Crime

Police have arrested one person in relation to an assault on a young girl at a park in Manukau last week.

Fine not a deterrence - Crown

The former eye surgeon, who was acquitted of murdering his wife, could face time in prison for drug possession. Audio

The 23-year-old woman was arrested at Sydney Airport after border officials found 52 packages in her luggage labelled as Chinese tea, which turned out to be methamphetamine.

Police are investigating the death of Wayne Tamahori Dewes, who was taken from a Gisborne house to hospital with severe injuries but later died.

Police say three of the four events involved a gun being fired at a house - two in Flaxmere and one in Tamatea.

Una Jagose was involved in throwing everything at legal efforts to stop victims of state abuse winning their cases. Now some prominent victims don't trust her to lead the government's legal response.

Former funeral director Fiona Bakulich is the woman charged with misconduct relating to burials at the city's largest cemetery.

FoneMate owner Hank Zheng says a customer attacked him in front of his wife and baby when asked for proof of purchase on a faulty phone.

A gang member and another person have been arrested after an incident involving a home-made gun, police say.

Officers have found more than 3000 cannabis plants in a series of raids on organised crime targets in Auckland.

He captained the Sevens side and was a health board official. Now, he's been sentenced for illegally onselling guns.

Spy agency intelligence is rarely used in court but recent law changes could see that change.

Analysis - Nearly half of all voters wanted a new government after the election, suggesting this was a "change" election, the authors of a new study write.

The High Court trial also heard from a hardware store owner who described the customer who bought the spade.