Crime'Escalating violence': Teen who beat stranger to death to keep name permanently secretThe unprovoked attack happened months after he stabbed another person with a screwdriver.20 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandRecidivist rapist avoids indefinite prison for more sex crimes because of ageIt will be 2041 before Darryl Grant Bridgeman is eligible for parole.20 Nov 06:00 AM
New ZealandMan appears in court charged with murder after New Plymouth foreshore deathPolice were called to the Coastal Walkway area last night after reports of an altercation.20 Nov 04:48 AM
Crime‘Absolutely tragic, completely avoidable’: Transport boss jailed for runaway truck20 Nov 12:52 AM
New ZealandSex offender told teen he met on Snapchat and abused that he was 19 - he was actually 3919 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandFrustration at stagnated progress on a new Rotorua courthouse prompts fresh calls for Budget funding 18 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandDunedin murder trial hears man stabbed former employee more than 40 timesProsecutors say DNA and blood at the scene match accused killer Rajinder.17 Nov 03:20 AM
Crime'People need to see what a monster he is': Rare jail term for repeat sex offenderDean Howard's lack of insight or remorse has led to a jail term without an end date.16 Nov 06:00 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandGivealittle stoush: Judge freezes $30k until February so both sides can give birthA judge has declined to suppress details in the dispute in favour of the public interest.14 Nov 04:00 PM
CrimeHead Hunter admits burying teen's body; denies luring him to double-cross executionA digger was used to conceal Jayden Mamfredos' body 3m underground. 14 Nov 06:00 AM
New ZealandMan thought he could hear cyclist's thoughts and was under attack, so he ran him downThe driver has now been found not guilty of attempted murder by reason of insanity. 13 Nov 04:00 AM
New Zealand‘I just killed her’: Spurned lover pounced on mum, stabbing her 55 times in front of kidsNathan Boulter phoned Chch woman 581 times in less than a fortnight before killing her.13 Nov 02:47 AM
New ZealandTe Puke death: Third murder-accused named, two men face fresh chargesTwo people are now also charged with kidnapping and disfiguring another man.12 Nov 05:00 PM
Crime‘They’re all lies’: Ex-prison guard accused of slavery defiant in witness boxAccounts of him beating a complainant are wrong, including his diary entries, he said.12 Nov 05:00 AM
WellingtonMcSkimming & police’s ‘serious misconduct’: Who in the halls of power knew what - and whenIPCA found 'significant failings' in senior officers' handling of complaints about top cop12 Nov 03:02 AM
BusinessASB’s latest legal fight adds to mounting regulatory troublesThe Commerce Commission alleges ASB has breached lending laws.12 Nov 02:23 AM
CrimeMan denies murder after bodies of 11yo and his father found in house fireA three-week double murder trial has been set for February 2027.11 Nov 09:14 PM
BusinessIRD pursues 44 sushi companies run by Auckland businessmanCompanies provide sushi for 51 New World and Pak’nSave stores.10 Nov 11:18 PM
New Zealand'Oversight' sees drug importer's 'tainted' $20k sitting in police account for 18 yearsThe cash was linked to a drug ring run from Rimutaka Prison using illicit phones.10 Nov 05:00 AM
PremiumPremiumKahu'Defending our tikanga': One of NZ's richest iwi back in court over Akl marina customary rightsThe High Court appeal begins today, with two days set aside for hearings.09 Nov 04:00 PM
Crime'Defies belief': Comancheros member blamed masked intruders for his partner's brutal beatingA judge has nixed Mormon Fa’alogo’s miscarriage of justice claim.08 Nov 05:00 AM
New Zealand6-month-old baby allegedly suffered significant physical injury before deathThe baby died in Starship children's hospital after being taken off life support.07 Nov 01:11 AM
New ZealandMan jailed in NZ's 'most serious' objectional material case loses name secrecyThe Rotorua man lost his suppression appeal but had time shaved off his sentence.06 Nov 04:00 AM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'It’s gutting for all of us': Detective on never finding murder victim's bodyAnaru Moana vanished hours after his mother Tina died from cancer.06 Nov 02:38 AM
New ZealandDeadly revenge: Three men found guilty of murder after $60k meth theftThe Crown said the killing followed a $60,000 meth and cash theft in Oamaru.05 Nov 10:57 PM
New ZealandDriven by 'greed': Mum who spent $500k on food, holidays after workplace theft appeals sentence'This was a very warped sense of entitlement to money... she was not entitled to'.04 Nov 05:00 AM
New ZealandYouth charged with Rotorua murder loses name suppressionTwo others charged after the death at a Trigg Ave house have also been named.03 Nov 05:00 PM
New ZealandFatal sleep-out robbery: Man shot in the head for $5 and a bag of methDamon O’Rourke was murdered during a robbery by two men wearing Nomad gang patches. 03 Nov 05:00 AM
New ZealandMan with more than 100 convictions sexually violated teen he met on SnapchatKelvin Williams served time for killing a man during a fight over some cigarettes.03 Nov 04:12 AM
