New ZealandWoman feared she'd die in 'prolonged, unprovoked' two-hour attackHer partner then stole $1800 and never returned.05 Mar 06:00 AM
New ZealandWoman admits causing crash that killed promising young jockey riding dirt bikeThe victim's family is now fighting to keep the summary of facts of the case concealed.05 Mar 05:00 AM
New Zealand'Medium smacks': Teacher hit 7-year-old students around the head with stick, guitarStudents said Patrick Tokoroa Heke used physical force against them daily.05 Mar 04:00 AM
New Zealand'Very high risk of imminent offending': Court keeps sex offender detainedDouglas-Finch has lived under detention at Matawhāiti Residence for nine years.04 Mar 11:26 PM
New Zealand‘We need to move faster': Calls to ban portable pools after baby drowns on Boxing DayAssociate Coroner: 'The cost of these pools has become the lives of children'. 04 Mar 03:00 PM
New ZealandFrom dive trip to black market: How a deckhand’s side hustle cost him thousandsSpooner was one of 26 people caught in 2025 selling recreational seafood illegally.04 Mar 06:00 AM
New ZealandCouple who found $232,000 in drug-dealer's cash in their ceiling can keep $40,000Whoever placed the vacuum-packed cash in the ceiling remains a mystery.04 Mar 04:54 AM
New ZealandMother of baby who died of head injuries admits lying to police, but claims father slapped himPoseidyn Reigns Hemopo-Pickering, of Manurewa, died in September 2020.04 Mar 04:51 AM
New Zealand'Meth-addled' pair's $70k crime wave led police on dangerous pursuitThey stole cars, a caravan and broke into a man's home, threatening him at knifepoint.04 Mar 01:59 AM
New Zealand‘Bugger off’: Man living in car stabbed resident who told him to move off his lawnAnaru Yardley told the victim he could do whatever he wanted before stabbing him.03 Mar 06:00 AM
New Zealand'Back the f*** up': Shoplifter pulls out 30cm knife during thefts It was likely the stolen items were going to be traded for money or drugs.03 Mar 05:00 AM
New Zealand'Zero gravity': Court rejects gang member's challenge to patch lawCourt of Appeal ruled prosecutors need not prove actual fear or intimidation.03 Mar 02:00 AM
New ZealandThames man bashes sister over head with cans of baked beansThe 60-year-old lives 'on the brink of society' rurally on the Coromandel peninsula.02 Mar 04:00 PM
New Zealand‘Something was wrong’: Inquest hears concerns over prison suicide riskStaff cleared Nuku Strange to leave Invercargill Prison's watch unit a day before he died.02 Mar 07:00 AM
New ZealandBaby's fatal injuries 'not consistent' with parents' story, coroner toldDoctor tells Coroner's court Poseidyn's injuries were more like being hit with bat.02 Mar 06:00 AM
CrimeMeth-fuelled 'fantastical story' collapses as man found guilty of ex's murderJustice David Johnstone said the graphic evidence made the trial ‘distressing’.02 Mar 04:59 AM
New ZealandMan withdrawn from methadone at 'dangerously rapid' rate later diesA man was removed from methadone programme rapidly, and six weeks later he died.02 Mar 01:43 AM
CrimeMother jailed after ignoring driving ban 13 times, caught with children in the carPaula Trainor drove 'erratically' and crashed into a sign with the children in the car.01 Mar 08:00 PM
New ZealandLandlord posted tenants' family photos, qualifications and child's schedule in online rental adsThe photos were used on several websites to promote the Auckland property. 01 Mar 07:11 AM
New ZealandOrderly who was fired after 'stabbing' co-worker with pen threatens to burn ex-boss' houseLionel Caffell said the interactions with his co-worker were just 'boys argy bargy'.01 Mar 06:00 AM
New ZealandMisdiagnosis: Man pays mechanic $6000 for $140 fixA car dealer diagnosed an expensive problem, but it was really a simple fix. 01 Mar 05:00 AM
New Zealand'A liar and a manipulator': Nurse scammed $112k from colleagues, then went gambling The 34-year-old claimed her mother had died and her father had a 'brain problem'.01 Mar 12:00 AM
New Zealand'Lived in fear and cried silent tears': Woman confronts rapist, 50 years onA girl was raped by Warren Smith 50 years ago. Now, he's been imprisoned.28 Feb 10:00 PM
New ZealandDrunk driver used police officer's phone to access criminal database while calling a lawyerMichael Mackey also smashed a whisky bottle over the head of a family member.28 Feb 03:00 AM
New Zealand'Lives in constant fear': Kāinga Ora tenant threatened to kill neighbour's son with machetePolice were called three times over different threats, but Kāinga Ora wouldn't move them.27 Feb 11:00 PM
New ZealandMobster claims seized red, bulldog jersey was his ex-wife's, not gang insignia After losing a bid to have it returned, he's promised his ex-wife chocolates.27 Feb 06:46 AM
Crime‘Imaginative grip on reality’: Murder accused's state of mind at time of ex's death questionedAnaru Morunga has been on trial for the alleged murder of his former partner. 27 Feb 05:00 AM
New ZealandThe young man who planned a mass killing, dubbed a national security threat can now be namedHe also distributed extreme child sex abuse material.27 Feb 04:00 AM
New Zealand'Utter mayhem': Group of 10 teen burglars' crime spree ends with three in prisonThe group stole a car and broke into businesses in Hamilton and Te Kauwhata.27 Feb 03:00 AM
Crime'I reached, she reached, I won': Murder-accused gives new account of ex's stabbingAnaru Morunga admitted stabbing Jasmaine Reihana but denied intending for her to die.26 Feb 07:00 AM
New Zealand'She was entitled to feel safe': Man raped teen who was shaking with fearThe 14-year-old tried to avoid eye contact, but Jahvis Taiaroa wouldn't leave her room. 26 Feb 06:00 AM
New ZealandTeacher had sexual relationship with student, other students blew the whistleApril Marie Nordstrom has had her teacher registration cancelled. 26 Feb 05:00 AM
New ZealandFarmer behind NZ's biggest GST fraud has $16m of assets confiscatedJohn Richard Bracken, then 54, was sent to prison in 2021 on 39 charges of tax fraud.25 Feb 11:11 PM
New ZealandDisgraced GP turned tutor trespassed from top college amid bullying, harassment claimsStaff at Mount Albert Grammar School said they felt bullied and threatened by Rhys Cullen.25 Feb 07:21 PM
