Crime

Stolen pounamu ranks as the commodity second most traded for drugs, after cash, according to a hapū.

Jones told media he was not guilty and he would be defending every charge against him.

A tearful Helena Cribb - daughter of 15-test All Black Ron Cribb - said she was "so terribly sorry" in court.

The judge said Max Kumar's conduct was a "deliberate and concerted strategy to rig bids for financial gain".

The aim of the group is to protect international trade against the threat of terrorist activities and drug and arms trafficking.

A student and a teacher were killed, and six people were taken to hospitals.

Lance Hall, 51, was found guilty of murder in October by a jury and appeared for sentencing in the High Court at Whangārei on Tuesday.

Police arrested three people during a gang tangi and procession in Wellington, but there was only one breach of gang patch laws at the event.

Emergency services were called to Kotuku St in Elsdon in the early hours of 1 December, to find 43-year-old Sean Remnant with critical injuries.

It equates to being over a third of the way towards the government's target of 15 percent fewer youth offenders by 2030, Oranga Tamariki says.

Officers are trying to find Wipuhara Kapene who they have a warrant to arrest for the murder after the death of Albert Enoka.

Almost 30kg of meth was found in two duffle bags near the baggage carousels over the weekend.

Both 16-year-olds were arrested while travelling in stolen vehicles, police say.