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Bad hair day: Wig-wearer caught selling pilfered power tools

A man wearing a wig was chased from Dunedin’s Mitre-10 Mega.

Mongols trial: Judge prepares jury for likely lengthy deliberations

Justice Melanie Harland is summing up the 12-week case in the High Court at Hamilton.

‘We deserve answers’: Inquest into how man killed for second time

An inquest for a murdered life coach and the dad of her killer's first victim has begun.

Teen burglars target multiple stores in Mt Roskill

Four shops were broken into on a Stoddard Rd, Auckland shopping complex overnight.

Courtroom erupts following different verdicts for Whangārei brothers charged with murder

One Whangārei brother guilty of murder while his brother acquitted of same charge.

Lawyer caught drink-driving after Covid jab loses bid to get let off

The lawyer has failed in her bid to get discharged without conviction.

Fewer ram raids despite slow rollout of police security assessments

Police have not delivered on their promise to radically speed up protecting shops.

Coronial inquest into murder and sudden death

The inquest into a murder and a suspected suicide starts in Christchurch this morning.

Focus: Man collapses and dies while speaking to police in central Auckland

Police responding to reports of a man causing a disturbance on Ronayne Street, Auckland central say a man at the scene collapsed while speaking to them and died. Video / Supplied

Rapist, 89, tried for compassionate release from prison but died while still locked up

The man was serving an eight-year prison term for two decades of 'grave' sexual offending.

Head Hunter who opened fire at hotel was lone 'numbskull', lawyers for co-defendants argue

The co-defendants weren't there for cucumber sandwiches and high tea, prosecutors assert.

Man appears in court for murder of Korrey Whyman

A man accused of shooting dead a Rotorua woman has appeared in court.

Police investigate teen’s sudden death in Hokitika

Emergency services staff attempted to resuscitate the 18-year-old but he died.

Man arrested for murder of Kawerau mum near Rotorua

Korrey Whyman was shot inside a vehicle as it travelled on SH33 toward Mourea.

Watch: Police recover 3000 stolen items in Wellington

Police who disrupted a major theft and burglary ring in Wellington have catalogued more than 3000 stolen items. Video / Supplied

950 power tools, 46 heat pumps, 27 e-scooters: Huge haul of recovered stolen property

Recovered: Residents set to reunite with hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of goods.

Rotorua man faces kidnapping charges, singles day begins & midterms come down to just three states | Focus Morning Bulletin: 11 November, 2022

Man behind bank hostage drama faces court, the biggest sale event is here and midterms come down to three States in the latest New Zealand Herald headline. Video / NZ Herald

‘Brazen minority’: Police minister responds after Auckland officer struck by vehicle

The Herald revealed the alleged offender had once starred in a local reality TV show.