PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Police have zero tolerance on crime – right?OPINION: A memo creates confusion over police policy on investigating shoplifting.29 May 05:00 PM
New Zealand'She's not your rehab': Man runs down partner, denies her medical treatment'In traditional Māori society, we don’t treat women as our punching bags,' says judge.29 May 07:00 AM
New Zealand'Bloody beating': Pair found guilty of Javon Aranui's manslaughterThe jury deliberated for almost three days in case where the victim had 16 head injuries.29 May 04:27 AM
WorldUS to revoke visas for Chinese students linked to Communist PartyNew visa scrutiny targets applicants from China and Hong Kong.29 May 03:12 AM
Crime'Rare case': Woman's murder charge dismissed after three weeks of evidenceJudge dismisses Karori case as unsuitable for jury consideration.29 May 02:00 AM
WorldRetired surgeon jailed for 20 years in France's largest paedophile trialThe surgeon was sentenced for assaulting 299 victims, who were almost all children.28 May 08:56 PM
Crime'Stole my childhood': Sexual predator foster carer given 23-year sentence 'Your life was a lie,' the judge said, but he declined an indefinite sentence.28 May 05:00 PM
CrimeComanchero v Comanchero crime: Second man admits terrorising bodybuilder's familyA prospect and three patched members were investigated, including the national president.28 May 01:08 AM
PremiumPremiumProperty'Real stress': Labour MP Ingrid Leary on retirement village payoutsThe law doesn't say when capital sums must be repaid, causing 'real stress': Ingrid Leary.28 May 01:00 AM
New Zealand'Crude attempt': Sister caught trying to use gran's death to get gangster brother out of prisonNatalia Merrin, 28, even catfished another dead person's Facebook page.27 May 08:00 AM
New Zealand'Disgraceful behaviour': Gang member tells cops he was selling meth to make money for his kidsA judge has slammed Anaru Tukere's excuse given Tribal Huk's stance on meth.27 May 04:57 AM
CrimeWhy young Head Hunters prospect wasn't jailed for 'utterly reprehensible' torture caseHe arrived to find the victim naked and bound, then he joined in.27 May 02:31 AM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsInside the drop in violent crime: A return to crime patterns ... under Labour?The current trend in falling violent crime is consistent with the trend from 2018-2022.26 May 11:00 PM
New Zealand'Covered in faeces': Harrowing findings at Geraldine rest homeThe HDC found widespread care failures at McKenzie Healthcare.26 May 06:00 AM
New ZealandCulmination of St Patrick's Day drunken flirting, or opportunistic rape while woman slept?Jurors were unable to reach a verdict in a Tauranga District Court rape trial.26 May 06:00 AM
New ZealandLachie Jones inquest: Coroner delays release of findingsCoroner Ho said the delay was related to police announcing further investigative work.26 May 05:14 AM
WorldEpstein accuser farewelled privately at Perth funeralVirginia Giuffre died on her farm, 80km north of the city, in April.25 May 11:35 PM
Entertainment'I was young and naive': Rust armourer released from prisonHannah Gutierrez-Reed was released after serving an 18-month sentence.25 May 08:18 AM
New Zealand'You're being jacked': 501 exiled for armed kidnappings, carjacking and home invasionFalefitu Alapati Toatoalei has lived in Australia for 27 years. Now he's being deported.25 May 08:00 AM
Crime'Sparks flying': Head Hunters associate crashed through school gates in spiked, stolen AudiHe has since sobered up and re-evaluated his life choices, his lawyer says.25 May 06:00 AM
New ZealandNeighbour beaten 'black and blue' at wake over property disputeThe men were drinking together, mourning the loss of their neighbour, when matters soured.25 May 03:00 AM
New ZealandParents battling to keep young teen away from older boyfriend resort to legal actionWhen her parents found out the relationship had turned sexual they were 'extremely upset'.24 May 10:00 PM
New ZealandHero Pike River survivor convicted after assault at grandmother’s funeralDaniel Rockhouse apologises for attack on uncle. 24 May 05:00 PM
CrimeDeadly conspiracy fails: How the Killer Beez thwarted inner-circle plot to kill rivalThere was a fragile truce after weeks of gang warfare. The violence almost re-ignited.24 May 07:00 AM
WorldBoeing to pay $1.9b to settle criminal probe into fatal plane crashesThe settlement dismisses a criminal charge without requiring a guilty plea.24 May 03:31 AM
New Zealand'Salt in the wound': Anger as ex uses legal aid to fight case he lost in Family CourtHis ex-wife had to spend $45k fighting the appeal, despite being homeless.24 May 02:00 AM
New ZealandWoman charged $5.1m to track down former lover and stolen family fortune He promised to invest the money but took it to Italy and disappeared. 23 May 11:00 PM
CrimeJudge grants mercy for phone repairer who went viral trying to AirDrop intimate photoHis name cannot be published but his face is all over the internet. 23 May 02:25 AM
WorldUS Education Department must reinstate nearly 1400 fired workersThe agency dropped thousands of employees on the first day of the Trump administration.23 May 01:10 AM
WorldInside the mushroom mystery: Key evidence in triple-murder trialAn officer searched Melbourne grocers for two days after a mushroom poisoning.22 May 06:10 AM
New ZealandMan jailed for 'unprecedented' courtroom attack on judgeThe sentencing judge said the assault went 'to the heart of our justice system'.22 May 05:00 AM
CrimeRare sentence for rapist who posed as teen on Snapchat to lure 13yo victimHe insists it's all a conspiracy, leaving no hope for rehabilitation, the Crown says.22 May 04:00 AM
New ZealandBudget 2025: Every budget item in one interactiveUse the Herald interactive to explore Budget 2025.22 May 02:41 AM
New ZealandThe horrifying ordeal behind Auckland's high-profile gang torture caseThe victim was tortured with drills, hot water and a metal pole.21 May 09:41 AM
