New ZealandCustoms busts family-based tobacco smuggling ringThe activity involved 79.6kg of intercepted tobacco and $113,422 in evaded duties & GST.13 Nov 04:32 AM
New ZealandMeth man captured after police watch his operation on covert camerasPolice watched a meth supplier via covert cameras for more than a week before pouncing.28 Oct 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandGeneration Debt: Students with $400k loans too scared to come homeHuge student loan debts are making many expat Kiwis afraid to come home.28 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandMajor overhaul of meth prison sentencesMeth dealers to receive 30 per cent cut in sentence if addiction caused drug crimes.20 Oct 11:16 PM
PremiumPremiumBusinessDrug survey: Meth the same price, cannabis more expensive in Northland10,966 people completed online facebook survey, including 348 people in Northland.20 Oct 10:00 PM
New ZealandWasted: Drug testing shows Kiwis using $8.9 million in illicit substances each weekWhat drugs are Kiwis using, and how much? New wastewater testing results reveal all.20 Oct 07:34 PM
New ZealandBorder crackdown: New visa rules kick in today for visitorsImmigration NZ's new electronic travel authority requirement kicks in today.30 Sep 09:40 PM
New ZealandHamilton man jailed again for possession of child sexual abuse imagesAndrew Floyd Williams has been jailed a second time for child sex abuse images.30 Sep 06:47 PM
New ZealandNZ legal first: Child sex doll importer jailed for 18 monthsJudge notes sex doll importer attended nudist camps as a child.26 Sep 01:39 AM
CrimeMum's plea that her son serve his jail time in FranceA Frenchman accepted $50,000 to help smuggle cocaine from a cruise ship into Northland.24 Sep 05:00 PM
CrimeWhangārei police dog handling duo compete for national honoursMist and Constable Lewis are representing Northland at the national police dog champs.23 Sep 06:00 AM
New Zealand$86m drug bust: Kiwis willing to pay more for their highNZ drug users are targeted by overseas criminals because they're willing to pay more.20 Sep 09:37 PM
New ZealandNew Ice Age: 1500kg of meth seized in drug busts recordWith 4 months to go, more meth seized this year so far than any other.12 Sep 10:00 PM
New ZealandSynthetic drugs: epidemic examined by Crown forensic experts, new trends emergeNew research has been released into synthetic drugs after a two year study by ESR10 Sep 09:37 PM
New Zealand$235m mega meth bust: 469kg stashed in electric motorsPolice say the bust has stopped $235 million in revenue to organised crime groups.05 Sep 11:53 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandNZ's biggest drug bust - a comedy of errors and 500kg of methIt was a Sunday morning, and Constable Thomas Nankivell had just started his shift.21 Aug 05:00 AM
New ZealandWarning: Huge spike in mega-dose Ecstasy pills flooding into NZMassive jump in the amount of MDMA seized at the border this year.17 Aug 06:39 AM
New ZealandA year of NZ drug busts: Cocaine at the beach, meth in golf carts, $50k in dishwasherAs crime syndicates exploit top prices in NZ, Police and Customs are making bigger busts.09 Aug 11:39 PM
New ZealandDrug syndicates 'determined' to create an NZ market for cocaine"We are definitely seeing an increase in cocaine coming in to New Zealand."08 Aug 11:16 PM
New ZealandSnow on Bethells Beach: $3m cocaine wash-up mystery$3m cocaine haul washed up in West Auckland likely part of much bigger illicit import.08 Aug 07:08 AM
New Zealand$3m cocaine find on beach - more could wash up: policeA large amount of cocaine has washed up on a West Auckland beach07 Aug 10:20 PM
New ZealandCustoms seizes half a million smuggled cigarettesThe smuggler was attempting to avoid paying more than $500,000 in taxes, Customs says.02 Aug 03:43 AM
New ZealandKiwi who paid $80 to abuse boy in Manila hotel seeks permanent suppressionHis sickening crimes have led to a six years and five month jail term.02 Aug 12:05 AM
New ZealandCustoms seize more than a tonne of drugs in six monthsHaul includes four times the amount of Ecstasy that was seized last year.30 Jul 04:21 AM
New ZealandTwo arrested as Customs seizes 100kg of meth with $50m street value"The concealment method was quite sophisticated and not easily identifiable."26 Jul 03:52 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandKiwi broke own record for 1.4 tonne cocaine bustKiwi yachtie broke his own record for largest cocaine seizure in Australian history.14 Jul 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandKiwi man pays $80 to abuse boy in hotel roomA Kiwi man paid $80 for two hours with a boy, whom he abused in a Manila hotel room.10 Jul 07:00 PM
New ZealandTourist admits importing 24kg cocaine on cruise shipDrug syndicate tried to smuggle cocaine into Australia but had to settle for Northland.08 Jul 11:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandMystery money: Seized $302k given back to foreign diplomatCustoms seized $302,000 from member of foreign delegation. Then it gave the money back.06 Jul 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandMidnight 'fishing' trip: Inside NZ's biggest ever cocaine bustIt looks like the script of a Hollywood heist. Drug investigators caught it all on camera.27 Jun 07:00 AM
PremiumPremiumFreight and logisticsBooming: Port one of region's biggest success storiesThe Port of Tauranga is booming on all fronts. We talk to some people behind the success.26 Jun 07:00 AM
New ZealandGang raid: Cash, cars, $10k gold chain and $13k Louis Vuitton bag seizedNearly $4m of assets frozen in alleged money laundering and drugs investigation.17 Jun 01:00 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandRock solid evidence: 267kg of meth found in concreteMeth mixed in concrete and CCTV led to 267kg of drugs smuggled by Hong Kong syndicate.06 Jun 07:00 AM
New ZealandDad distraught after mum abducts son from NZChildren have been taken from NZ despite border alerts at least four times, lawyers say.29 May 06:54 PM
