Crime
Man with schizophrenia jailed under three-strikes rule gets sentence shortened
A mentally-disabled man has had his seven-year assault sentence reduced to six months after a resentencing in the High Court at Wellington today.
Six arrested in operation targeting Rebels Motorcyle Gang
Six Rebels Motorcycle Gang members have been arrested in Auckland following a spate of arsons earlier this year amid increasing tensions between the Rebels and King Cobra gang.
Smaller businesses triple investment in cyber security - survey
Cyber security continues to be priority one for most small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) as the number of security breaches continue to grow.
Ecuador government aims to bring down unauthorized planes as drug crackdown ramps up
Ecuador's government will ask the legislature to approve a law that would allow the Andean country to bring down irregular airplanes, President Guillermo Lasso said on Wednesday, part of a crackdown…
Another Kawerau shop ram-raided
Locals in the Bay of Plenty town of Kawerau are frustrated and angry that yet another shop was ram raided overnight.
It is the fourth instance of a shop being smashed by a car at a time of increased… Audio
Santa Fe police not ruling out charges after Rust death
Santa Fe police have addressed media for the first time since the shooting death of the cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the movie Rust.
Santa Fe County Sherriff Adan Mendoza said… Audio
Second man charged with murder after teen shot dead in Māngere
Police have made a second arrest in connection to the death of a man following a shooting incident in Māngere.
ISIS militants kills 11 in attack on Iraqi village
Islamic State militants killed 11 people including a woman on Tuesday in an attack on a village in Diyala province, east of Iraq, the country's Joint Operations Command said in a statement.
Brazil senate committee voting on prosecution against Bolsonaro
Brazilian lawmakers are voting today whether to endorse calls for the President to be charged for crimes against humanity, over his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.
It's the culmination of a… Audio
Dannevirke museum hunting stolen huia
More than a century after the huia was hunted to extinction, Dannevirke museum is hunting for the return of its own prized specimen of the bird.
A man convicted of the theft of the huia said in a… Audio
Alec Baldwin 'heartbroken' after fatal on-set accident
Alec Baldwin says he is heart-broken over firing a live round from a prop gun that fatally wounded his film's cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
Film director Joel Souza who was standing behind her was… Audio
Man facing indecent assault charges over incidents at Christchurch beach
A man has been arrested after reports of indecent assaults at New Brighton beach in Christchurch this afternoon.
Man appears in court after Waikanae firearms incident
A man charged with a raft of offences after a firearms incident in Waikanae yesterday has appeared in court.
Case #028 - The Waterfront Robbery
It's one of the most brazen robberies in New Zealand's history.
In November 1956, Auckland mobsters made off with the equivalent today of $1 million after breaking into the Waterfront Industry… Audio
Meet the woman who scams the scammers
We've all wanted to scream down the phone at scammers before. Some people even keep whistles next to the phone so they can go one better. But few out there would have tried to scam the scammers… Audio
The Panel with Nick Leggett and Ella Henry (Part 1)
Panellists Nick Leggett and Ella Henry discuss the new traffic light Covid-19 Protection Framework and the missing bucket fountain bucket. Audio
Syria executes 24 people over deadly forest fires
Although executions are common in the tightly run country with a powerful security apparatus, it is rare to publicise such a large number of executions on a single day.
'Bring back the bucket': Pail plucked from Wellington's famous fountain
Wellington City Council is calling for whoever stole part of the city's famous bucket fountain to return it.
Council spokeperson Richard MacLean told Morning Report that sometime over the past couple… Audio
Man charged with UK MP's killing supported Islamic State, court told
UK police have charged a 25-year-old Londoner of Somali heritage with stabbing an MP to death in a church.
Suspected anti-vaxxers behind bogus vaccination bookings
Suspected anti-vaxxers have been making bogus vaccination bookings in one of the most unprotected areas of the country.
They've been targeting Tairāwhiti, where only 74 percent of people have had at… Audio
