Crime
Midday Report Essentials for Thursday 9 May 2024
On today's episode, the father of Gore toddler Lachlan Jones says the police theory about his son's death lacks common sense, RNZ reporter Timothy Brown gives us the latest from court, a Social… Audio
Former Fijian PM Frank Bainimarama jailed
Former Fiji Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama has been sentenced to one year in prison after being found guilty of perverting the course of justice. RNZ's Pacific News Editor Koroi Hawkins spoke to… Audio
Ponsonby Rd shooting: Hone Kay-Selwyn son of film-maker Don Selwyn
RNZ understands the gang member police believe shot and killed a man in Auckland was the son of Don Selwyn.
Man arrested over Timaru attack involving gun
A 33-year-old man has been charged with possessing a pistol and threatening to kill among others.
Midday Report Essentials for Wednesday 8 May 2024
On today's episode, the man sought by police for killing a person on a popular Auckland street has been found dead at a rural property outside Taupo, Auckland's deputy mayor Desley Simpson gives us… Audio
Auckland Deputy Mayor on Ponsonby shooting
Police say they are not currently seeking anyone else in relation to the shooting in Ponsonby, and a motivation for it was not yet clear. Auckland's Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson spoke to Charlotte… Audio
Man sought by police found dead in Taupō
The man sought by police for killing a person on a popular Auckland street has been found dead at a rural property outside Taupō. Audio
Shooting victim named as Robert Sidney Horne
In a social media post, Horne's family said they expected the coroner to release his body on Wednesday.
Government quiet on costs, building plan for Waikato prison expansion
The extra beds would take longer than the four-years covered in this week's budget announcement to deliver, the Corrections Minister told RNZ.
Ponsonby shooter allegedly found dead in Taupō
RNZ understands the man sought after the fatal Ponsonby shooting has been found dead in the Central North Island. Reporter Maia Ingoe spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
How many beds will Waikeria Prison get?
The government has clarified just how many beds the Waikato prison will get after a series of maths gaffes - 455, 600, 810 or 1865? Audio
Pedestrian struck as pair flee police
A pedestrian was struck by a car that was fleeing police in central Palmerston North this afternoon.
Ponsonby shooting: More security, police patrols needed, bar owner says
Ponsonby Road businesses are looking to fund their own extra security guards after a fatal shooting on the street.
Former All Black found guilty of domestic violence in Paris - French media
According to reports, the court found Byron Kelleher attacked a woman while under the influence of alcohol.
Ponsonby shooting: Hone Kay-Selwyn sought by police
The 31-year-old has a warrant for arrest for unlawful possession of a firearm. Here's how the situation has unfolded.
Watch: Elderly woman knocked to the ground in unprovoked attack
A 43-year-old man has been arrested in Auckland after an elderly woman was viciously knocked to the ground in an unprovoked attack in broad daylight on Sunday.
Accused Aussie mushroom killer pleads not guilty
Erin Patterson has elected to have her case "fast-tracked" to a Victorian Supreme Court trial.
Morning Report Essentials for Tuesday 7 May
On today's episode, we hear from Prime Minister Christopher Luxon about the $1.9 billion promised for corrections, and we get reaction from former prisoner and penal reform campaigner Cosmo Jeffery… Audio
'There's got to be more help' - Auckland mayor shocked at Ponsonby shooting
As police continue to search for a gunman after Sunday's fatal shooting in Ponsonby, mayor Wayne Brown has expressed his shock.
Former prisoner on govt's investment in Corrections
A former prisoner and penal reform campaigner says the $1.9 billion investment in Corrections should instead be used to keep people out of jail. Twenty years ago, Cosmo Jeffrey spent 2 years in… Audio