Crime
Midday Report Essentials for Friday 5 July 2024
On today's episode, a person has been being treated for injuries after an assault at Wellington Girls' College this morning. It's set to be a landslide for the Labour Party with the Tories on course… Audio
Serious assault at Wellington Girls' College
A person has been being treated for injuries after an assault at Wellington Girls' College this morning. RNZ reporter Nick James speaks to Charlotte Cook. Audio
'So sorry': California man tried to catch Kiwi's killers amid gunfire
A man who tried to intervene in a fatal attack on a New Zealand woman in California says he wished he could have done more to help.
Firearms found on prison grounds 18 times since 2016
At least one person each year is caught trying to take a gun into New Zealand's prisons.
Morning Report Essentials for 5th July
On today's episode, a developer warns scrapping size rules risks tiny apartments. Outgoing Kainga Ora board member says review was ill-informed. The PSA says scrapping COVID sick leave endangers… Audio
Annual incidents of gun smuggling into prisons reported
At least one person each year is caught trying to smuggle guns into prisons. Justice reporter Soumya Bhamidipati has been looking into a decade of data around contraband in prisons. She spoke to… Audio
Man tried to intervene in fatal attack in Southern California
A man who tried to intervene in Patricia McKay fatal attack in Southern California says he wished he could have done more to help. Beau Bayliss had shots fired at him when he tried to hold down one of… Audio
More arrests follow Auckland jewellery store robbery
A 16-year-old is among three people arrested following a brutal robbery at an Auckland jewellery store.
Three men jailed for roles in importation millions of dollars of cocaine from Colombia
The men were part of a much larger drug syndicate responsible for importing and distributing nearly 100kg of cocaine, with an estimated street value of $45 million.
Major breakthrough in Gulf Harbour homicide investigation
Two people have now been charged with interfering with human remains, and police have been combing through a property in Orewa, Lucy Xia speaks to Susana Lei'ataua. Audio
Midday Report Essentials for 4 July 2024
On today's episode, we cross to Richard Winton at the LA Times who speaks to us about the death of New Zealander Patricia McKay, outside a Newport Beach shopping mall. We then speak to sergeant Steve… Audio
US police investigating the death of NZder killed in California
Newport Beach Police say 68-year-old Patricia Mckay was pulled onto the road following a struggle, and hit by a car driven by one of her attackers. Sergeant steve oberon at the Newport Beach Police… Audio
MFAT assisting family of NZer killed in California
The family of a New Zealand woman killed in a robbery at a California mall say they have no words to express their sadness. Newport Beach Police say Patricia McKay, 68, was pulled onto the road… Audio
Morning Report Essentials for 4th July
On today's episode, a New Zealand woman named as Patricia Mckay has been run down and killed during a gunpoint robbery in California. A witness to the crime speaks about what happened during the… Audio
Illicit tobacco sales infiltrate NZ towns and cities
The steady creep of widely available black market cigarettes is costing the country millions of dollars in lost tobacco product revenue. Audio
More on the death of a NZ woman in Southern California
Back now to our lead story on the violent death of 68 year-old New Zealander Patricia Mckay, during a gunpoint robbery in Southern California. The police in Newport Beach in LA say two men, one armed… Audio
OT plans boot camp pilot amid staffing uncertainty
It's just weeks before the serious young offender boot camp pilot starts and Oranga Tamariki is still discussing who will take on the critical role of intensive mentoring. The defence force says it… Audio
New Zealander killed in the US after gunpoint robbery
A 68 year-old-New Zealand woman named as Patricia Mckay has been run down and killed during a gunpoint robbery in Southern California. The police in Newport Beach in LA say two men, one armed with a… Audio
New Zealander killed during a gunpoint robbery in California
A New Zealand woman named as Patricia Mckay aged 68 has been run down and killed during a gunpoint robbery in California. The police in Newport Beach in LA say two men tried to rob two victims as they… Audio
Law and order at any cost
What we know, what we don't, and what the evidence says, about whether boot camps work. Audio
