PremiumPremiumAnalysisDerek Cheng800% more third strikers under the Govt's changes to toughen Three Strikes 2.0 – but will it make us safer?Is the price tag of tens of millions of dollars worth a policy that may not work?22 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandSeven youths charged over roof stand-off at youth justice facilityOranga Tamariki says teenagers 'hungry' and 'tired' after incident.22 Oct 08:10 AM
CrimeDisqualified driver stole disabled woman's car after she dropped keys during bank appointmentOn another occasion Rory Herk was clocked doing 173 km/h on a motorbike.22 Oct 04:00 AM
New Zealand'Grave concerns': Partner describes unfolding horror when Yanfei Bao never came homeA Chinese national denies killing and is standing trial in Christchurch.22 Oct 01:58 AM
PoliticsLabour decries Govt ‘subverting’ proper process on Three Strikes changesThe Criminal Bar Association fears the impact the bill will have.21 Oct 11:05 PM
New ZealandYouths leave Wiri justice facility roof, PM pulls no punches on earlier demandsThe facility is the same site where a group were guided down with fast food last year.21 Oct 11:01 PM
KahuThis is not a race based, this is a Judiciary attempting to be just - JacksonThe U-turn forced on Una Jagose is disgraceful21 Oct 10:15 PM
New Zealand'Something out of CSI Miami': Lawyer says man accused of murder wasn't even thereHamiora Bennett is one of nine people, mostly Mongrel Mob members, accused of murder.21 Oct 05:24 AM
CrimeWatch: Honey Bear meth beer manslaughter defendant caught on camera handling deadly productAiden Sagala, 21, suffered a fatal overdose after unknowingly drinking liquid meth.21 Oct 04:34 AM
New ZealandYanfei Bao case: Estate agent lured to house and murdered, high-profile trial hearsA Chinese national denies killing and is standing trial in Christchurch.21 Oct 03:10 AM
CrimeEx-MP loses appeal for $9k shoplifting spree, conviction to standJudge: 'Consequences of conviction cannot be said to be ‘out of all proportion’.'20 Oct 09:48 PM
KahuAct copping the blame for much of the anti-Māori rhetoric, Seymour saysDavid Seymour looks back over 12 months in power.20 Oct 06:15 PM
New ZealandWho killed Christchurch estate agent Yanfei Bao? High-profile trial starts todayA Chinese national denies her killing and will face trial in Christchurch.20 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandDestruction order upheld for 'well-loved elderly pet' that landed cyclist in ICUThe man suffered broken ribs and a collapsed lung after rottweiler Indy rushed the riders.20 Oct 03:00 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSasha BorissenkoSasha Borissenko: Workers' rights are being erodedOPINION: Redundancies and return-to-office orders are on the rise.19 Oct 11:00 PM
PremiumPremiumBusinessACC sets aside $3.6b for 100,000 childhood abuse survivorsACC puts $3.6 billion aside, as it prepares to significantly expand its cover.18 Oct 04:00 PM
New Zealand'I’ll shoot you': Barricaded man fired at police during 14-hour siegeAn officer feared for his life when the gunman pointed the firearm directly at him.18 Oct 05:00 AM
New ZealandNewmarket clothing shop owner charged with making intimate visual recordingsThe married man has pleaded not guilty to multiple charges today.18 Oct 02:08 AM
New ZealandAbuse in care trial aborted for former staff at South Auckland boys’ home after one dayAllegations included sexual abuse, physical abuse and forced fights between children.18 Oct 12:48 AM
New ZealandLawyer decries Oranga Tamariki for children's lack of contact with parentsThe children have barely had contact with their parents in six months.17 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandCharter company ordered to pay $140k after young mum's fatal fall overboardMaritime NZ says safety policies and procedures were not followed.17 Oct 07:20 AM
CrimeDisturbing abuse claims surface in South Auckland boys' home trialThe Crown has alleged graphic sexual and physical violence.17 Oct 06:42 AM
New ZealandEx-student catches teacher trying to send sexually explicit images and videos to teensThe teacher reported himself to police after being spoken to by a school colleague.17 Oct 06:00 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: 'You'd be limping' – senior MPs bring schoolyard politics to ParliamentOPINION: Parliament's a serious place, but sometimes the silliness wins.17 Oct 12:07 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Solicitor-General and Attorney-General clash over prosecution guidelinesCOMMENT: Judith Collins expressed disquiet about the new guidelines.16 Oct 04:00 PM
PoliticsTwo-year wait for a divorce to end after law passes third reading'This is an important step towards helping people with violent partners.'16 Oct 05:27 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionOpinion: Jury trials under attack - a fundamental right is at riskOPINION: The Government risks undermining public confidence in the justice system.16 Oct 02:00 AM
New ZealandPolice apologise for one of NZ's worst miscarriages of justiceFamily battled for 37 years to clear his name after he was convicted.15 Oct 10:30 PM
New Zealand'He's a robber, that's what he does': Teen hits dairies after being released from jailThe now 19-year-old was today jailed for three years and eight months.15 Oct 06:00 AM
New ZealandFatherhood not enough to stop fisherman drink driving, despite final warningJudge: 'You have recently served a sentence of home detention and it did not deter you.'15 Oct 03:00 AM
PoliticsParliament must stop drift to ‘judicial supremacy’, says lawyerThe Supreme Court is departing from its lane, a new report says.15 Oct 01:30 AM
KahuOld RSA will be turned into new Papakura courthouseThe project is in the Government’s fast-track list of developments.14 Oct 06:01 PM
CrimeWoman banned from gas station sends young person in to buy goods with stolen cardJudge warns Jayme Lee Washbourne: 'Your fate is in your hands; prison is close'.14 Oct 05:00 AM
New ZealandPrisoner's hunger strike enters 89th day, court rules no medical help to be givenCorrections and Health NZ won't be prosecuted if Francis Shaw's health deteriorates.14 Oct 02:26 AM
