Crime

Company fined for failing to report suspicious activities and submit financial transparency reports relating to money laundering.

A pair involved in retiree's mistaken bank transfer have been granted interim name suppression.

Thirty-eight companies have been investigated since March to ensure they were complying with their immigration and employment obligations.

Police data shows that 4304 incidents were recorded nationwide in 2024 - almost identical to the 4305 serious victimisations logged the previous year.

Proposed amendment to the Crimes Act to widen power of detention may give some business owners security, but victims and community leaders believe more should be done.

The Crimes Act will be amended to allow retailers and members of the public to make citizen's arrests at any time of the day and use reasonable restraints when doing so.

Chair Sunny Kaushal defends compensation for his work with the group as an announcement from the government on crime looms.

Recently released data from police reveals a decline of almost 60 percent year on year in the number of ram raids nationwide that were logged in 2024.

Advisory group on crime chief Sunny Kaushal says the group has submitted several proposals to the government for consideration.

David John Cutmore was the pilot of an aircraft trying to fly from Central Province to Australia, carrying 611 kilogrammes of cocaine.

High-profile criminal cases and concerns about public safety overshadow a parliamentary milestone and some success in expanding business operations.

The Chinese national's trial over the murder of Christchurch real estate agent Yanfei Bao lasted almost seven weeks.

They are facing charges of manslaughter and kidnapping 70-year-old Chinese woman Shulai Wang, as well as obstruction and providing false immigration information.

Philip Polkinghorne must do 150 hours of community work for drug possession. But what does that mean? Audio

Construction firm director allegedly threatened to go to the police, Inland Revenue and Immigration if employee didn't pay him the money that was missing from the company coffers.

Community leaders highlighted immigration, health inequalities and crime as key areas of concern in a meeting with Labour chief Chris Hipkins.

Police have logged more than 14,200 incidents of hate crime offences motivated by the victim's race or ethnicity since January 2020.

A man believed to be a gang member purportedly threatened the former chairperson of the New Zealand Indian Business Association over a civil dispute.

Owner of Toyworld in Sylvia Park hopes security can be improved after targeted attack.

The government is introducing a new aggravating factor targeting offences against small business owners whose homes and businesses are interconnected.