Crime
Hundreds of children harmed in state care each year
Almost 500 children in state care were harmed at least once in the year to mid-2021, and the rate of abuse appears to be increasing.
It's risen from under six percent in 2018, to eight percent last… Audio
Number of children harmed in state care rising
The number of children being harmed in state care is rising.
The latest figures from Oranga Tamariki show eight percent of all children in state care - up from six per cent in 2018.
VOYCE Whakarongo… Audio
Improvements have been made for children in care, despite abuse rates rising - Oranga Tamariki
An Oranga Tamariki manager says improvements have been made despite the number of children abused in state care rising.
Its latest figures are the worst since the Ministry for Children began… Audio
Local councillor in disbelief over school fight footage
A video posted online shows a gun or imitation firearm being held to a student's head during a fight between Otahuhu school students.
It shows multiple people fighting and a participant, who may not… Audio
Police: 'groups' involved in woman's death on Gisborne Street
Police have launched a homicide investigation after the death of a woman on a Gisborne street.
Tāmaki community anxious after Glen Innes shooting
An Auckland councillor says her community is anxious and on-edge after a shooting injured six people on Thursday.
Five of the victims are hospitalised, with two seriously injured.
Police are still… Audio
Police combing Glen Innes property after shooting
Police have been combing a property in the Auckland suburb of Glen Innes after six people were injured by gunfire early this morning.
They say people approached a house about three-o-clock and fired… Audio
Six people shot in Glen Innes
Six people have been shot in the Auckland suburb of Glen Innes in the early hours of this morning. Five are in Auckland City Hospital, two in a serious condition.
Katie Todd spoke to Morning Report… Audio
Police officers involved in shootings were allowed to see evidence before questioning
Police officers involved in fatal shootings have been allowed to view evidence before being questioned by detectives conducting homicide inquiries into the killings.
Police say they have now changed… Audio
Cows, children 'petrified' by boy racers in rural Waikato
Some residents in rural Waikato say an incident where a milk tanker was attacked is just the tip of the iceberg and every weekend boy racers are putting locals at serious risk.
Waikato locals frustrated with boy racers causing chaos
Every weekend hundreds of boy racers are causing chaos on the backroads of Waikato, say locals.
Police are investigating an attack on a Fonterra milk tanker which tried to drive through a gathering… Audio
'Behaviour is unacceptable': Police seek offenders after milk tanker damaged
An investigation has been launched into the smashing of a milk tanker's windscreen and milk being tipped onto a road at the weekend.
GCSB records 15% rise in cyber threat incidents in 2021
The GCSB is urging the country's critical businesses to stay alert in the face of increasing cyber threats.
Milk tanker attacked
Waikato police are investigating an attack on a milk tanker at the weekend, in which the cab's windscreen was smashed with a hammer, and milk was poured across the road.
The police say it happened… Audio
Woman arrested after car hits pedestrians at Manukau mall
A woman is in police custody and will appear in the Manukau District Court today after five people were hit by a car at the Westfield mall on Sunday.
One person is in a critical condition, and three… Audio
Victims of serious assault filmed before attack
Two men who were attacked by a man with a weapon in Upper Hutt last night - leaving one with life-threatening injuries - had called police before the assault to say they were being filmed.
Blood found at Auckland address, but no one present
Police are appealing for witnesses after blood was found at an East Tamaki address this morning.
Abuse in Care commission challenged to drive genuine change
The Abuse in Care Royal Commission has been challenged by survivors to drive genuine change, not just another rebrand.
Today was the final day of a two-week hearing into Māori experiences of abuse.
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Waikato Expressway assault: Victim still in critical condition
The 31-year-old man who was viciously assaulted by a group of people remains in a stable but critical condition in hospital, police say.
One found dead, one critically injured at rural property in Coromandel
A homicide investigation has been launched in the Coromandel this afternoon after a 43-year-old man was found dead.
