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NZ Herald Afternoon News Update | Charlie Kirk suspect apprehended, questions remain in Marokopa

NZ Herald Afternoon News Update | Charlie Kirk suspect apprehended, questions remain in Marokopa. Secondary schools overhaul on horizon. Video / NZ Herald

Police slam 'grossly irresponsible' use of standoff recordings

The communications captured the dramatic police shootout on a dark rural road.

Editorial: It's a long and shameful list – NZ needs to do better

OPINION: Big changes are needed to better protect vulnerable children in their own homes.

Dezi Freeman manhunt: The risks, reach and rise of the sovereign citizen movement

University of Otago associate professor Stephen Young is with us to discuss these fringe groups, and how we might deal with them in future.

Man installed ambo light and siren in his car hoping to become a 'good Samaritan'

Court heard he wanted to activate them if he came across a car accident or a fallen tree.

Man charged following imitation firearms incident in Wellington

Armed police have swarmed a Wellington street after reports of a person with a firearm. The incident is unfolding at the corner of Webb and Victoria Sts in Te Aro. Video / NZHerald

“She had a smile that lit up the world,” Papatoetoe South School teacher on 'suitcase murder' victim

“She had a smile that lit up the world,” longtime Papatoetoe South School teacher Mary Robertson said of the older sibling as she gave evidence in the High Court at Auckland today.

'Beautiful, joyful, bubbling': Teacher, jurors weep remembering young siblings killed by mum

Siblings Yuna and Minu Jo were in Years Three and One when they were killed.

Jewellery store raided by armed group in Botany mall

Seven offenders used weapons to smash cabinets inside the busy store.

How did Tom Phillips evade capture for nearly 4 years?

Police say Phillips may have had help securing firearms and transport.

'Descent into hell': Dark details released as mum admits killing children

The Crown says Hakyung Lee didn't act insane as she fled to Korea in business class.

NZ Herald Live: Mark Mitchell and Police Commissioner update Tom Phillips critical incident

Commissioner of Police Richard Chambers, Deputy Commissioner Jill Rogers and Minister of Police Mark Mitchell speak to the media

'A dad who loves his kids doesn't put them in harm's way': Tom Phillips' real legacy

OPINION: These were not the actions of a father who wants the best for his kids. 

Mayor speaks of close-knit Marokopa community

The Front Page travelled to the King Country and spoke to Waitomo District Mayor John Robertson about how the community has fared and what we can learn from the ordeal.

‘Should have been you, boy’: Emotions run high at sentencing of motorcyclist who caused fatal crash

The pair met that fateful day but only one would survive the night.

How police's net closed on Tom Phillips & brought four-year manhunt to a fatal end

A volley of shots in the dark this morning left Phillips dead and an officer in hospital.