CrimeTwins admit violent machete robbery that resulted in shotgun blast, attempted murder chargeA Facebook Marketplace seller was attacked with a machete while trying to sell a ring. 15 Apr 10:00 PM
UFCEx-UFC Kiwi star arrested in Australia over alleged domestic violence incidentPolice arrested the heavyweight fighter after being called to a regional NSW property.15 Apr 08:22 PM
Crime'Have I ever killed you before?' driver asked concerned passenger - moments before deadly crashShe initially tried to get another passenger to take the blame after the car rolled.15 Apr 07:08 PM
New Zealand'Overwhelming psychological distress‘: Experts' warning as 'magic mushroom season' beginsHarm reduction services are also cautioning Kiwis about mixing drugs in a potent cocktail.15 Apr 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Did I kill anyone?': Driver's words after fatal crashThe accused said he was unsure his symptoms were real and had received conflicting advice.15 Apr 08:00 AM
Crime'Shannon did it': Victim's last words as he lay dying on roadsideThe Crown says Shannon Brady deliberately ran Nicholas Baldwin down in his ute.15 Apr 07:00 AM
New Zealand'Calculating, deceitful': Serial con woman jailed for web of tax, loan and passport fraudsA judge said the losses Karina Knedler has caused "are truly enormous". 15 Apr 05:00 AM
CrimeFour relatives to stand trial for death of woman found floating in plastic bagSuppression lifted today for the four defendants after a Court of Appeal decision.15 Apr 03:03 AM
New ZealandYouth arrested after violent back-to-back dairy robberiesPolice say they aren't ruling out further arrests. 15 Apr 02:45 AM
CrimePaw Patrol: Pet border collie reunited after being taken on cross-city ride in stolen carA 31-year-old man faces four charges and is due in the Auckland District Court today.15 Apr 02:10 AM
CrimeAssault outside MSD office left victim with teeth knocked out after alleged name-callingThe victim suffered a second blow after she coughed and her veneers fell out and broke.15 Apr 02:00 AM
PoliticsPolice defend $35k Aussie campaign that has brought home just two officers so far'A campaign that results in recruiting any experienced police officer is a win for us'.14 Apr 05:00 PM
CrimeGuard smuggled drugs and alcohol into prison for inmate in exchange for sexual favoursCorrections officer received the contraband and favours from an associate of the prisoner.14 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandDriver who killed pedestrian saw GP days before collision, worried he would have seizureThe 27-year-old told police after the crash he 'must have blacked out'.14 Apr 07:00 AM
CrimeMurder trial nearly derailed as father confronts man who stabbed daughter’s throat'Break the cycle!!' the woman wrote to her kids in a letter hours before death.14 Apr 06:15 AM
CrimeMother admits she fatally starved toddler, who weighed just 6.23kgThe child was eating Weet-Bix, yoghurt and one bottle a day, she later told police. 14 Apr 01:48 AM
New ZealandFinance manager found guilty for role in collapsed multimillion-dollar Ponzi schemeThe giant Ponzi scheme came to light in 2019, when principal Masatomo Ashikaga died.13 Apr 11:17 PM
BusinessAuckland woman found guilty of overseeing $53m East Wind Ponzi schemeThe Ponzi scheme targeted mainly Japanese nationals and immigrants to New Zealand.13 Apr 10:53 PM
New ZealandFatal crash: Driver who shunted pedestrian 7m into garden says he 'must have blacked out'The 27-year-old had been told by a doctor not to drive five months before the crash.13 Apr 07:30 AM
New ZealandNorthland man charged over $250k damage to Kaikohe Gliding ClubChief instructor Ken Tyler found fuel and tools missing late last month.13 Apr 03:58 AM
CrimeMan destroys furniture, cuts down tree in chainsaw rampage over ex'I let my anger get the better of me,' Ethan Phillips told a court.12 Apr 05:00 AM
New ZealandPolice probe three suspicious fires in Manurewa overnightPolice were called to the first house fire on Deveron Road about 9pm.11 Apr 03:13 AM
New ZealandMarried man uses photo he took of teen during sex act to prove she consented, looked olderKuljinder Singh, 39, met up with the 13-year-old after connecting on Snapchat.11 Apr 03:00 AM
Crime'A changed man:' Man with bad driving record lay trapped in wreck next to dead friendDamien Whitlow had 300 convictions. Then he learned a hard lesson as a passenger.10 Apr 07:00 AM
New ZealandAngry parents confront teacher who exposed himself to children at swimming pools'You need help,' one parent told David Shaw. 10 Apr 05:00 AM
New ZealandThe New Zealanders sitting in some of the world’s worst prisonsNZ Herald senior journalist Anna Leask has been looking into New Zealanders locked up overseas, she joins us today on The Front Page.Watch10 Apr 04:55 AM
New ZealandDetector dog River stops drug-filled CD parcel getting into prisonLast month she helped uncover meth, marijuana, tobacco, a phone and charger.10 Apr 02:22 AM
CrimeKiwi man, Aussie woman arrested at Singapore transit hotel over alleged duty-free shop theftsCCTV allegedly showed Chanel perfume and anti-aging moisturiser being taken by the man.10 Apr 01:01 AM
New ZealandTeen arrested after hundreds of litres of diesel and petrol stolenA 17-year-old will appear in the Invercargill Youth Court later this month.09 Apr 10:29 PM
New ZealandThai manhunt: Is ex-Kiwis star’s fugitive son hiding in Asia?Police believe Asian crime figures could be bankrolling Ziggy Utai's Coconut Cartel. 09 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandNew mum leaves baby in NICU to help partner with an aggravated robberyBrooke Knight was in hospital for post-birth complications when her partner picked her up.09 Apr 08:00 AM
CrimeKebab restaurant owner posed as an immigration adviser to siphon money from his employeeHalil Akbaba was caught when the real immigration official walked into the kebab cafe.09 Apr 07:00 AM
PoliticsCustoms fighting 'such a big enemy': Exponential rise in drugs intercepted at the borderMore than 12 tonnes of cocaine were intercepted in the Pacific in early 2026.08 Apr 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Akin to aunt and nephew:' Young woman who slept with 12-year-old wants to be a teacherJudges ruled the woman's teaching ambitions did not outweigh the gravity of her crimes.08 Apr 08:00 AM