CrimeHomicide investigation launched after Gisborne death, police seek person running from areaAn injured 36-year-old man was found on the on the front lawn of a property.28 Sep 09:59 PM
New ZealandWoman charged with murder after Matatā incidentOne person died at the scene, while another remains stable in hospital.28 Sep 07:22 PM
New Zealand'Old world view of discipline': Girl assaulted by pensioner who thought she'd taken his phoneJudge: "Even by older standards, this type of discipline was out of order.”28 Sep 06:00 AM
ReviewsSimon Ings: Why lone killers follow 'scripts' – and how one expert thinks we can stop themREVIEW: Paul Mullen says mass killers often copycat scripts from past atrocities.28 Sep 02:50 AM
New ZealandWoman assisting police after person dies in Matatā road incidentTwo people were 'injured while in a vehicle' near Matatā, with one dying at the scene.27 Sep 06:36 PM
New ZealandOne dead, one injured, suspect in custody after incident inside moving vehicleOne person has been taken by ambulance to Whakatāne Hospital.27 Sep 07:30 AM
WorldMan cleared over murder of BBC presenter charged with raping 14-year-oldBarry George faces charges over alleged attacks on a 14-year-old in 1987.26 Sep 11:51 PM
New Zealand'Grievous assault': Person seriously injured in Dunedin overnightA 24-year-old man will appear in court today after the alleged assault.26 Sep 09:12 PM
WellingtonA history of violence and a penchant for fire: Loafers Lodge murderer unmaskedEsarona Lologa had a criminal and turbulent past before igniting the fatal inferno.26 Sep 03:00 AM
WellingtonMan who started deadly hostel fire guilty of murder; Identity can finally be revealedThe verdict followed 17 hours of deliberations.25 Sep 11:31 PM
New ZealandSex offender recalled to prison after parole breach in ChristchurchThe Parole Board ruled Leo Goodwin poses an undue risk to the safety of the community.25 Sep 08:03 AM
New Zealand'Viciously attacked': Two charged after Pukekohe supermarket assaultThe victim was allegedly punched and kicked in a daylight attack.25 Sep 05:22 AM
WorldTexas gunman opens fire at immigration centre before killing himselfJoshua Jahn, 29, fired at least three times in Dallas.24 Sep 11:53 PM
WorldTeen pleads guilty in attack on Doge staffer that led to DC police takeoverEdward Coristine was attacked after refusing to hand over his car in DC.24 Sep 10:15 PM
Crime'She lost him as well': Woman's texts led to Mobster partner being shot deadJade Oldridge asked her uncle to 'smash' Dean Kahukiwa after he allegedly beat her.24 Sep 06:11 AM
CrimeMan jailed after shopper violently attacked at superettePolice said the attack also caused about $4500 damage inside the Ōtangarei store.24 Sep 05:00 AM
WorldLaneway artist's career unravels as he is linked to dead teenPolice executed a search warrant at a Hollywood Hills home linked to D4vd.24 Sep 01:44 AM
WorldHusband on trial as Delphine Jubillar murder case grips FranceDelphine Jubillar vanished from her home in Tarn on the night of December 15, 2020.23 Sep 10:44 PM
WorldTrump golf course attacker found guilty after Florida trialHe now faces a maximum sentence of life imprisonment on multiple charges.23 Sep 07:44 PM
PremiumPremiumCrime'Unthinkable' acts: The inside story of how a child-killing mum was brought to justiceThe mother's story shifted significantly in the seven years since Minu and Yuna's deaths.23 Sep 03:00 AM
AucklandJury begins deliberations in suitcase double-murder trial The defence claims the mother had spiralled into madness after her husband's death. 23 Sep 12:05 AM
WellingtonMan who lit fatal hostel fire more unwell than he appeared, defence claimsDefence lawyer Louise Sziranyi delivered her closing arguments in the month-long trial.22 Sep 11:51 PM
WorldFugitive cop killer could soon be forced out of hidingFormer detective says Dezi Freeman may soon have to emerge to find supplies.22 Sep 10:08 PM
WorldVirginia man convicted in 1987 rape after breakthrough twin DNA testRussell Marubbio was 17 when he attacked the woman in a service station bathroom.22 Sep 09:02 PM
PremiumPremiumPolitics'Preventable': New research reveals how firearms deaths cost NZ $300m a yearThe annual cost of firearms harm is $321m in lives lost and $1.48m in hospital care.22 Sep 08:00 PM
Wellington'Death traps': Five men killed in hostel fire had no hope of escape, Crown saysThe Crown's closing address has begun in the trial of the man accused of lethal arson.22 Sep 05:09 AM
WorldAussie who died in Bali returned home to family missing organHis parents paid $700 to have the organ repatriated after his burial.21 Sep 07:32 AM
WorldArmed ex-deputy arrested inside stadium ahead of Charlie Kirk memorialThe arrested man was carrying both a knife and a gun inside the venue.21 Sep 12:14 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandTom Phillips amassed armoury of eight firearms while on the run in bush campsPolice investigations will seek to identify how fugitive was able to build gun cache.19 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandGang members jailed after Southland drive-by shootings and assaultsSentences ranged from three years and four months to six years in prison.19 Sep 07:14 AM
CrimeHakyung Lee said hallucinated voices told her to kill children; expert scepticalThe defendant made the claim in a behind-the-scenes psychiatric interview last week.19 Sep 05:47 AM
WorldRemains found in search for father accused of killing 3 daughtersTravis Decker was wanted on three counts of murder and three of kidnapping.19 Sep 05:31 AM
WorldStalking suspect killed officers at ex-girlfriend’s home, officials sayThe officers’ actions saved both the mother and daughter inside the house.19 Sep 12:49 AM
New Zealand'How can you be so dark and evil?': Family's question to killer as he's jailed for lifeKathleen Kawana's body found 600km away from home, six weeks after she disappeared. 18 Sep 11:51 PM
