'I can’t describe how relieved I was.'

NZ4X4S owner Ali Faqeeri has been left to front the bill over a smashed windshield. Video / Corey Fleming

Wendy Petrie used in Instagram gambling scam as AI combines with digital forgery. Video / Fair Use

CCTV footage of the moment a high-performance XR ute was torched beside a Flaxmere family's home early on Friday morning. CCTV / Supplied

The couple say the trees were “all that kept them going”.

Winston Peters and Judith Collins jet to Australia, new documentary a wake-up call for Piha and a bright prediction for Auckland’s CBD in the latest NZ Herald headlines. Video / Getty Images / Parliament TV / NZHerald

'We had people jumping the fence, picking them, taking photos, flying drones over them.'

A 'good Samaritan' has stolen an e-scooter after the rider fell off in Stokes Valley Video / Supplied

Despite the ongoing efforts of the police in their search, two years have passed, and Tom Phillips, the fugitive father, remains at large. Video / Neil Reid

“That’s my biggest thing - using them for prevention rather than evidence."

Canterbury police said late last year drone activity was increasing in rural areas.

Retailers across NZ are criticising government-funded security measures as ‘just a deterrent, not a solution’ to tackling the surge in retail crime. Video / NZ Herald

'It's all right my darling, I'll clean you', assailant tells victim.

The witness hid behind a shed because he didn’t want to be 'blasted'.

Daily life has taken on a new look after Cyclone Gabrielle in the cut-off community.

Landowners, police & legitimate hunters say poaching seems to be on the rise in the South.

26 years ago Glen Ufton stepped into the Okuku forest to tend to his hidden cannabis plot. What followed has remained a mystery. Video / George Heard

Police are asking for any information leading to who is responsible.

A man surrendered himself to police after the shooting.

A Dargaville lifestyle farmer has been fined for failing to care for several animals.

Federated Farmers said the theft would have required a lot of planning.

People caught unlawfully in possession of toheroa can face fines of up to $20,000.

About 500 crayfish were identified as being involved in the pair's scheme.

The Morrinsville woman was in 'bad place' at the time, her lawyer said.

Police need the public's help to locate the driver of a stolen ute involved in a crash.

A police survey revealed rural crime was largely unreported nationally.

A Headstone at Settlers Cemetery in Dannevirke was badly damaged. Video / Leanne Warr

The 17-year-old got upset at recalling the grisly details of that day.

The teen admitted going into the bedroom armed with a knife, bottle, broom and torch.