'Implausible, even fanciful:' Judge's reaction to man's claims he didn't know goods were stolen
Police seized 6000 stolen items after executing search warrants in Operation Trump Card.
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'Can't open her eyes': Auckland shopkeeper chasing thief attacked in violent assault
The robber punched her in the head after she gave chase.
Auckland mall allegedly ram-raided by five youths as young as 12
Police called to Silverdale on Auckland’s Hibiscus Coast about 4.35am.
Man extradited to stand trial for assault on partner's late father
A man's lost his bid to stay in NZ and avoid criminal trial across the ditch.
Ex-Auckland pharmacist asks judge to toss conviction for $50,000 theft so he can work in Australia
A conviction might make it more difficult to attend pharmacist conferences, he said.
'The abuse of that monster': Court hears rage as paedophile's victims demand justice
Hunt faces preventative detention; court hears of decades-long pattern of abuse.
'Volatile and violent': Three police officers injured in roadside checkpoint attack
Two men are due to appear in the Dunedin District Court on Monday.
Lured through a dating app: How man with spotless record became drug ring henchman
Loneliness made him vulnerable to exploitation, his lawyer said.
Auckland police arrest two dirt bikers following ride across city
Police arrest two bikers following a crackdown of up to 100 dirt bike riders across Auckland. Video / Supplied
'We don't feel safe': Police pursue 'stolen' car through Hamilton, residents on edge after crimes
A resident says police gave chase, and arrested four youths.
Stranger danger alert: Schoolboy approached by couple in white van with tinted windows
Police want to find the 'suspicious' couple, ask Marlborough residents for help.
Operation Reach: Senior Head Hunter charged over plot to smuggle 50kg cocaine from Brazil
The 60-year-old appeared in court yesterday, nine months after Operation Reach co-accused.
'Crime pays all day': The life and times of a self-proclaimed 'real gangsta' and now convicted rapist
'I just want to get out of here and go back to prison,' he once yelled at the judge.
Sleeping elderly woman woken, robbed
One man has been charged, but police are not ruling out further arrests.
Alleged boss of Mongrel Mob drug ring is son of gang’s slain president
Steve Taiatini was vocal about dangers of meth before his death. His son has been charged.
'Scared': Neighbour speaks after fatal shooting in South Auckland
A man was rushed to Middlemore Hospital but succumbed to his gunshot injuries.
South Auckland fatal shooting
Police gather evidence at the Wattle Downs crime scene. Video / Michael Craig
Homicide investigation launched in Clendon Park
Homicide investigation launched after man presents at South Auckland medical centre with gunshot wounds. Video / NZ Herald
'Appalling tragedy': Man fatally shot in South Auckland, police combing property at Wattle Downs
The man was rushed to Middlemore Hospital but succumbed to his gunshot injuries.
'I'm gonna blow': Police swoop on man who called Parliament threatening murder
He said he planned to harm children because his family was being taken advantage of.
Fake landlord with 180 convictions left young, pregnant couple homeless before Christmas
After losing $3600 to the rental scam, the couple had to live in emergency accommodation.
Woman arrested after allegedly targeting 12 Auckland open homes, stealing jewellery
The woman was to appear in the Waitākere District Court today.
Men face charges after ‘violent scuffle’ outside South Auckland takeaways
One man will appear in Manukau District Court in February.
Sex worker who fatally stabbed beloved father jailed after judge rejects rape claim
The father-of-two from Ghana bled to death after having an artery severed in his arm.
Man who brutally murdered his friend, biting chunks from his ear, jailed for life
Wire Reddington had been on a two-day bender when he murdered Jamie Gill last year.
Police warn motorists of 'dodgy' tow truck drivers
Scam tow truck drivers are pinching people's vehicles, police say.
Second farm inspected for bird flu and Yanfei Bao's killer found guilty | NZ Herald News Update
MPI is making inquiries over potential bird flu at a second farm, and Yanfei Bao's killer Tingjun Cao has been found guilty of murder. Video / NZ Herald
Killer confession: A prison yard bombshell and the jailbirds’ crusade to find a body
Kurt Bayer reports on a dramatic twist to Christchurch real estate agent’s horror murder.
'Sinister': Husband accused of rape fathered three kids with wife's younger sister
'This is a court of law, it’s not a court of morals,' the man's lawyer told a court.
'Lost the plot': Judge slams teen's retaliation of comatose man
“Whatever the victim had done ...(there) was utterly no justification for your behaviour.”
NZ Herald Live: Paul Gooch speaks to media
Paul Gooch (Yanfei Bao’s partner) and Detective Inspector Nicola Reeves speak to the media
Police investigate after threatening emails sent to 10 Auckland schools
Police said they did not believe there was a safety risk.
Broken eye socket, concussion: Man hurt in violent assault on train
The commuter wanted to sit alone. The next minute he was spat on and set on by a group.
Court a 'sad occasion' for woman pleading to crash that killed sister
The group had travelled to Wānaka that morning for a day of sightseeing.