Crime
'Unimaginable grief': Friends raise money for family after fire tragedy
Police are still searching for the body of a child after Saturday's housefire at Sanson claimed four lives.
Former First Security officer acquitted of indecent assaults
Christopher Hunia was called to a woman's home to refit an electronic monitoring bracelet she tried to cut off.
Homicide probe launched after person dies in Far North assault
Police said the victim was found at a Kaitaia property in a critical condition.
Is revenge the world’s deadliest addiction?
Alcohol, drugs, gambling, and sex are common addictions but a lecturer in psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine says revenge is the deadliest drug of all. Audio
One dead after hit-and-run in West Auckland
Police are calling for anyone with information about the fatality to contact them.
Police find dead man on woman's deck with 'shrine' around body
A Nelson woman has been found not guilty, after police discovered her partner's decomposed body on a deck.
Wife of man accused of slavery denies allegations
She rejects the claims that her husband threatened two young people with being deported, if they didn't "follow the rules".
Family violence unit unaware man dated, then stalked, harassed murder victim
Nathan Boulter made nearly 600 calls to her in two weeks, before stabbing her 55 times. Audio
Police aware violent stalker in area before he murdered woman
Police say a special multi-agency group that's goal is to prevent family violence and protect victims never did a threat assessment of a violent serial stalker who went on to kill weeks after being… Audio
Australian company to supply police's new roadside drug-testing kits
Police have confirmed a deal with an Australian company to provide detection devices for roadside drug testing.
Call for answers after serial stalker murders woman
"I just do not believe that we have the system right for our highest risk and our highest threat prisoners," the country's top victim advisor says. Audio
Chief Victims Advisor responds to recent murder conviction
The government's Chief Victims Advisor feels rage that victims feel responsible when their abuser goes on to harm again. Ruth Money spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Law firm boss 'constantly' watched porn in office
The man, whose name is suppressed, admits his behaviour was "egregious" after multiple employees complained.
Man charged after string of thefts from tourists
Police were alerted to a break-in of a campervan in Canterbury last month, one of multiple reports of a similar nature.
Police name prisoner who escaped hospital escort
A warrant to arrest 42-year-old Paul Kyle Peekay Rehua has been issued by police, who believe he is in the wider Waitematā area.
Woman who survived violent kidnapping speaks out as abuser admits to murder
"I've been trying so long to shine light on the fact that this person is dangerous". That from a woman who survived sustained abuse by a man who stalked and kidnapped her, almost 15 years ago. Today… Audio
'Guess who's coming to you': Killer makes 600 calls before fatal stabbing frenzy
Nathan Boulter hid behind a tree, watching his ex-girlfriend come home from the supermarket with her children. Then he struck.
'Dumbest thing I've done': Police Commissioner confesses to speeding ticket
Richard Chambers says he was "away with the fairies" when he was pulled over speeding last week.
One-tonne bronze 'Peace Bell' stolen from Auckland garden
An Auckland local board chair is astonished a bronze bell was stolen from the Japanese Garden in Henderson. Audio
Teen charged after massive fire at old Palmerston North pub
An 18-year-old is facing an arson charge and police say more people are likely to be arrested.
