New ZealandBrawl between emergency accommodation tenants leaves woman punched 26 times, stabbed five The attacker, Zyla Butler, was also injured and had to undergo surgery.17 May 06:00 AM
New ZealandNational to ban judges from considering good character when sentencing sex offenders'No sexual offender is a person of good character. Period,' Christopher Luxon said.17 May 02:04 AM
CrimeJudge backs public’s right to know serial child sex offender’s latest crimesThe 83-year-old former teacher argued that naming him again would cause extreme hardship.17 May 01:00 AM
New ZealandSex worker claims engineer filmed her naked with smart glasses then deleted footage16 May 04:40 AM
CrimeSkin grafts and surgery: KiwiRail sentenced over workers' electric shock injuries14 May 04:50 AM
PremiumAucklandDisbarred lawyer and accused money launderer avoids bankruptcy after Law Society deal13 May 10:00 PM
New ZealandHostage siege gunman told victim they would both leave the house in coffins13 May 05:00 PM
AucklandEngineer who tried to film naked sex worker with Meta glasses fights for secrecy12 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandDrug syndicate kingpin used Uber to send firearm between cities after gang threat12 May 07:00 AM
Crime‘I felt loved’: Husband describes how he felt morning after alleged rapeA court heard his wife told him: 'The sex was good for those who wanted it'.12 May 04:00 AM
PremiumPremiumCompaniesClimbing gym fined $350,000 after woman, child suffer smashed bones weeks apartThe company knew there was a problem but failed to fix it before the boy fell.11 May 07:29 AM
New Zealand'Knew he was gone': Cyclist was in truck driver's blind spot A cyclist was run over by a left-turning truck at a Mt Maunganui intersection in 2023.11 May 03:00 AM
PremiumPremiumCrime'A real risk': Auckland mosque arsonist says new goal is to kill more than Chch terrorist'You don't think they'll give me parole?' he taunted prison officers amid death threat.10 May 05:00 PM
New Zealand‘Betrayal’: Long-lost father duped son into buying guns for gang The man had only been in his son's life for three or four years.10 May 08:00 AM
New ZealandRugby player facing deportation after drink-driving conviction gets new hearingSakaria Taulafo had 'six or eight' beers at the rugby clubrooms before driving home.10 May 06:59 AM
PremiumPremiumCrimeHow police turned the tables, trolled young scammer who stole $200kThe fraudster should have been more careful about what website he gave his credentials to.09 May 09:00 PM
New ZealandStingray encounter: Lawyer felt a 'chomp' on his foot at the beach ... then came the bloodTobias Taane has a 'huge hole' in his foot after a stingray's barb went right through it.09 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandMan says he 'would have thought twice' about assault if he knew the victim was a womanThe victim now feels unsafe in the city centre and fears being attacked again.08 May 11:00 PM
New Zealand'I'm very unhappy': Judge resentences family after benefactor fails to pay promised fineThe Reids were fined $138,000 for unconsented buildings and dwellings on their rural land.08 May 09:00 PM
PremiumPremiumCrimeTuxedo-clad company director allegedly hit roadworker with SUV, accosted police while drunkThe man denied he was holding his car keys - police found them in his sock.08 May 05:00 PM
Crime‘It’s messed me up massively’: Woman gives evidence in rape trialThe woman says her ex came into the house after they split and tried to strangle her.08 May 05:00 AM
New Zealand'Highly unusual': Judge spares dogs from death row after seal attack at beachJustice Jonathan Eaton: 'The attack must have been traumatic for the seal.'08 May 04:00 AM
PremiumPremiumAuckland‘Trusted NZ lieutenant’ jailed over $833k cold-call fraudThe trio deliberately targeted elderly victims, gaining remote access to their computers.07 May 06:32 AM
New Zealand'Unwell' racist bus attacker suffers serious burns after later setting apartment ablazeThe woman can now be named, and set a building on fire last year.07 May 05:00 AM
New ZealandUS TikTok star accused of late-night sexual assault at uni rugby clubroomsBenjamin Hasbun Dansky, 27, has appeared in court facing five charges, including rape. 07 May 01:03 AM
AucklandMeth driver whose horror crash sparked online hunt had explosives, stolen police ID in his pastThe crash victim – a 73-year-old grandmother – spent more than five weeks in hospital. 06 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandWoman high on meth stole car with baby inside, dumped infant on side of roadThe 59-year-old pulled out in front of traffic, cutting off cars, before noticing infant.06 May 07:00 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandMother's grief laid bare at sentencing over fatal work accidentWoman says her life 'fell out from under' her on the day of a waste shredder tragedy.06 May 05:01 AM
New Zealand‘That’s all you need is more sex’: Woman alleges she was raped during controlling marriageBut the man's lawyer told a judge the marriage was loving and supportive.06 May 05:00 AM
New ZealandForestry firms fined $200k after truck driver dies on unsafe Coromandel roadGreg Stevens, 59, died when his loaded truck rolled on a steep forest road.06 May 03:13 AM
BusinessCovid scammer used his dead dad’s name to swindle relief moneyEx-wife and phantom companies used in man's bid to steal more than $100,000.06 May 12:54 AM
AucklandAuckland couple sentenced after knife smuggling stingThe weapons include throwing knives, knuckle dusters and military style airguns.06 May 12:32 AM
