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Kodie Waitapu was assaulted by Anaru Karekare at the Whakatane Hotel, falling from the balcony of the Craic Bar in 2016. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Man falls off balcony in 'vicious' attack by 'wannabe' gangsters

13 Jun, 2018 6:52pm
8 minutes to read

He called them 'wannabe' gangsters. Now Kodie Waitapu suffers from a life-long injury.

NEW ZEALAND

'Appalling treatment': A victim went to police to report a serious crime. She got deported.

9 Jun, 2018 5:00am
3 minutes to read

EXCLUSIVE: Immigration Minister says treatment of deported crime victim "appalling".

Police return to the Wilrose Place address where David Kuka was killed. Photo / George Novak

NEW ZEALAND

Revenge gone wrong? Police probe gang link in 'mistaken identity' slaying

8 Jun, 2018 7:55pm
4 minutes to read

Police are investigating a gang link between two deaths - one a case of mistaken identity.

Deputy commissioner Viv Rickard, left, missed out on the Commissioner job to Mike Bush, right, when Peter Marshall, centre, retired in 2014. Photo / Mark Mitchell

NEW ZEALAND

Top Māori cop's ambitions dashed: Jockeying for job starts

23 May, 2018 2:27pm
3 minutes to read

The man once seen as New Zealand's first Māori police commissioner no longer has a job.

NEW ZEALAND

Bold new plan to combat gangs: 'Cut the head off the snake'

20 May, 2018 5:00am
11 minutes to read

Inside the police plans for 700 staff to tackle organised crime in New Zealand.

A fatal dose of heroin compared to fentanyl, a synthetic opiate. Photo/New Hampshire State Police.

NEW ZEALAND

Police Minister warns of 'new P'

19 May, 2018 4:12pm
3 minutes to read

The potentially fatal drug is 50 times more powerful than heroin and killed Prince.

Chris Chase outside the Auckland District Court in November 2011. Photo/Richard Robinson.

Inside NZ's $50m designer drug ring

14 May, 2018 7:19pm
23 minutes to read

SPECIAL REPORT: The Herald reveals the full story of London Underground.

NEW ZEALAND

Inside NZ's $50m designer drug ring

14 May, 2018 5:00pm
23 minutes to read

SPECIAL REPORT: The Herald reveals the full story of London Underground.

Chris Chase, centre, during sentencing in the Auckland High Court. Photo / Mike Scott

NEW ZEALAND

Revealed: The man behind NZ's $50m designer drug ring

10 May, 2018 3:38pm
5 minutes to read

From party pills to prison. After six years, the name of the millionaire can be revealed.

Unlawful construction workers have been targeted for deportation in Operation Spectrum. Photo/Getty.

BUSINESS

Illegal migrants could service KiwiBuild

6 May, 2018 5:00am
4 minutes to read

Unlawful migrants with building skills could stay in NZ to fill worker shortage.

NEW ZEALAND

Comanchero gang patch banned in swimming pools, libraries

5 May, 2018 10:21am
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Swimming pools, libraries and WINZ offices off-limits to those displaying the insignia.

An Eagle police helicopter was involved in the chase for Jerrim Toms. Photo / Christine Cornege

NEW ZEALAND

Fatal police shooting: 61-year-old woman on meth charges

5 May, 2018 10:18am
3 minutes to read

A woman has been accused of supplying methamphetamine to a man fatally shot by police

Tribesmen member Don Turei was on his way to a wedding reception when he was knocked off his motorcycle. Photo/Supplied.

NEW ZEALAND

Surprise manslaughter plea in biker's death

2 May, 2018 11:03am
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Don Turei had just left a wedding. A rival gang member has now admitted killing him.

Hira Noble, 51, was denied bail on serious synthetic cannabis and money laundering charges. Photo/Supplied.

NEW ZEALAND

Money laundering of nearly $1m in drug bust: police

25 Apr, 2018 5:00am
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Bail denied for alleged ringleader of Bay of Plenty synthetic cannabis supply chain.

The Hummer was seized by police following an investigation into the alleged supply of synthetic cannabis. Photo/Alan Gibson.

NEW ZEALAND

Hummer, house seized in synthetic cannabis raids

24 Apr, 2018 1:24pm
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Police raids across Bay of Plenty after investigation of alleged synthetic cannabis ring.

Police and fisheries officers in Birch St, Tauranga during a raid that took place across the city this morning.Photo / Alan Gibson

NEW ZEALAND

Police raids target synthetic cannabis, money laundering

24 Apr, 2018 9:01am
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Searches at multiple sites in the North Island related to drugs and money laundering.

