New ZealandJailed man told to wear ‘dangerous’ sign around his neck for beatings of teen partner'You should have a big sign around your neck saying dangerous', judge tells abuser.20 Apr 03:22 AM
New ZealandThree teens arrested after luxury cars stolen from Auckland homePolice spotted the stolen luxury cars travelling in convoy in eastern Auckland.19 Apr 12:41 AM
New ZealandPrisoners spend day locked in cells after inmate scales roofIt’s understood the prisoner climbed up scaffolding at Rolleston Prison19 Apr 12:02 AM
CrimeNZ's prison system under scrutiny: Corrections' struggles highlighted amid calls for culture changeThe Chief Ombudsman has criticised the department as he departs his job.17 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandCon woman who killed elderly widower with steam iron shows 'worrying' behaviourJulianna Nuku's 'entitled and demanding' ways have the Parole Board concerned.13 Apr 10:00 PM
New ZealandPrisoner and Corrections officers take refuge in van after shots fired at tangiThe police said a shotgun shell was found near the inmate escort vehicle.11 Apr 08:04 PM
New ZealandPrisons 'like a people storage unit' as Covid culture lingers - OmbudsmanSome prisoners were left in isolation for 23 hours a day.11 Apr 04:53 AM
New ZealandKiller and child sex offender fights prison sex ban in rehabilitation unitThe convicted killer said the ban was a breach of the Homosexual Law Reform Act.10 Apr 12:54 AM
Entertainment'I paid the price': MAFS groom's shock drug smuggling confessionMAFS groom speaks about double tragedy that struck while he was locked up.09 Apr 11:50 PM
EntertainmentCountry star arrested after chair thrown off a bar roofMorgan Wallen has been charged with three felony counts over the Nashville incident.08 Apr 09:31 PM
WorldImpersonated and imprisoned: Man gets identity back after it was stolen 30 years agoHis scheme fell apart when he was confronted with the DNA evidence. 'My life is over.'08 Apr 06:19 AM
New ZealandPrisoner held 33 days longer than his sentence loses $11k compensationCourt of Appeal issues decision after deputy registrar and judge make mistake.06 Apr 03:00 AM
New Zealand'Put down': Violent inmate stomps on duck after it landed in prison yardThe prisoner was charged with attacking the bird, which had to be put down.04 Apr 06:00 AM
KahuCross erected on post where Head Hunter had fatal bike crashThe cross commemorating Sam Rasmussen was erected over Easter.02 Apr 04:14 AM
PremiumPremiumLetters to the EditorLetters: Filtering out the porn; why classroom behaviour is getting worseOPINION: 'Our new Government has an opportunity to demonstrate compassion.'30 Mar 04:00 PM
LifestyleGypsy Rose Blanchard's shock news three months out of prisonBlanchard has made an announcement about her husband who she married in a prison ceremony.30 Mar 12:09 AM
EntertainmentMaxim New Zealand model charged with bribing a federal agentSchwartz allegedly offered $8000 to a special agent to get her boyfriend out of prison.29 Mar 01:25 AM
WorldInmates and staff get food poisoning from curry at British prisonSome prisoners were slurring their words, giddy and in distress.28 Mar 09:38 PM
New Zealand'Tell me I'm your boyfriend': Teen woke to armed mobster in her bedroomAnthony Pearce, who also stabbed a man in the neck, has argued against his sentence.27 Mar 06:00 AM
New ZealandDog finds drugs hidden in sneakers at prisonBart the dog found the drugs concealed in a pair of shoes.26 Mar 10:43 PM
World'Substantial miscarriage of justice': After 40 years behind bars man claiming innocence could walk free'A significant possibility that an innocent person has been convicted.'25 Mar 11:12 PM
KahuTe Tai Rāwhiti, he pērā, ka whiti mai te rā - The East Coast, like that, the sun will riseHarata Gibson calls for all groups to come together to mourn after Gisborne party deaths.25 Mar 06:01 PM
KahuPositive outcomes are better for our community - Minister McKeeMinister wants outcome focus on rangatahi courts review.24 Mar 10:15 PM
New ZealandConvicted killer of Christchurch teen appears before Parole BoardConnor Whitehead, 16, was shot dead at a party in Christchurch in 2021.22 Mar 01:00 AM
WorldNotorious Aussie baby killer to learn release fate in ‘no body’ law testThe body of two-day-old baby Tegan has never been found.21 Mar 11:21 PM
WorldPrisoner escape: Violent white supremacist on the loose after co-ordinated ambushThree corrections officers were shot and wounded.20 Mar 10:40 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
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
WorldDisabled US man makes desperate appeal days before scheduled executionWillie James Pye, 59, is scheduled to be executed this Wednesday.18 Mar 09:55 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
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
PremiumPremiumPoliticsOfficials' scathing analysis of Government gang proposalsHow the Ministry of Justice pushed to water down the gang crackdown proposals.13 Mar 03:42 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
OpinionOpinion: Youth crime does not occur in a vacuum, if only because we do not live in that stateOPINION: All boot camps offer are punishment, not the context of the crime.11 Mar 07:30 PM