Crime

Everest Oketopa repeatedly groped a paramedic in the back of an ambulance, forcing them to move to the front of the vehicle to avoid him.

Detectives are continuing to investigate the death of a woman at a Clutha property, where a man was also found critically injured.

The red-eared slider turtles were taken after a large square hole was cut in the fence of the Cornwall Park aviary at the beginning of January.

Daniel Miller declined to say if he understood the proceedings, instead demanding to know if Judge Catriona Doyle was using her full and legal name.

A survivor's story highlights how abuse shapes lives without defining them, as experts warn that stigma may stop victims from seeking help.

The incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday morning in Blenheim, police say.

Britain's government said on Saturday it will create a new National Police Service, described as a "British FBI".

One police representative said victims get uneven access depending on how they look, their history and whether they have criminal records.

It comes after a woman died at a Clutha property and a man remains in a critical condition in hospital.

The installation of new surveillance cameras was stalled over costs and unresolved privacy issues.

Three teens have been arrested after the attack.

Two men and a woman are accused of years of abuse against two children under the age of 12.

The Justice Ministry insists no courts were disrupted by the one-week strike in Auckland.

Police said shots were fired through a closed front door on Arthur St, Onehunga, critically injuring a man

The person was airlifted to Waikato Hospital in a critical condition.

On 11 January, CCTV captured Dallas Gurney falling onto concrete outside his store, located on the east coast of Whangārei.

The Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care made 110 referrals to police. Audio

Police say the victim was travelling alone on a bus in Onehunga last Thursday, when they were confronted by a group of people.