Ronnie and Penelope de Wys will lose their farm after a judge ruled $730,000 in unexplained cash was the profits of crime. Photo/Supplied.

NEW ZEALAND

Couple to lose farm after judge rejects $730k explanation

15 Apr, 2018 5:00am
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No criminal charges laid but Waikato couple have lost farm for growing cannabis.

Police arrest a Mongrel Mob gang member in the Bay of Plenty township of Kawerau. Photo / Alan Gibson

NEW ZEALAND

Inside the raids on the Mongrel Mob

27 Mar, 2018 5:44pm
4 minutes to read

Police smashed a P supply chain in Kawerau today. But breaking addiction is harder.

Vehicles have been seized by police in this morning's raid.

NEW ZEALAND

Police raid on Mob HQ: 25 arrests, vehicles seized

27 Mar, 2018 11:06am
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Raids are result of a six-month investigation into organised crime and illicit drugs.

Saul Roberts received secret cash payments on 90 occasions, totaling more than $200,000. Photo / Michael Craig

BUSINESS

Man defrauded trust that helps people with disabilities

27 Mar, 2018 10:17am
4 minutes to read

Saul Roberts received 90 secret cash payments, totalling $203,000.

Lawyer Arlan Arman. Photo / Doug Sherring

NEW ZEALAND

Judge: Lawyer 'pressured man into guilty plea'

25 Mar, 2018 12:00pm
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Arlan Arman was unprepared and did not give "competent or correct" legal advice.

Isaiah Neil was just 8 months old when he died inside a hot car in November 2015. Photo / Supplied

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Social worker team to tackle child abuse

24 Mar, 2018 5:00am
4 minutes to read

Specialist team of social workers to work with police after baby boy's death.

NEW ZEALAND

Bikie busters: Police move on Australian gangs in NZ

13 Mar, 2018 5:00am
10 minutes to read

Busy port and Australian gangs the targets of new police squad in Tauranga.

Jonah Lomu, left, with Loizos Michaels. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

'Phantom' fraudster who conned Jonah Lomu granted parole, to be deported

8 Mar, 2018 5:48pm
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"The Phantom" who stole $3.2m has been granted parole and will be deported to Australia.

Hooi Keat Chai, also known as Kok Tong Chai, faces 26 immigration fraud charges following Operation Spectrum. Photo / Supplied

BUSINESS

Fraud accused living in $2m home and driving a Porsche

3 Mar, 2018 6:11am
5 minutes to read

Two alleged identities for company director who lives in $2.3m home and drives a Porsche.

Immigration fraud charges will be laid against a second person following Operation Spectrum. Photo/File.

BUSINESS

Raid on home of construction boss

27 Feb, 2018 10:00am
5 minutes to read

Businessman's home raided in immigration crackdown on construction industry.

The underground crews were paying workers $20 to $40 an hour in cash and undercutting legitimate rivals to win jobs. Photo / 123RF

BUSINESS

200 construction workers busted in immigration swoop

24 Feb, 2018 5:00am
4 minutes to read

Operation Spectrum finds 15 fraudsters deported from NZ, came back with new names.

Operation Spectrum uncovered immigration fraud and unlawful foreign workers on Auckland's construction sites. Photo / Getty Images

BUSINESS

Inside Auckland's con-struction jobs

24 Feb, 2018 5:00am
9 minutes to read

EXCLUSIVE: More than 100 illegal workers on Auckland's building sites deported.

NEW ZEALAND

Australia's most dangerous gang sets sights on NZ

18 Feb, 2018 5:00am
6 minutes to read

EXCLUSIVE: New photos of Australia's most dangerous gang in New Zealand.

The young girl has been at the centre of an international custody battle (picture posed by model).

NEW ZEALAND

'Snatch squad' took girl from school

3 Feb, 2018 5:00am
6 minutes to read

EXCLUSIVE: Desperate dad used Aussie team to restore contact with daughter.

Antonie Dixon (right) was high on P when he attacked Renee Gunbie (left). Photos / Derek Flynn, Glenn Jeffrey

NEW ZEALAND

Antoine Dixon's sword victim in jail for P deals

17 Dec, 2017 5:00am
4 minutes to read

Renee Gunbie lost her right hand in a P fuelled sword attack. Now she's lost her freedom.

The compulsory monitoring of children, by midwives or Plunket, was the number one recommendation of Coroner Wallace Bain in his findings into the 2015 death of Moko Rangitoheriri. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Moko: Kiwis not happy with monitoring, says minister

13 Dec, 2017 6:00pm
9 minutes to read

Deaths a tragedy, but mInister says 'no' to children's register.

Vicki Harlick, left, and her aunt Marie Harlick embrace outside court after Robert Hohua was sentenced. Photo/Alan Gibson.

