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Armed robbers threaten bystanders, flee Michael Hill Jewellers

The alleged aggravated robbery was reported to police before 10am.

'Police will hold to account': Four arrested after alleged aggravated robbery

Police have made four arrests after the aggravated robbery in Whangārei's Te Kamo.

Youth held in cells overnight increases tenfold in two years

Youth held in police cells skyrockets due to lack of beds, rising youth crime.

Revealed: Youth offending decreasing despite spotlight on young offenders

Youth offending is not increasing, a new Ministry of Justice report has found.

Third bootcamp youth charged, OT limiting updates amid 'public scrutiny' on offenders

It says the offenders are facing 'public scrutiny'.

Willow-Jean Prime: Govt needs to rethink failed boot camp strategy

OPINION: 330+ community services lose funding; critics advocate proven local programmes.

Letters: Memo to bootcamp critics – progress requires trial and error

OPINION: 'Expecting a 100% performance rate from any new initiative ... is naive.'

'How much is being left untold': Third bootcamp participant accused of re-offending

Previously, it had only been confirmed that two participants had allegedly reoffended.

PM clarifies boot camp youth could be in facility for longer under legislation

The Prime Minister has had to clarify his comments.

Homicide investigation launched in Clendon Park

Homicide investigation launched after man presents at South Auckland medical centre with gunshot wounds. Video / NZ Herald

Bootcamp youth dies after accident, another on the run after absconding from mate's tangi

The Herald understands the death was caused by a car accident.

Judge intervenes after 14-year-old girl faced second night in police cells

A lawyer says social workers are spending the night with youths as there are no beds.

Opinion: We know enough about brain development to know youth offending reforms probably won’t work

OPINION: When dogma wins out over data, we can’t expect positive results.

The Siren Call

Christchurch documentarian Nadia Maxwell's TikTok experiment, posing as a 13-year-old girl, revealed shocking results as inappropriate content appeared almost immediately.

Boot camp pilot participant allegedly reoffends, minister disappointed

Children’s Minister Karen Chhour said it would be naïve to think no one would reoffend.

Failing student kills 8, injures 17 in knife attack at Chinese school

Yixing police said the suspect was a 21-year-old former student at the school.

Jury rejects 16yo's self-defence claim after plunging knife into schizophrenic stranger's neck

But the group also rejected a murder finding.

Letters: A healthy society doesn't leave people behind

OPINION: Also in today's letters – abuse redress; hard health facts; populism v fascism.