Crime
Ron Brierley sentence fits the crime - advocate
The high profile court case of disgraced rich-lister Ron Brierley finally came to an end yesterday.
A Sydney judge sentenced the 84-year-old to 14 months jail with a seven-month non-parole period for… Audio
Ron Brierley jailed for 14 months over child sex abuse images
Disgraced retired businessman Ron Brierley has been sentenced to 14 months in prison with a seven-month non-parole period.
The 84-year-old appeared in a Sydney court today, having pleaded guilty in… Audio
Five dead in Norway after bow and arrow attack
Five people have been killed and two more injured in Kongsberg after a man used a bow and arrow to attack them.
Children's Commissioner on youth justice reforms: 'It could work better'
Children's Commissioner Andrew Becroft wants action on what he says are ingrained injustices in the youth justice system.
Fourth person charged after teenager shot four times in Invercargill
A fourth person has been charged after a man with four gunshot wounds sought treatment at Southland Hospital earlier this month.
Two arrests after large tangi in Porirua
Two people have been arrested, and four cars impounded, following a large tangi in Porirua yesterday.
Man charged over search for missing Marokopa family
A 34-year-old man has been charged following the search for a man and his children in Marokopa last month.
Charges filed following Big River mine damage on West Coast
Four men have been charged with arson after explosives were set off in a historic quartz mine causing significant damage.
Case #026 - Alicia O'Reilly
On August 16, 1980, 6 year-old Alicia O’Reilly was found dead in her bed, in the room she shared with her 8-year-old sister. For years the case has gone unsolved, but police are currently following up… Audio
Pandora Papers lead reporter: 'It's tax haven Whac-A-Mole'
The Pandora Papers have exposed how some of the most powerful and influential people in the world -- including heads of state, billionaires and celebrities -- use offshore companies to hide their… Audio
Fatal Avondale shooting: Police seek sightings of car
Police are not ruling out further people being charged after a man was fatally shot in Auckland last week.
Man's sentence 'well beyond excessive punishment' - Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has called a jailed man's sentence "well beyond excessive punishment" - and a breach of the Bill of Rights.
The sentence comes down to the Three Strikes Law - and his lawyer says he… Audio
Meth lab paraphernalia, drugs and cash seized in Waikato police raids
Three people have been arrested as part of an operation targeting the manufacture and supply of methamphetamine in the Waikato area.
Two charged with murder over King Country dad's death after road rage incident
Two men have been charged with the murder of Te Kuiti man Anthony Takrouna Bell, after a road rage attack in the main street of Ōtorohanga on Saturday.
Supreme Court rules three strikes sentence 'beyond excessive'
A mentally ill Wellington man will be re-sentenced for assault charges he was convicted of in 2018 after a Supreme Court appeal.
'Loving family torn apart by grief' judge tells crash driver
The actions of an alcohol and drug affected man who caused a fatal head-on crash on a motorway had a catastrophic impact on the victim's family, a judge says.
Piercing the criminal underbelly: Mark van Leewarden on life as an undercover cop
Mark van Leewarden tells Kathryn his fascinating and sometimes unsettling true life story about the realities of a secret life in New Zealand's criminal underworld of the late 1970s, and of going on… Audio
Compensation only the start of redress for abuse - Former Dilworth student
A Dilworth old boy says financial compensation can only mark the start of efforts to address 50 years of abuse at the school.
A former chaplain and teacher, Ross Browne, has pleaded guilty to 15… Audio
Second person charged following anti-lockdown protest
Another man has been charged after an anti-lockdown protest in Auckland Domain on the weekend.
Former Dilworth chaplain pleads guilty
Ross Douglas Browne, the former chaplain of Dilworth School, has pleaded guilty at the High Court in Auckland to over a dozen charges of indecently assaulting boys, some under 12 years old, over more… Audio
