PoliticsTom Phillips inquiry documents: Retired judge on $1680 daily rate, why the Family Court is excludedThe Honourable Justice Simon Moore KC is the sole member of the inquiry.16 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandAlcohol, cannabis, and high speeds: Teen driver was doing more than 130km/h when he killed mateThe teens were flung from the car that only had one working headlight and worn brakepads.16 Mar 04:00 AM
New ZealandMama Hooch rapists lose majority of appeal bid, but three minor convictions quashedThe brothers’ offending over three-and-a-half years targeted 27 women.15 Mar 11:13 PM
New Zealand'Eleven months for a man's life': Charity urges mandatory coward punch minimumsWalk Without Fear wants an eight-year minimum non-parole term for such killings.15 Mar 04:04 AM
CrimeWhy an imprisoned prolific fraudster has asked to have his sentences increasedA High Court judge was dubious about the request: 'I can't just fiddle with a sentence.'14 Mar 09:58 PM
New ZealandTop criminal prosecutor Natalie Walker appointed High Court judgeWalker led the prosecution in the case involving children's bodies found in suitcases.13 Mar 03:15 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandKiller’s dark past under another name exposed – what the jury never heardRodger's past crimes include exploiting a 14-year-old girl in prostitution and drugs.12 Mar 02:32 AM
New Zealand'Body in the boot' trial: Man guilty of murdering, dismembering Christchurch fatherThe trial for Michael Rodger, accused of murdering Richard Leman in 2023, has finished. 12 Mar 01:02 AM
EntertainmentKneecap rapper wins new court victory over ‘witch hunt’ terror chargeThe Irish punk-rap group have faced concert bans abroad over alleged militant links.11 Mar 09:24 PM
Ryan Bridge TODAYNZ Herald Morning Headlines | Thursday, March 12, 2026Morning Headlines | International Energy Agency agrees to release oil reserves and Erica Stanford frustrated Lake Alice survivors don't have answers | Thursday, March 12, 2026Watch11 Mar 05:08 PM
New ZealandDrug mule used alias 'Ben Dover' to retrieve 26kg of cocaine from shipping containersA group spent four nights cutting into banana containers to retrieve the drugs.10 Mar 06:00 AM
New Zealand'Sudden, violent and senseless': Whānau mourn loss of teen fatally stabbed by friendJudge sentences Rakai Thompson for the killing of 17yo Te Omeka Pairama Akariri-Buckley.10 Mar 03:57 AM
New Zealand'Absolutely not consistent': Nurse disputes mother's explanation for child's red marksThe mother denies charges of ill-treating and infecting a child with disease.10 Mar 03:08 AM
New ZealandTeen's life sentence for grisly murder of farmer colleague quashedJacob Mills Ramsay was beaten, chained to a car by his ankle and dragged for 1km.09 Mar 10:46 PM
New ZealandMan charged with manslaughter after fatal Port Chalmers crash namedMorgan Morrell, 24, has pleaded not guilty to all four driving charges.09 Mar 08:43 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandBarfoot & Thompson in $600k lawsuit after rising star agent's copy-paste signature 'mistake'OLA Homes says copy-pasted digital signatures cost it more than $600,000.09 Mar 04:00 PM
CrimeEntrepreneur who bribed Immigration NZ employees named after year-long secrecy fightShe slid cash to corrupt INZ employees, but it was the same agency that brought her down.08 Mar 07:43 AM
New ZealandMongols lose cash and bling as court orders gang assets forfeitedRings and a gold chain, as well as $68,000 has been taken following police raids.06 Mar 04:00 AM
New ZealandHigh Court upholds decision voiding Papatoetoe local electionJudge Richard McIlraith earlier found 79 votes were cast without voters' knowledge.06 Mar 02:18 AM
New ZealandTeen charged with murdering Greymouth pensioner loses suppressionDonald Baikie was found dead at a property on Chapel St in September.05 Mar 10:33 PM
New Zealand'Very high risk of imminent offending': Court keeps sex offender detainedDouglas-Finch has lived under detention at Matawhāiti Residence for nine years.04 Mar 11:26 PM
CrimeHead stomped and run over: Attempted murder charge dropped in gang patch attack caseThe victim suffered a collapsed lung, ruptured spleen and facial fractures.04 Mar 07:00 PM
New Zealand'Body in the boot' murder trial: Accused killer gives evidence to say he didn't do itThe trial continues for Michael Rodger, accused of murdering Richard Leman in 2023. 04 Mar 07:52 AM
New ZealandCouple who found $232,000 in drug-dealer's cash in their ceiling can keep $40,000Whoever placed the vacuum-packed cash in the ceiling remains a mystery.04 Mar 04:54 AM
Freight and logistics'Stamping out cartel conduct': Courier sector hit with $1.2m in finesNo smoke-filled room with colluding corporates – but it's still a cartel.04 Mar 03:29 AM
CrimeJury returns verdict for K Rd trio who pack-raped German tourist on New Year’s DayThe men drove the intoxicated teen to a deserted carpark in a borrowed van.04 Mar 03:00 AM
New Zealand'Zero gravity': Court rejects gang member's challenge to patch lawCourt of Appeal ruled prosecutors need not prove actual fear or intimidation.03 Mar 02:00 AM
PremiumPremiumPropertySubcontractors chase unpaid retentions and bills in Teak Construction liquidationA subcontractor claims Teak stretched '30 days' to 30 working days for payments.02 Mar 09:19 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandBig business collapse: Director's companies allegedly owe $57m taxInland Revenue's probe came after Zespri blacklisted the director's firms in 2022.02 Mar 04:11 PM
CrimeMeth-fuelled 'fantastical story' collapses as man found guilty of ex's murderJustice David Johnstone said the graphic evidence made the trial ‘distressing’.02 Mar 04:59 AM
CrimeKava ban sought for notorious Melbourne rapist after new victim groped in PonsonbyJamie MacArthur offended again within two weeks of his deportation to New Zealand.28 Feb 05:00 AM
Crime‘Imaginative grip on reality’: Murder accused's state of mind at time of ex's death questionedAnaru Morunga has been on trial for the alleged murder of his former partner. 27 Feb 05:00 AM
CrimeDNA breakthrough links serial rapist to horrific 1988 teen attackRewa pleaded guilty this month after a swab matched him to the attack on the 16-year-old. 27 Feb 12:18 AM
Crime'I reached, she reached, I won': Murder-accused gives new account of ex's stabbingAnaru Morunga admitted stabbing Jasmaine Reihana but denied intending for her to die.26 Feb 07:00 AM
