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Crime spree suspect remanded in custody
A 25-year-old Bellevue man accused of a major crime wave involving the theft of thousands of dollars…
Armed robbery accused freed on bail
A Tauranga man who has admitted holding up the Lenz Superette with a small pistol and his face disguised…
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Red Cross emergency centres set up in Christchurch
The Red Cross has set up an emergency operation centre…
Woman knocked out in rural attack
A woman was knocked out after she disturbed two people on her Bay of Plenty property early today.
Pair to fight kidnap charges
The pair accused of abducting and bashing a 32-year-old local man in the Kaimai Ranges plan to defend the allegations at…
Criminal charges sought after anti-Islamic rant
A Muslim civil rights group in the U.S. state of Virginia is asking for criminal charges to be laid over an anti-Islamic…
Mauled girl ready for reconstructive surgery
A young victim of a dog attack in Bolivia has regained consciousness after nearly three weeks, and can now fly to the US…
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Four arrested after man loses eyesight in assault
Four men have been arrested over an assault at a North Shore pub that left a person blind in one eye…
Kapiti Coast police search for suspected arsonist
Police are searching for a man suspected of setting alight a house on the Kapiti coast. Kapiti-Mana police said they wanted…
Caregiver raises alarm after Levin man assaulted
A caregiver raised the alarm after finding a 53-year-old injured in a serious assault in his Levin home this morning. Police…
Jill Meagher murderer jailed
A serial rapist in Melbourne has been jailed for life with a non-parole period of 35 years after the rape and murder of…
Arrest of teens halts spate of burglaries
A spate of break-ins at homes and businesses around Kerikeri has been halted by the arrest of three…
Stolen ute discovered on fire
Rotorua police scoured Mamaku scrub for an injured driver after a burning Toyota Hilux was spotted by a passing logging…
Protection order breached: Police
A man accused of stabbing to death his former partner in Havelock North earlier this month was allegedly breaching a protection…
Human-shield accused denied prison leave
A man accused of using his partner's baby son to shield himself from police pepper spray has been declined leave from prison…
Internet troll's sentencing adjourned
Tristan Barker - whose father Michael is a former drummer for Split Enz - appeared in the Rotorua District Court today charged…
Pair plead 'not guilty' to Prasad murder
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Two men charged with pouring petrol on a man and setting him alight have pleaded not guilty.
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DHB slammed for letting mental health patient decline procedure
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A decision to allow a mental health patient to decline a potentially life-saving procedure has been…
Sexual Assault
Nigella victim of 'bystander effect'
Diners who only watched as Nigella Lawson was assaulted were probably influenced by the "bystander effect" - and it's at…
Justice System
ANZ exec confident bank in the clear
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ANZ head of retail banking Kerri Thompson says she is confident the bank will "come out in the clear"…
Child abuse
David Hill: Read to your kids and you'll transform their lives
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I taught - tried to teach - Dion when he was about 15. He was abused, neglected, feral, almost uncontrollable…
Assault and Homicide
Speak up on killing, police urge
Police say more than one person might have been involved in the killing of Paeroa pizza-maker Jordan Voudouris but they…
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