Crime

The government has put forth new efforts to tackle youth crime and gang activity, as well as a dramatic increase in police for some cities.

Three people were hurt, one critically, in the Saturday night incident.

Two men entered the Mt Albert Sports Bar on New North Road intending to rob the premises, police say.

A lawyer convicted of strangling his girlfriend is back practising law again under another name - much to the surprise of his victim.

CCTV cameras and more police on the streets are expensive but are worth every cent being spent, mayor Tania Tapsell says. Audio

Four young people have been arrested as police seek others who may have been involved.

Police have received 16 more complaints amid a crime spree of plant pot thefts in Palmerston North.

Ayom Wek has made off with nearly $2 million and a border alert is in place for his part in a term deposit scam.

One man threatened to retrieve a gun during the confrontation, police say.

The man who dragged an 11-year-old into the toilets of the Blenheim train station has been sentenced to seven years in prison.

Police intercepted a number of calls in the weeks following Rau Tongia's death, a court has heard.

Two police officers have been found in breach of the Code of Conduct for accessing the database for personal use.

The man was charged with more than 30 offences spanning a period of 11 years before his family cut contact with him.

The death of the 60-year-old is now being treated as suspicious.

Fruit theft is rampant across the country, and sometimes farming equipment is being nicked too, a blueberry grower says.

Canterbury businesses say the vandalism is costing them thousands of dollars in repairs and back-up generators.