NEW ZEALAND

Marie Harlick's killer 'looked me in the eye'

13 Dec, 2017 1:30pm
5 minutes to read

Marie Harlick stood up in court and looked into the eyes of her niece's killer.

Robert Roupere Hohua appears in the High Court at Tauranga today where he is sentenced to 17 years for the murder of Marie Rose Harlick. Photo / Alan Gibson

NEW ZEALAND

Marie Harlick's killer jailed for at least 17 years

13 Dec, 2017 10:00am
7 minutes to read

Gang member to spend at least 17 years in prison for fatal assault on partner.

A senior police will be arrested on criminal charges. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Senior police officer to face sex charges

12 Dec, 2017 4:16pm
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Senior police officer from Northland to face criminal charges after sex abuse complaint.

Head Hunter president Wayne Doyle speaks to police as $6m of property restrained in September. Photo / NZ Herald

NEW ZEALAND

Revealed: $20 million linked to Head Hunters boss - police

12 Dec, 2017 5:00am
5 minutes to read

Police allege nearly $20m - half in cash - banked by entities linked to Wayne Doyle.

Jan Antolik, also known as Karel Sroubek, had his drug conviction appeal thrown out. Photo/Steven McNichol.

NEW ZEALAND

Killer framed me, drug smuggler claims

8 Dec, 2017 1:49pm
5 minutes to read

Businessman claims 5kg of Ecstasy planted in revenge for giving evidence against murderer.

Pro poker star Shane Tamihana has been charged with multiple drug offences under the name of Shane Thompson.

NEW ZEALAND

SkyCity poker champ in massive P bust

2 Dec, 2017 5:00am
3 minutes to read

From casino VIP lounge to courtroom, poker king on serious P charges after police inquiry.

Marie Harlick's youngest daughter Vivienne, 2, is living a new life after watching her mother's murder. Photo/Alan Gibson.

NEW ZEALAND

Red flags failed murdered mum, baby

25 Nov, 2017 5:00am
6 minutes to read

Police made four "Reports of Concern" to social workers in the months before murder.

Marie Harlick, left, promised to take care of Vivienne after the toddler's mother was murdered. Photo/Alan Gibson.

NEW ZEALAND

'I promise I'll love her': Picking up the pieces of a shattered life

25 Nov, 2017 5:00am
8 minutes to read

EXCLUSIVE: Healing a little girl who watched her mother being beaten to death.

A breakthrough in the Red Fox Tavern cold case gave closure to John Gott, who died of cancer this week. Photo/Supplied.

NEW ZEALAND

Detective dies in peace after cold case arrests

23 Nov, 2017 6:30pm
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Cold case arrests bring closure to police officer before succumbing to cancer.

An anonymous tip was the only reason Nabjeet Singh's $360,000 benefit fraud was discovered. Photo / Ross Giblin.

NEW ZEALAND

The inside job: How MSD welfare cheat was nabbed

19 Nov, 2017 5:00am
4 minutes to read

Detection tools were unable to discover welfare cheat investigator's fraud.

Brian Cotter was scammed tens of thousands of dollars by people claiming to be technicians from Spark. Photo / Andrew Warner.

NEW ZEALAND

88yo loses $50,000 in scam: 'I'm a mug'

19 Nov, 2017 5:00am
3 minutes to read

Pensioner who lost $50,000 puts aside shame to warn others about 'Spark' scam.

Vicki Harlick (centre) gets a hug from Heni Allen (left) and Judd Allen (right) outside the High Court at Tauranga after the man who killed her sister was found guilty of murder. Photo / Alan Gibson

NEW ZEALAND

Harlick: 'Nothing will bring her back but justice is served'

7 Nov, 2017 5:00am
4 minutes to read

Family pleased Robert Hohua has been found guilty of murder.

Robert Roupere Hohua killed Marie Harlick last year and was today found guilty of murder. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Jury finds Robert Hohua guilty of murder

6 Nov, 2017 4:30pm
4 minutes to read

Robert Hohua admitted beating his partner to death, but said he never meant to kill her.

Robert Hohua, left, has admitted beating Marie Rose Harlick to death. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

A jealous lover: Murder or manslaughter in Hohua case?

3 Nov, 2017 6:52pm
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Murder or manslaughter? Lawyers make closing addresses in the trial of Robert Hohua.

Marie Rose Harlick died after a 20-minute assault by Robert Roupere Hohua. Photo / Alan Gibson

NEW ZEALAND

Toddler found hidden under blanket beside dead mother

31 Oct, 2017 6:01pm
4 minutes to read

Harrowing discovery of 19-month-old girl hiding under blanket next to beaten, dead mother.

