Jarrod Gilbert: Police officers who use ‘rough justice’ are no longer acceptable
OPINION: The latest police incident shows crooks haven’t changed but the cops have.
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Meth addict had been up for three days when he stabbed stranger on Auckland bus
'I don’t know why the male attacked me. I was just trying to help him.'
Man sobs as jury acquits him on serious drug charge
The Crown said there were too many coincidences linking the man to the meth lab.
Woolworths heist: Staff cowered in back room before wild getaway, tree crash
Serial burglar Logan Anaru had replaced his meds with meth, a judge was told.
Murder victim Emma Field remembered outside court
Family and friends of murder victim Emma Field gathered outside a New Plymouth court to release balloons following the guilty verdict of her partner, Leigh Matthew Frederick Beer.
'The stuff of nightmares': Seasonal worker jailed after raping child at train station
Crown prosecutor Jackson Webber said it was 'an appalling rape of a vulnerable girl'.
Stay-at-home dad's illegal gun collection, clan lab raided after failed undercover gun buy
He was arrested after trying to buy two pistols from an undercover officer.
'I want to shoot you': Police officer punched detainee after being threatened
The former officer said he retaliated in self-defence after being repeatedly threatened.
Car-jacker who left baby on roadside admits motor theft, disputes abduction
There was a baby inside the stolen vehicle who was then abandoned on a berm.
'Excessive self-defence:' Woman hit man in head with fire poker after social media scrap
The man turned up carrying a large knife and “asking for a fight”.
Man accused of child rape won't be retried after convictions quashed
The complainant told police she did not want to pursue a second trial.
'Shame': Man impersonated lingerie store manager to get nudes, then blackmailed victim
The man said he needed the images to get her correct size in a sheer bra.
Kiwi sports star pleads guilty after wild Cup Day incident
The man, whose name is suppressed, will be sentenced in October.
'I need to change my attitude': Furious 11-time drink driver storms out on judge
'You have no insight into the harm you could cause to others,' the judge said.
Woman accuses police of deleting footage related to clan lab
A woman says she and her partner had nothing to do with a meth lab.
Bus passenger says stab attack on driver was 'dumb, drunken', but it wasn't his first
The serial stabber also attacked a man at Auckland Hospital, resulting in kidney loss.
Oops, he did it again: Repeat drink driver caught a week shy of finishing sentence
He was driving drunk in a vehicle without a court-imposed interlock device.
'Shocked and mortified': TSB Bank teller stole from customers to feed gambling habit
The woman picked her victims carefully - they were either elderly or had health issues.
Duty lawyers underpaid, overworked, nearing retirement – Sasha Borissenko
OPINION: The dire need for change was punctuated recently with the release of a review.
501 with more than 60 convictions thanks judge as he's sent to prison
'Thank you judge - thank you for your understanding," the patched Comanchero said.
'Open the till': Teen BK employees stabbed in unprovoked attack
“I want the money. Give me the money or I’m going to stab him,' Ethan Simon told staff.
Transgender woman off to men's prison after violent hammer attack
Crown says jail challenges for trans woman not "something she should get a discount for".
24 days in hell: Blowtorch-wielding kidnappers wanted cryptocurrency password
The victim was forced to dig what was supposedly her grave at a remote Far North property.
Fall from grace: Rugby star bought guns to supply, faked burglary
A judge said it was 'almost unbelievable' to see Matua Parkinson's fall from grace.
'He’s had a tough time': Teen who smashed brick into man's head keeps name secret
His 69-year-old victim says the attack's left him a 'shadow' of his former self.
Woman charged with murder after car strikes and kills man in West Auckland
The woman and the man were known to each other, police say.
Coca-Cola, Canadian Club, Cody's... and a clandestine lab
Police allege the cans link the defendant to a clan lab in the lower Kaimai Ranges.
Missing Auckland man was charged in money laundering case, altercation revealed
More than six weeks after he was last seen, police have issued a fresh appeal.
Auckland bribery and corruption case: Third accused denies charges
All three accused in $3.5m public sector corruption claims now deny charges.
Teen's 'bully boy' attack left victim with concussion, broken bones
Judge: 'If you went to prison, I don’t know you would come out a better person.'
Hidden bush lab: Meth 'bomb' so big it had to be choppered out
The 'terraced' lab was covered in camouflage netting and dug into the side of steep bush.
Drug case arrests after alleged burglary at Auckland narcotics disposal facility
Initially charged with burglary, two now stand accused of a drug conspiracy.
Officer assaulted by woman as he stopped her from walking into rescue chopper's blades
She responded by kicking and punching him before trying to bite the officer's arm.
How child rapist spent 25 years on the run after vanishing from NZ
Lima Aleni's behaviour during his decades at large helped bolster the prosecution's case.