convicted of a murder that led to one of New Zealand's biggest miscarriages of justice wants his fourth trial over the matter.
