Crime
Experts believe 700kg cocaine caught at border was destined for another country
Experts say the amount caught far exceeded how much is usually consumed in Aotearoa, and so they suspect the shipment's intended final destination was another country.
Street violence has woman sleeping by baseball bat
A resident in Rotorua's Western Heights says she is sleeping with a baseball bat by her bed due to street racing, violence, threats and a riot in her neighbourhood.
Vehicles, assets worth over $1m seized in Hawke's Bay
Police say they have executed search warrants to take back property they allege belongs to a man facing significant drugs charges.
Increased police presence in Kaikohe after gang violence
Northland police have arrested a number of gang members after what they describe as a vicious and cowardly assault on a man in daylight on Kaikohe's main street.
Customs seize 700 kilograms of cocaine in shipping container from South America
Customs have seized more than 700 kilograms of cocaine in a shipping container, breaking the record for a border seizure that was set just two weeks ago.
Police warn NZers over 'staggering' rise in online fraud
Police are warning New Zealanders to beware of sales on social media, because they're seeing a staggering amount of fraud in online trading.
A 24-year-old has been arrested and charged over 27 scams… Audio
Conservation group wants 'ecocide' declared a crime
A conservation group is calling on the government to push for mass environmental destruction, or ecocide, to be declared a crime by the International Criminal Court.
The move would mean individuals… Audio
Oranga Tamariki didn't meet Māori over new sexual violence services
Oranga Tamariki has failed to meet with Māori to design new sexual violence services for children as unmet demand ratchets up.
The agency says it is still in a relationship-building phase with Māori… Audio
Police investigating cleaning company that posted photos of crime scenes on Facebook
The police have launched an investigation into a trauma cleaning company that for years posted graphic pictures of callout scenes.
RNZ revealed last month that Crime Scene Cleaners has been sharing… Audio
Police investigate stabbing in Palmerston North
A man with a serious stab wound was found on a footpath in Palmerston North early this morning.
Five injured after reports of shots fired in Auckland suburb
Multiple people were discovered injured after shots were fired in the Auckland suburb of Mt Roskill last night.
'Radical change': The Northland meth rehab programme that's proven to work
An innovative meth harm reduction programme is transforming lives in Northland - why hasn't it been rolled out across the country yet? Audio
Manu Vatuvei: From superstar to sentenced prisoner
Manu Vatuvei was one of rugby league's biggest stars, but last week he was jailed for importing methamphetamine - what happened? Audio
Behind the story: The town that backed a child sex abuser
RNZ's Veronica Schmidt talks to The Detail about the wider issues raised by her recent investigation into a volunteer firefighter who sexually abused his young son - and the boy's mother's fight to be… Audio
Two injured in Napier burglary
A person has been seriously injured during a burglary in Napier.
How biometrics can be a force for good and ill
Leading forensic anthropologist Professor Dame Sue Black steadfastly refuses to use her fingerprints to open things like her phone, but she is supportive of a future where biometrics can unlock… Audio
How biometrics can be a force for good and ill
Leading forensic anthropologist Professor Dame Sue Black steadfastly refuses to use her fingerprints to open things like her phone, but she is supportive of a future where biometrics can unlock… Audio
Parliament amok: A photo essay
A protest turns into a riot and conflagration as police move on Parliament’s squatters with quite extraordinary restraint. Photos tell the story.
Farmer fined $35,000 for failing to care for his sheep
Warren Michael George Koberstein was convicted for failing to treat about 100 sheep with flystrike, and for the reckless ill treatment of eight others that died as a result of the disease.
'Incompetent and negligent': Advocate hits out as $3m fund for victims not spent
Not a cent of a new $3 million fund for victims of serious crimes has been spent despite applications opening up seven months ago.
