Crime
Child sex abuse operation: Level of offending much higher than before - investigator
DIA digital child exploitation team manager Tim Houston said the volume of cases had been much higher than in previous operations, but he was not sure if it was just the tip of an iceberg.
Global child abuse investigation led by NZ catches hundreds
Extreme and horrific images of child sexual exploitation on a scale never seen before.
The result of a worldwide investigation, led by New Zealand, which has netted hundreds of people involved in the… Audio
Former league star Manu Vatuvei jailed over meth importation
Manu Vatuvei, one of the greatest players in Warriors history, has been jailed for three and a half years, for importing methamphetamine, hidden in skipping rope handles.
His lawyer described the… Audio
'Largest ever' meth bust in NZ: Police, Customs seize 613kg of the drug
A shipment of 613 kilograms of methamphetamine - with what police say is a retail value of more than $245 million - was stopped at Auckland Airport last Thursday.
'He is disgraced': lawyer's submission as league star Manu Vatuvei jailed
Former rugby league star Manu Vatuvei has been sentenced to three years and seven months in prison for importing methamphetamine worth $200,000.
NZ-led anti-child sex abuse operation leads to 46 arrests in Aotearoa
A two-year international operation led by New Zealand authorities, has identified over 90,000 online accounts possessing or trading child sexual abuse material.
Police accuse anti-mandate protesters of damaging their cars
Police say the incident occurred after they removed a mobile shower block that was parked illegally.
Case #036 - Scott Guy
In the early hours of July 8, 2010, Scott Guy was gunned down at his farm gate. Police suspected his brother-in-law, but he was found not-guilty and no one else has been held accountable for the… Audio
Volunteer firefighter stayed in brigade after child sex abuse conviction
A volunteer firefighter was allowed to remain on his brigade after being convicted of sexually abusing his six-year-old son.
The victim's mother says the fire brigade showed public support for the… Audio
Former defendants in execution-style killing to keep name suppression
The identities of three men previously charged over the murder of Upper Hutt woman Lois Tolley in 2016 will remain secret for the foreseeable future.
Ex-police officers guilty of violating George Floyd's rights
The verdict is a rare instance of police officers being held criminally responsible for a colleague's excessive force.
Coroner hears from families of those killed at Al Noor Mosque
A coroner has heard a man feared his brother was alive but left for dead following the terror attack at Christchurch's Al Noor Mosque.
Almost three years after white supremacist Brenton Tarrant… Audio
Godfather actor looks back on film that changed his life
Gianni Russo reflects on the 50th anniversary of The Godfather and his life in the movies and the Mob. Audio
Case #035 - Cynthia Grierson Jackson
In 1960, police discovered the body of a man in a central Auckland apartment, but it is the disappearance of his wife, Cynthia Grierson Jackson that has baffled police for more than half a decade. Audio
Pressure mounts on School to come clean on Otago Girls' attack
Otago Girls High School has apologised after three students ripped off the hijab of another pupil, and beat her.
Seventeen-year-old Hoda Al-Jamaa was hospitalised with concussion after the attack.
… Audio
Petition created to support attacked Otago teen
The petition demanding justice for the high school student whose hijab was forcibly removed now has more than 72 thousand signatures, including that of model and influencer Bella Hadid.
Susie… Audio
Lack of support for young female offenders
The Principal Youth Court Judge says there is a clear lack of targeted gender-specific support for young female offenders, and he wants action.
Case #034 - Raurimu
Six people were killed and four injured when Stephen Anderson took his father's shotgun and went on a rampage in the sleepy North Island settlement of Raurimu, in 1997. Michael Morrah interviewed… Audio
Man charged with murdering New Plymouth woman
A man has been charged with murdering a 48-year-old woman, who was discovered dead at her home in the New Plymouth suburb of Vogeltown today.
Abuse in care: Psychologist on cover-ups in Catholic order
The Catholic Order of St John of God has been described as masters of cover-up and moral simpletons.
An Australian clinical psychologist has been giving evidence at the inquiry looking at historical… Audio
