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.