New ZealandGrandparent raising infant grandchild left fighting for paid leaveThe grandparent's application was declined after returning to work to complete a handover.21 Jul 12:00 AM
New ZealandMan stole 333 beehives, causing $184k loss to the industryHe was stung with a hefty reparation order and 11 months' home detention.20 Jul 10:00 PM
New ZealandRobber storms bakery with knife, gun and hammer down his pantsPatrick Arahanga ran into the bakery demanding cash from the till.20 Jul 04:00 AM
New ZealandFormer Wellington Mayor in court challenging $40 parking ticketKerry Prendergast denies parking on a footpath, saying signage in the area is 'ambiguous'.20 Jul 12:00 AM
New ZealandThe benefit fraudster who didn't need to defraud MSD after allHer children were not in her care but she continued to collect the benefits.19 Jul 06:00 AM
New ZealandFormer lauded Corrections staffer jailed for pressuring boyfriend's rape victimFormer Muldoon secretary and probation officer became involved with 'serious criminal'.19 Jul 05:13 AM
CrimeJail for two offenders who continue to flout court ordersThe men were hoping for one last chance to adjourn their sentencings but failed.19 Jul 04:00 AM
New ZealandAbrupt end to an arson trial centred on a man's unrequited loveA man set fire to his ex's house after discovering she was seeing someone else.18 Jul 08:00 AM
New Zealand‘I’m a gangster. I can get any woman I want’: Witness claims in murder trialWiremu Birch was stabbed to death 11 years ago during a street fight in Taupō.18 Jul 06:00 AM
New ZealandMan who killed person with his car convicted again 40 years laterPeter Napier killed a motorist with his car in 1982 and then a pedestrian in 2022.17 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandMan loses name suppression bid over Snapchat of sex with underage girlHis father was worried about the humiliation that would follow his son being named.17 Jul 07:43 AM
New Zealand'Likely there will be another victim': Journalist's high-risk killer set for prison releaseNicho Waipuka's reason for the fatal beating was that he was 'just young, I guess'.17 Jul 07:00 AM
New ZealandCourier driver avoids conviction for crash that left motorcyclist deadAn NZ Post van and motorbike collided head-on along a rural road.17 Jul 06:00 AM
New ZealandAlcoholic unsure he could honour bail conditions asked for instant sentenceDefendant describes his criminal record as 'a colourful one - in the wrong way'.17 Jul 05:00 AM
New ZealandMan who scaled courtroom barrier to attack relative's murderer admits guiltArohaina Henare was stabbed to death by Moses Mohi Taua in 2022.17 Jul 02:50 AM
New Zealand'I lied': Eye witness changes statement about boyfriend's killerWiremu Birch's girlfriend has retracted most of what she's said on previous occasions.16 Jul 06:00 AM
New ZealandWho killed Wiremu Birch? Third trial over 11-year-old Taupō murder beginsThe defence says there's another man who has escaped blame all these years.15 Jul 05:00 PM
New Zealand'This is the last thing I will ever see': Man blinds flatmate in eye-gouging attackHe asked his flatmate why he had been 'tracking' him before launching the frenzied attack.15 Jul 08:00 AM
New ZealandSupport workers caught abusing disabled woman - 'you’re an ugly human being'She wanted to keep her iPad and charger in her room.15 Jul 02:00 AM
New Zealand'You or your mum:' Boy woke next to grave dug by dad, told to choose who was going inMore than a decade of man's 'monstrous' violence against partner and son comes to an end.13 Jul 12:00 AM
New Zealand'Go f*** yourself': Rapist abuses judge, walks out of sentencingGregory Simon punched a woman in the head before strangling and raping her.12 Jul 07:00 AM
New ZealandShoplifter pees on shelves as he walks down supermarket aisleDuchaan Fraser now has to pay $4000 back to Woolworths at $15 a week.11 Jul 07:00 PM
New Zealand'All hell broke loose': Jury to decide if woman and teen had murderous intentTaku Manu Paul was killed after being struck twice by a car.10 Jul 06:00 AM
New ZealandNew police investigation into infamous prison escapee and murderer Phillip John SmithHe was jailed for life in 1995 for murdering the father of a boy he sexually abused.10 Jul 03:30 AM
New Zealand'Screaming for his life': Violent home invasion after brothers booted from Halloween partyA girl hid under her blanket on the floor after windows were smashed around her.09 Jul 05:32 AM
New ZealandMan refused alcohol threatens supermarket worker: 'Stab a knife in your fat gut'He arrived dragging a road cone under his car and left without the alcohol he wanted.08 Jul 08:00 AM
CrimeSuspicious girlfriend unearths man's 20 years of sexual offendingThe woman went through his phone and discovered explicit images and recordings.08 Jul 07:00 AM
New ZealandNZ lawyer cleared of wrongdoing for conduct in Australian courtroomThe man was embroiled in an international custody battle for his stepdaughter.08 Jul 06:00 AM
New ZealandMan crowdfunds $80,000 reparation for exploiting migrant workersAround 19 workers were housed in a garage for four months. Some were without mattresses.08 Jul 04:54 AM
New ZealandMan killed stranger he thought was abducting his son from skateparkHe became enraged when he saw the stranger holding his son's hand.08 Jul 03:21 AM
New Zealand'Brutal attack': Man held partner in chokehold while children watchedA judge said there are children all over New Zealand traumatised by domestic violence.07 Jul 10:19 PM
New Zealand'Foolish' dealer filmed himself cooking meth, couriering drugs and cashNow Kodee Kee-Sue has been jailed for more than 13 years.06 Jul 04:00 AM
New Zealand'Vigilante, self-help violence': Fisherman's life upended by father and son in jetty assaultThe man was beaten, knocked off the jetty and held underwater.05 Jul 05:00 AM
New ZealandEx international sports star charged with posting 'nude images' of woman onlineThe alleged offending occurred on four separate occasions over two weeks.04 Jul 02:53 AM
