New Zealand13 German shepherds, 40 cats removed from residential homeSeizure of dogs - all underweight and some with parvo - council's 'largest-ever'.19 Mar 04:01 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionRichard PrebbleRichard Prebble: What’s causing the scandalous backlog in courtsOPINION: What we blast as 'police state' tyranny elsewhere we are doing ourselves.19 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandMum's mysterious death: Alcohol-induced fall led to fatal head injuryPolice and a pathologist say Heather Foote's death was an accident.19 Mar 04:00 PM
New Zealand'Hell in a handbasket' - Retail industry begs for action as assaults on workers spikeFigures show six retail workers a day are reporting assaults to police19 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandWoman who stabbed victim in the back has her jail term reducedAttacker waited for her victim to return home, then stabbed her in the back.19 Mar 04:00 AM
Crime'A living hell': Cellmate who starved and beat sex offender is sentencedRene Thomas has some unresolved issues he needs to address, a judge said.18 Mar 11:06 PM
CrimeMan who stabbed Auckland MMA fighter to death acquitted on self-defence groundsBut a co-defendant who continued to throw punches after the stabbing wasn't so fortunate.18 Mar 04:00 PM
CrimeGunman guilty of murder: Mum, best bud and girlfriend to be sentenced tooEthan Dodds was arrested after a police chase in a stolen car driven by the victim's ex.18 Mar 06:00 AM
New ZealandDrunk teen driver who crashed into a garden will use landscaping skills to fix damageTeen offers free landscaping to fix damage caused by his drunken crash into garden.18 Mar 03:03 AM
New Zealand‘Victim blaming’: Ombudsman under fire after ruling scam victims culpable for lossVictim Support says it is pointless and harmful to blame victims of fraud.17 Mar 04:00 PM
CrimeGrinning inmates who spurred manhunt after motorway escape sent back to prisonA bystander said the inmates 'looked pretty happy' as they emerged from the prison van.16 Mar 11:30 PM
New ZealandChainsaw-wielding suspect found guilty of cutting illegal forest trackAccused argued he was clearing a fallen tree – but a judge didn't buy it.16 Mar 11:00 PM
New Zealand'I felt like a criminal': Mum's Oranga Tamariki vindicationThe complainant said it was the worst time of her life.16 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandFrequent 111 caller arranged a date - then accused him of rapePolice say the consequences for the men accused were significant.16 Mar 01:00 AM
New Zealand'My best friend': Meth-fuelled driver kills brother on hunting tripKeely-Shaye Albert had never held a licence and was driving on a private road.15 Mar 11:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandThe moment a road rage dispute turned to tragedy in West Auckland mall carparkSteve Braunias on the moment road rage turned fatal in Glen Eden.15 Mar 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Why we must never forget the Christchurch terror attacksEDITORIAL: Yesterday marked five years since 51 people were murdered at Friday prayer.15 Mar 04:00 PM
New Zealand'The next best thing to time travelling': Kiwi's astonishing find on UK farmlandThe 3000yo artefact is with the UK courts which are deciding if it is legal 'treasure'.15 Mar 04:00 PM
Crime'The courage it took to escape': Man kidnapped by armed Rebels, bound, thrown in bootThe victim didn't know whether he would live or die.15 Mar 06:00 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandOpinion: Why the Ram Raid Bill won’t fix the problemOPINION: The bill ignores the context of the offending and how to intervene.14 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandJudge presiding over Golriz Ghahraman's hearing a former workmateJudiciary says 'managed appropriately and without deviation from standard procedures'.14 Mar 05:40 AM
New Zealand'Disgusts me': Sex assault charges rise by 33%, legal aid fees doubleLegal aid for sex offences more than doubles to $18.7 million14 Mar 04:52 AM
WorldWoman jailed for fatal breast jobWoman's bail revoked, full-time prison term “realistically inevitable", judge says.14 Mar 03:46 AM
New ZealandTriple-murderer mum Lauren Dickason's fate to be handed down in JuneThe Herald previously revealed taxpayers footed her $700k - and rising - legal aid bill.13 Mar 10:40 PM
KahuCops leaving, recruitment struggles, back office to frontlineDozens of Kiwi police officers are waiting to take up lucrative jobs in Australia13 Mar 10:30 PM
New ZealandGolriz Ghahraman shoplifting: What she stole and how she did itItems she took included a Zambesi shirt, a $1900 Acne coat and a $4500 Row dress.13 Mar 08:35 PM
New ZealandScam ‘mule’ allegedly linked to $1.7m in stolen money is a CEO and company directorVictims want regulation; banks believe their systems are robust.13 Mar 04:02 PM
New ZealandA Moment In Crime: The callous murder of Marice McGregorHe was charged in 2017, but it took until this year to tell his story.13 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandWoman threw herself out of a window to escape violent new partnerHe slammed her head against a wall, bit her on the cheek and rubbed her face in icecream.13 Mar 07:00 AM
CrimeFed-up shopkeeper went out swinging with hockey stick as he was stabbed to deathJanak Patel's last moments have now been revealed.13 Mar 05:00 AM
New ZealandTroubled tenant stabbed landlord multiple times before locking herself in her room'She violently attacked her landlords, who had twice welcomed her into their home.'13 Mar 04:00 AM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsOfficials' scathing analysis of Government gang proposalsHow the Ministry of Justice pushed to water down the gang crackdown proposals.13 Mar 03:42 AM
New ZealandEx-Green MP Golriz Ghahraman admits shoplifting chargesThe 43-year-old faced four shoplifting charges.13 Mar 12:50 AM
OpinionSaying young-offender boot camps will work, or won’t, misses the pointOPINION: LSV is a pathway to turn young men's lives around.12 Mar 11:28 PM
