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Farm worker death: Jurors weep as young mother acquitted of murder, guilty of manslaughter

Jacob Ramsay was beaten, chained to a car and towed along a tanker track.

March for peace amid months of gang violence and death

Gang tensions have been high in Palmerston North since the killing of a mobster in May.

'Everything was falling apart': Manu Vatuvei on how prison saved his life

The rugby league star was a beast on and off the field.

Increase in access and dropping prices of meth and cannabis a worry, study finds

Worry over the availability and declining prices of meth and cannabis in Northland.

Imprisoned gang leader orchestrated hit, but 75yo grandfather was killed instead, jury told

The 75-year-old rugby league stalwart was shot in his home in August 2021.

Two men arrested in Gisborne operation to target meth supply

1.8kg of cannabis, 47 rounds of ammunition, and about $40,000 in cash were seized.

Record cocaine seizure worth $1.1 billion hidden in container of bananas

This sets the record for the largest seizure of drugs in the Netherlands.

Anti-corruption Ecuadorean presidential candidate killed at campaign event

Victim was an outspoken critic of corruption in increasingly violent nation.

Prison ordered for meth syndicate henchman who tied drug rival to chair and stabbed him to death

The trial gave a rare first-hand insight into Auckland's lucrative underground meth labs.