Crime
New Lynn terror attacker a known threat, was monitored - PM and Police Commissioner
In a press conference on Friday evening, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Police Commissioner Andrew Coster said the attacker who was shot dead at LynnMall was a known threat and was being monitored.
…LynnMall attack: Witness describes man running with knife
A man has been shot dead by police after a knife attack at New Lynn's Countdown supermarket at LynnMall on Friday afternoon.
Here are the latest details.
Video, Audio
Investigation into how person escaped quarantine
Questions still swirl about how a man absconded from his Quarantine hotel early yesterday morning - after he'd tested positive for Covid-19. It is not yet clear how he was able to slip through MIQ… Audio
Covid-19: Risk assessment was done on infected man before he escaped quarantine
A man who escaped a quarantine facility had a risk assessment done on him before he absconded from the facility, the joint head of managed isolation and quarantine has confirmed.
The man, who… Audio
Covid-19: Analysis of Covid-positive man's escape from MIQ
The Government still doesn't have answers as to how a Covid-positive man was able to escape an Auckland quarantine facility for more than 12 hours yesterday.
It's still not clear how many people he… Audio
Grant Robertson defends MIQ security after Covid-19 infected man's escape
Answers are being demanded after a man infected with Covid-19 escaped from hotel quarantine for an extended period in Auckland early on Thursday.
The man was arrested at a house in Otahuhu yesterday… Audio
Police scour CCTV to find mum of baby left at Onehunga recycling facility
Warning: Details in this interview may upset some listeners.
Police investigating the discovery of a baby girl's body at an Auckland recycling facility are scouring CCTV footage for the movement of… Video, Audio
Arrests made, drugs seized as police enforce lockdown travel restrictions
Police have made a number of arrests in Waikato after uncovering firearms, cash and drugs as officers carried out lockdown compliance vehicle stops.
Whale watching and finding 'better quality meats' no excuse for travel - police
Police say they are pleased with the public's overall compliance with level 4 restrictions over the weekend but have discovered people hunting, on their way to buy a puppy, trying to get 'better…
Case #020 - The Black Widow
Philip Nisbet was found dead in his Christchurch home on May 4, 2009.
Four years later his wife was found guilty of murder. Audio
Two arrested after alleged car thefts, property damage
Two youths have been taken into custody after an early morning crime spree across Christchurch.
Robert F Kennedy's assassin granted release from prison
A Californian parole board has voted to grant prison release to the murderer of Democratic 1968 presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy.
Four arrested after dramatic car chase in Auckland
Four people are in custody after a dramatic car chase on the Auckland motorway which ended in Henderson.
Suspicious second blaze at house after fatal fire
Police are appealing to the public for information after a suspicious fire at a residential address in Upper Hutt, two nights after a woman died at the same house.
Arrest made after man stabbed to death in Auckland
A man has been arrested after police launched a homicide investigation into the death of a male in Panmure last night.
Two deny charges laid over serious injuries to Flaxmere boy
Two people charged with an assault that left a four-year-old permanently brain damaged have pleaded not guilty.
Warnings of insurance changes as e-bike thefts "skyrocket"
Skyrocketing numbers of thefts of electric bikes in the last 12 months have prompted warnings that insurance companies may soon require separate insurance policies. Currently, e-bikes can be covered… Audio
Case #019 - Jane Furlong
The disappearance of Jane Furlong is a mystery that has gripped the nation for nearly thirty years. Audio
Man arrested after police standoff in West Auckland
A man who holed up with a gun in the west Auckland suburb of Massey today has been arrested.
DOC's Aoraki/Mount Cook hit by ransomware attack
Eleven people may have had their privacy breached and the Department of Conservation was in the process of contacting them.
