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'No agreement': Tenants win dispute after tiny home tips in storm

The home lacked building consent and there was no written agreement with the tenants.

Organised crime infiltrates airport with alarming ease - inside the rise and fall of a major NZ drug ring

Exclusive extract from Jared Savage's new book on the new era of gangs in New Zealand.

Tech Insider: UK tells retailers to use NZ’s Auror crime-fighting software

PLUS: Medtech projected to earn $3.8b a year by 2028.

200 dodgy visas granted for businesses linked to Vietnamese cannabis houses

Investigation revealed how Vietnamese crime groups exploited hundreds of migrant workers.

FBI sting: Kiwi gang member to face years in US prison, then 70 charges in NZ

Shane Ngakuru, 45, was a key distributor of ANOM network photos secretly controlled by FBI

Auckland gun shop owner caught in undercover police sting

The gun retailer told the unlicensed buyer to not tell anyone. He was an undercover cop.

Dilworth: Has it done enough to address abuse, and is it a school worth saving?

'Is there still enough good worth preserving?' Dilworth confronts the past and the future.

Alleged Auckland drug kingpin hiding in Mexico, police believe

Andre James faces new drug charges after skipping NZ before he could be arrested in 2019.

'Militant, paranoid': Comanchero 501 deportee sentenced after record drug bust

Gang associate kicked out of Australia for arson became truck driver for 613kg drug bust.

'Insider threat': NZ and Pacific being corrupted by organised crime - experts

Experts recommend a national anti-corruption agency to investigate reports of bribery.

Stream of accusations continue for ex-Marist Brother teacher

'He must realise he’s booked a one-way ticket to hell,' says the latest man to speak out.

Gang patch ban: Police reveal how many charges, patches seized

Police say gangs have largely complied, reducing public fear and intimidation.

Jared Savage: Who are the top cop contenders to replace Jevon McSkimming?

Analysis: There's a few clues which hint at the favoured candidate to be next deputy.

From prison to professor: Lance Ryan’s journey highlights reintegration gaps

OPINION: I was banned for life from directing and served over eight years in prison.

Millie Elder-Holmes fined $5k for promoting online gambling

Screenshots showed Elder-Holmes promoting overseas gambling from June 2024 to March 2025

New witness in Kiwifruit scam: $10m went through student’s accounts in 6 months

Second witness in Herald investigation shows $10m of deposits and cash withdrawals.

'Frightened all the time': Inside a $3m kiwifruit tax evasion scam

'Money mule' was allegedly kidnapped and assaulted after threatening to blow the whistle.

Criminals stage digger thefts for insurance payouts

Insurance Fraud Bureau flags fraud trends.

IPCA to investigate how high-ranking police handled allegations against Jevon McSkimming

IPCA to investigate potential 'neglect of duty' by police after misconduct complaint.

Peter Huljich is Pushpay insider trader

The convicted rich-lister abandons a three-year effort to suppress his name.

Drugs and gangs: Research reveals messaging apps used to sell cannabis, MDMA

Survey of nearly 11,000 users reveals most popular social media apps to purchase drugs.

Police deputy quits after porn allegedly found on work computer - sources

Pornography allegedly found while high-ranking officer suspended in separate inquiry.

'Off the scale' drug supply fuelling gang clashes in the regions

Homes shot at, cars rammed, drug busts during two months of gang tension.

Drugs, bribes, body-image and Instagram: Lifting the lid on modern sport

Officials now recommend boundaries around 1:1 messaging between coaches and young people

Korean tourist going home with wife's remains after causing crash which killed her

Couple’s dream NZ holiday to celebrate 'growing old together' ends in tragedy.

Nine fires in five years: Environment Court rules on scrap metal dealer

Training, stockpile monitoring and management and lithium battery handling orders made.

Pushpay insider trader loses latest bid for suppression

Businessman sentenced in 2023 fails to overturn conviction and retain name suppression.

Cryptocurrency ATMs and 'high risk' cash wages should be banned, experts warn

Police could be given power to monitor bank accounts in real time, experts say.

Property Insider: What could the future hold for ex-Auckland Star site? Architects explain champion Te Arai home design

'Somebody, please build something here – anything' debate on a site empty for 36 years.

'Body-packed five cartons': Man busted smuggling cigarettes at Wellington airport

Illegal tobacco operations sell from Facebook marketplace, churches and language schools.

Influential gang member returns to NZ for funeral, police arrest him at Auckland airport

Social media posts show the gangster driving flash cars and shopping for designer clothes.

Inside the secret 3-year criminal case against Auckland's luxury doggy daycare

Prosecutors claim the firm earned $180k in extra profits by ignoring resource consents.

Tribesmen gang member released after shooting Killer Beez leader Josh Masters

Okusitino Tae was released from prison this week despite potential risk of gang conflict.

'Urgent international co-operation': Crime rings threaten integrity of NZ sport

The Sport Integrity Commission has sought advice from Interpol on organised crime.

'That's what happens when you f*** with family': How a family feud ended in gang murder

Rebel MC member gunned down at close range by Head Hunter after five previous incidents.

Gambling promo: Millie Elder-Holmes faces complaint, 26 influencers now on watchlist

Internal Affairs said it has received 50 complaints about influencers promoting gambling

Steve Braunias: My summer with Mark Lundy

Steve Braunias visited Mark Lundy once a week ahead of his 2015 murder retrial.

Steve Braunias: The enduring questions at Mark Lundy's parole hearing today

Steve Braunias previews Mark Lundy's parole hearing at Tongariro Prison today.

Ferrari-driving gang member admits importing 613kg drugs, faces losing $7m in assets

The main target in Operation Weirton has pleaded guilty on the eve of High Court trial.

Opinion: 'Lots of secrets' - Inside the gripping documentary on Polkinghorne trial

Steve Braunias reviews the documentary of the trial of the century.

Operation Sphinx: How undercover officers cracked the Ariki Rigby gang-related murder

Top cop: 'I was always confident that we were going to get Mr Heremaia.'

'I know you did it': Secret tapes reveal escort's confrontation with lover Polkinghorne

Madison Ashton secretly recorded Philip Polkinghorne, confronting him about his wife, Pauline Hanna’s, death. Video / Mike Scott, Carolyne Meng-Yee, Michael Craig, Corey Fleming

Wattle Park developer liquidated: Kiwibank owed $3.6m, Inland Revenue $1.09m

Project completed in January 2022 but developer blames Covid and the downturn for debts.

NZ is ‘losing the fight’ against organised crime; new report urges bold changes

Report by experts says information-sharing between government agencies is 'deficient'.