New ZealandNational’s tax plan, ram raid bill criticised and poor behaviour in Parliament | Focus Morning Bulletin August 30, 2023National’s proposed tax plan revealed, Ram raid bill passes its first reading and Māori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi's poor behaviour in Parliament. Video / NZ Herald Watch29 Aug 07:40 PM
CrimeWatch: Rotorua Mayor wants Government intervention for city safety following attacksRotorua mayor Tania Tapsell warns 'we are just one more fight, one more incident away from someone being killed'. Video / Whakaata MāoriWatch29 Aug 02:34 PM
Crime'We have to live with this horror every day': Mother to groomerHe groomed teens, giving them alcohol and cannabis before engaging in sex acts.29 Aug 04:07 AM
CrimeWatch: Private investigators swoop in on North Shore teens behind blackmail schemeThe moment private investigators swooped on two North Shore teens in 2020 who thought their blackmail scheme had won them a massive payday. Instead, it landed them a citizen's arrest and a court date. Video / Mike Gillam / The Investigators New ZealandWatch29 Aug 03:26 AM
New ZealandWall ripped apart to enter store - landlord despairs at 'creative' ways to break inLandlord Robin Atwal has spent almost $30,000 on security.29 Aug 02:51 AM
CrimeMan jailed for 'extreme' child exploitation material following Customs investigationHe also had a recording of the Christchurch Mosque Attack livestream.29 Aug 02:03 AM
New Zealand'Targeted': Man burgled storm-damaged home three timesThe city was in a state of emergency and the home was yellow-stickered.29 Aug 01:40 AM
CrimeI will never be whole again, says mum as son's killer sentencedDesmond Bourne insisted he was fearful, not resentful over a drug debt. A judge disagreed.29 Aug 12:33 AM
New ZealandPrime Minister weighs in on ankle bracelets following 'damning' reportIt comes after the Herald revealed concerns about bailees 'foiling' their bracelets.28 Aug 08:52 PM
VideoFootage of shoplifting and assault incidents releasedFoodstuffs has released footage of alleged shoplifting and assault incidents including brazen thefts and an attack on a security guard. Video / SuppliedWatch28 Aug 07:38 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionFormer High Court Judge: What critics of sentences do not understandOPINION: A former High Court Judge puts the case for understanding the judiciary.28 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandInside the police investigation exposing Mongrel Mob member's drug 'charade'Mark Griffiths was the public face of gang's claim for positive change. It was a charade.28 Aug 07:31 AM
New ZealandMinister responds after leaked report into ‘foiled’ ankle braceletsIt comes after the Herald revealed concerns about bailees "foiling" their bracelets.28 Aug 06:02 AM
CrimeKnife-wielding Hamilton youth charged over carjacking and kidnappingIt follows an alleged incident on August 23 in Fairfield.28 Aug 05:31 AM
CrimeTwice-weekly badminton date? Judge rubbishes offender's home detention expectationsThe car dealer is the third and final co-defendant to score an appeal victory.28 Aug 05:08 AM
CrimeFour firearm-wielding offenders caught after Taupō robberyThe men, aged 25, 27, 31 and 38, will appear in court in the coming months.28 Aug 03:55 AM
Crime'You corrupted my innocence': Ex-Dilworth housemaster sentenced third time for student sex abuseHe was already serving three years and seven months for abusing five students.28 Aug 02:44 AM
New ZealandCorrections claim 'absconder' rates for offenders wearing bail bracelets are still lowAbsconders are wrapping their bail bracelets in foil to avoid detection.27 Aug 11:39 PM
VideoAuckland street fightPolice take a step back as Auckland street fight starts. Video / SuppliedWatch27 Aug 11:24 PM
New ZealandRevealed: Number of people accused of homicide wearing ankle braceletsIt comes after the Herald revealed concerns about bailees 'foiling' their bracelets.27 Aug 10:03 PM
CrimeCorrections says monitoring device tampering can be detectedCriminals are regularly wrapping tinfoil around their ankle bracelets and reoffending.27 Aug 09:17 PM
New ZealandWatch: Auckland home invasion victim threatened with hammerThree men broke into the victim's house in Kelston and threatened him with a hammer, saying they would come back and kill him if he called the police. Video / NZ HeraldWatch27 Aug 05:00 PM
Crime'She trusted us, we couldn’t keep her safe': Caregivers walk away after losing faith in the systemThe little girl they were looking after had been abused by her previous caregiver.27 Aug 12:58 AM
New Zealand'Foiled' ankle bracelets: National wants changes to bail systemLeaked report says public safety is compromised due to 'systemic monitoring limitations'.26 Aug 09:45 PM
CrimeUni student assaulted four women - he claimed 'sexsomnia'Four women were victimised by the defendant.26 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandCriminals dodge detection by using tinfoil to cover ankle braceletsLeaked report says public safety is compromised due to 'systemic monitoring limitations'.26 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandBetrayal, loss and recovery: Woman's fight for justice after friend stole life savings'When she claimed she got hacked, she cried … she came here and she cried'.25 Aug 11:00 PM
New ZealandHeartless act: Burglars target family who lost everything in Cyclone GabrielleResidents who lost everything in the floods have now been the victims of callous thieves.25 Aug 08:20 PM
New ZealandFormer high-flyer’s fall from grace into drugs and violence lands him in prison'You have not suffered trauma like many who come before the criminal court'- Judge Rielly.25 Aug 07:31 PM
New ZealandLawyer doesn't feel safe after Auckland CBD homicide“It’s not the Queen Street I used to know,” says Olinda Woodroffe.25 Aug 05:00 PM
New Zealand'How could someone do this?': Firebombing victims had seconds to escapeCouple traumatised by Molotov cocktail attack and have lost all of their belongings.25 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandGunshots reportedly fired from vehicle at two locations in AucklandPolice say no one was injured in either incident.25 Aug 10:22 AM
Crime'Was he crying? Was he pleading with you?': Murder defendant grilled as she enters witness boxLawyers say Jimel Burns-Wong-Tung not the "cold-blooded killer" of Rangiwhero Ngaronoa.25 Aug 05:52 AM
CrimeFarm worker death: Jurors weep as young mother acquitted of murder, guilty of manslaughterJacob Ramsay was beaten, chained to a car and towed along a tanker track.25 Aug 03:25 AM