NEW ZEALAND

Accused killer claimed victim 'sleeping'

31 Oct, 2017 11:41am
3 minutes to read

Baby found in same room as mother beaten to death.

Marie Harlick (right) was killed last year by her partner, Robert Roupere Hohua. Photo / Alan Gibson

NEW ZEALAND

'Get up or I'll kill you': Man on bail beat partner to death

31 Oct, 2017 5:00am
5 minutes to read

A man who beat his partner to death in a jealous rage was on bail for a previous assault.

NEW ZEALAND

Baby death: Report reveals CYF shortcut

21 Oct, 2017 5:00am
8 minutes to read

CYF review of Isaiah Neil's death finds social workers took shortcut to meet KPI deadlines

Tame Iti in front of his distinctive 'tangata' figure paintings in a mural in Taneatua. Photo/Alan Gibson.

NEW ZEALAND

Terror raids: Tame Iti says 'let it go'

14 Oct, 2017 5:00am
8 minutes to read

Ten years after his arrest as a 'terrorist', Tame Iti talks Tuhoe and how he 'let it go'.

Mark Lundy during his 2015 retrial for murdering his wife and daughter. Photo/Mark Mitchell.

NEW ZEALAND

Latest legal twist in Lundy murder

14 Oct, 2017 5:00am
3 minutes to read

Science of 'brain' tissue crucial to Mark Lundy's bid to quash double murder convictions.

NEW ZEALAND

Man omits US crimes, loses NZ citizenship

8 Oct, 2017 5:00am
2 minutes to read

New Zealand citizenship stripped from man who failed to declare robbery conviction.

The mother asked the Family Court to refuse the father's application as the girl was

NEW ZEALAND

Schoolgirl 'missing' for two years found in NZ

7 Oct, 2017 5:00am
5 minutes to read

Father had no idea where missing daughter was until viral campaign found her living in NZ

At the heart of Moko's shocking death were two young mothers struggling to cope. Photos / File

NEW ZEALAND

Moko inquest: A tale of two mothers

4 Oct, 2017 6:30pm
6 minutes to read

At the heart of Moko's shocking death were two young mothers struggling to cope.

Judge Andrew Becroft, Childrens Commissioner, gives evidence on the last day of the coroners inquest held at the Rotorua District Court into the death of Moko Rangitoheriri. Photo / Alan Gibson

NEW ZEALAND

Moko inquest: Becroft on the 'dark side' of New Zealand

3 Oct, 2017 3:17pm
5 minutes to read

Commissioner said Moko's "abhorrent death" preventable but agencies missed "red flags".

Dr Johan Morreau, paediatrician at Rotorua Hospital, gives evidence on the last day of the coroners inquest held at the Rotorua District Court into the death of Moko Rangitoheriri. Photo / Alan Gibson

NEW ZEALAND

Moko inquest: Paediatrician calls for more family support

3 Oct, 2017 2:54pm
3 minutes to read

A leading doctor wants a "First 1000 Days" target to improve NZ's child abuse record.

Mark Loper gives evidence at the inquest of Moko Rangitoheriri, who died at the hands of adult caregivers. Photo / Alan Gibson

NEW ZEALAND

Moko inquest: Child abuse top priority

3 Oct, 2017 10:45am
3 minutes to read

Between Nia Glassie and Moko Rangitoheriri's deaths, 94 other children were killed.

Police have targeted the Head Hunters over the past three years. Photo/NZ Herald.

NEW ZEALAND

Cash, drugs and guns: Inside the police war on the Head Hunters

28 Sep, 2017 6:47pm
7 minutes to read

The raid on Head Hunter boss Wayne Doyle is the latest battle in a "targeted" police war.

Police talk to Wayne Doyle, left, and other Head Hunters during search warrant at gang's Ellerslie base. Photo / NZ Herald

NEW ZEALAND

Feared gang boss target of $6m probe

25 Sep, 2017 3:26pm
3 minutes to read

No charges but police seize assets worth $6m linked to gang president Wayne Doyle.

Shane Neil is serving 10 months of home detention for the manslaughter of his son Isaiah. Photo/Alan Gibson.

NEW ZEALAND

Hot car death: The father of baby Isaiah Neil says home detention for manslaughter was too light

25 Sep, 2017 8:14am
5 minutes to read

EXCLUSIVE: The father of a baby left to die in a hot car says his sentence was too light.

NEW ZEALAND

Synthetic drugs and a hot car: The 'bad dream' life and death of baby Isaiah Neil

25 Sep, 2017 4:44am
13 minutes to read

Baby left to die in a hot car while his mum and grandma used drugs, reports Jared Savage.