Dairy owners claim criminals are "getting younger and vicious" thanks to social media.

Melissa Rays was dearly loved by the family-run business she worked at for 20 years.

Floral tributes have been left for Melissa Desley Rays, 58, near the accident site.

Two men have pleaded not guilty to manslaughter after Tahana, 29, died.

People reportedly rushed to help a woman who lay motionless on Marua Rd.

CCTV footage shows a car reversing down the driveway two hours before the fire.

Flights to popular destinations such as Sydney and Fiji are booking out.

Johnathan Stephens, 74, pleaded guilty to indecently assaulting two boys in 1971.

Starter pistols are affordable and appear easy to buy online, the Police Association says.

An elderly man, Peter Rasmussen, was allegedly gunned down in his home.

Police said an alleged starter pistol, which has been handed in, was involved.

The man has been arrested but police are yet to link him to the shooting.

The man's wife died in unexplained circumstances in their Remuera home last year.

Radio host Jay-Jay Feeney's brother Poull Andersen was riddled with pellets in hospital.

The woman allegedly falsified documents to travel to Wellington with a man.

The 29-year-old was found dead on St Pauls St on February 19.

The body of Guy Richards, 43, was found at a rural property in Manaia on Friday afternoon.

Pasifika lawyers mistaken for defendants, or told they won't make it through law school.

A Givealittle page is raising funds to support Daryl Saunders' wife and four children.

Neighbours were too scared to walk outside after hearing four or five gunshots on Friday.

Clean-up has begun at the Derrimore Heights site.

Rugby league stalwart Peter Rasmussen, 75, was shot dead in his home during lockdown.

Police allege the 20-year-old made a threat against non-Muslims in Auckland last year.

Al-Mozany said managing an Auckland practice from Australia was a "mistake".

Three women have been targeted in unrelated incidents in the past four weeks.

Operation Tauwhiro has been extended until June 30.

Three people were allegedly shot on Fort St in the early hours of Saturday.

Investigations and search warrants have fallen off the priority list, a source claims.

Emergency services rushed to Fort St in the CBD just before 2am.

More than 600kg of the class A drug was intercepted at Auckland Airport.

Covid patients with queries are being urged to call their GP or Healthline instead of 111.

The campsite remained in place this afternoon - and new supplies were delivered.

The man said he joined the gang out of peer pressure and want of a 'glamorous lifestyle'.

Councillor Josephine Bartley says trespass orders should be issued today.

Technical issues at a laboratory have left a Palmerston North mother distraught.

The Redvale man hosted a large party during alert level 3 restrictions last year.

A victims advocate says New Zealanders need help recognising coercive control.

A man allegedly ate and slept at an MIQ hotel for six nights while the real guest fled.

Food and drink venues across Auckland dominate locations of interest published today.

Protest shouldn't have got to this but use of force unacceptable to many - Andrew Coster.

Fatal crashes were reported in Manawatū and Ōamaru overnight.

A man has been charged with wounding Te Ariki Poulgrain, who escaped prison last year.

The man allegedly threatened and abused staff when asked to put on a mask.

Andrea Edwards pleaded guilty to receiving Trelise Cooper garments worth about $137,000.

Police are appealing for sightings of a man after the incident at Stanley Bay Park.

Brian James, 23, was shot and killed two days before Christmas in a violent attack.

CCTV footage captured chairs being used in the street fight, a property manager says.

The man sent a threatening text message to Newstalk ZB in January.

The new antibody Covid-19 test is weeks away from becoming commercially available.

A matron checked on the boys' dormitory and found Harlow in bed with a student in 1994.

Alister Grant Harlow appeared at Auckland District Court today.

A gun and metal pipes were used in the brawl on New North Rd, a resident says.

Bar owner had to get stitches after he was hit on the head.

Testing numbers were dramatically lower after Omicron's spread than after Delta's spread.

Three men are charged in relation to the Glass Rd attack two days before Christmas.

Spooner died in hospital after being struck by a car as he crossed the road in May 2020.

The threat was made on Tuesday.

Tamaki was arrested yesterday and remanded in custody at Mt Eden Corrections Facility.

The woman pleaded not guilty to six charges at Auckland District Court.

The woman was let out of an MIQ facility to collect personal items and tend to her pet.

Police said sharing or promotion of criminal behavior could lead to charges.

The children were caught in a rip around 100 metres from shore at Murrays Bay.

Shaw's Bird Park said there was no discrimination and the incident is a "one-off".

Dan Woolley said he has no hard feelings against the driver who came hurtling towards him.

All new border cases are presumed to be of the Omicron variant ahead of detailed results.

Anyone at the Waihi Beach Hotel Pub and RSA on January 5 should self-isolate immediately.

The traffic light system isn't going to 'help us a great deal with Omicron', says Baker.

Watch: Daniel Woolley is urging drivers to slow down after a crash that changed his life.

Boaties were stunned to see a great white shark peering at them off Stillwater.

People are being urged to get their booster shot before Omicron reaches the community.

Paramedics and lifeguards resuscitated a man twice on the beach at a holiday hotspot.

Attempts were made to revive the 30-year-old but she died at the scene.

It's unclear how the infected DJ travelled from Waiheke Island to Auckland CBD.

As Omicron cases increase at MIQ, so too the chances of it entering the community.

Michael Baker said Delta could be eliminated, but cases in MIQ are 'quite alarming'.

The death has not yet been added to the holiday period road toll of six.

The cafe owner said he won't press charges.