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Dairy stabbing: PM will visit grieving Sandringham community, rejects Act’s criticism

Jacinda Ardern is heading to the Chatham Islands today.

Man caught after alleged stolen credit card crime spree

He is one of two men caught by police after an alleged shopping spree with stolen cards.

'Destroyed a life full of promise': Givealittle page started for slain dairy worker's family

Killing of shop worker has left a law-abiding shopworker that "had so much promise", dead.

Focus: Residents ‘terrified, frustrated’ at crime they claim is linked to social housing

Locals call for change as businesses are robbed and residents live in fear. Video / NZ Herald

Parents of killed dairy worker desperate for slain son’s body

An Auckland dairy worker was stabbed several times after he confronted a thief.

BBQ burglar’s flaming cheek: Summer sizzle turns to summer fizzle

A Dunedin man’s summer sizzle has turned into a summer fizzle after brazen barbecue theft.

Police hunt Sandringham killer, $1M Govt travel bill & Black Friday turns into Black Month | Focus Morning Bulletin: 25 November, 2022

Questions over whether more could’ve been done to prevent dairy worker killing, Black Friday is officially here and police ask for help in the search for a Kāpiti woman in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald

Street race with speeds of up to 165km/h ends with one dead and one in the dock

The surviving driver speaks of shame and regret over deadly SH1 racing game.

Lawyers for Covid-19 lockdown critics Billy TK, Vinny Eastwood argue protest ban should be nullified

The duo were arrested on the first day of the August 2021 Covid-19 lockdown.

Focus: Manhunt underway after stabbing of dairy worker

The dairy was targeted by a thief who stabbed the victim around 8pm last night. Video / NZ Herald

Fatal dairy stabbing: 'Utterly shocking' - shopkeeper killed in robbery

A person working in the store was rushed to hospital but died a short time later.

Fatal hit and run: Man charged with murder, witness tells of desperate bid to save victim

The alleged offender waved a hand gun out the window as he drove away, a witness said.

Dairy worker killed in stabbing, hit and run arrest & the supermarkets using facial ID | Focus Morning Bulletin 24 November, 2022

Fatal dairy stabbing, man charged over hit and run and Kiwis asked to spend sensibly just a day before the biggest sales hit in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald

'I'm not afraid of going to jail' - sexual predator to victim

The man had destroyed the lives of his victims, the Crown said.

Auckland baby death: Mother charged with murder excused from court hearing

'I doubt they will ever recover from this terrible loss' - Judge Thomas

Supermarket giant to trial facial recognition tech amid soaring crime

Chain will decide if it would be an ongoing use after the trial.

Auckland man accused of 62-year-old's murder deemed competent to stand trial

A not guilty plea was entered today, four months after the man was charged with murder.

Woman accused of causing well-known local's death can now be named

Andre Wickliffe died after he was allegedly hit while intervening in a fight.