Crime
Police seize $11m from gangs in ten months
Auckland police have seized over $11 million worth of assets from gangs since January more than four times what was seized in the same period last year.
Alleged scammers posing as spiritual practitioners arrested
The blessing scam predominantly targets the Chinese community and has defrauded victims of thousands, police say.
Feature interview: behind the Manson murders
For 20 years, journalist Tom O'Neill immersed himself in an investigation of one of the most bizarre and gruesome crimes in America, the Manson Murders. Audio
3D-printed gun ban on police's radar
Police might push for a ban on downloading plans to build 3D guns, following the country's first prison sentence for using a 3D printer to make firearms. Audio
Govt defends decision to allow physical force in boot camps
The government is defending its decision to allow those running youth boot camps - including 'third-party providers' - to use force against young offenders. The Prime Minister was seemingly unaware… Audio
Iwi rejects minister's denial children were left without parents after Ōpōtiki raids
Te Whakatōhea is standing by claims children were left to fend for themselves after their parents were arrested.
Police probing alleged $2m MSD fraud seize cash, property
Police have obtained a restraining order over real estate and bank funds owned by two men allegedly involved in a $2 million fraud against the Ministry of Social Development.
Woman's suitcase filled with 14kg of meth
A woman who flew into Auckland from Vancouver was found to have 14 kilograms of methamphetamine inside her suitcase.
Thirty-three-year-old charged with woman's murder appears in court
The man accused of murdering a woman in West Auckland last night has appeared in the Waitākere District Court on Monday afternoon.
Man charged with murder after stabbing in Glen Eden
A woman has been stabbed to death and a man has been charged with murder after a what was initially described as a family harm incident in Auckland suburb Glen Eden. Reporter Finn Blackwell spoke to… Audio
Tauranga man jailed for sexual violation of woman after work event
While the judge declined permanent name suppression, the offender still cannot be named after indicating plans to appeal.
Health workers worried as police pull back on mental health callouts
Health NZ is scrambling to bring in new ways to cope with people in mental health distress from Monday.
Tribunal rules Aussie landlord 'acted unlawfully' by evicting NZ tenants
Australian-based Jack Biddle sent his adult children to New Zealand to evict tenants from his rental property without warning.
Girl grabbed by driver in Hamilton 'shaken' but unharmed
Police are appealing for information after a motorist in Hamilton grabbed a girl's arm.
Director jailed for 'worst of its kind' tax offending
An analysis of Asia Pacific Group's bank accounts showed that more than $800,000 had been diverted for the woman's personal use.
Woman pleads guilty to stabbing taxi driver
A woman charged over the stabbing of a taxi driver in Christchurch last month has pleaded guilty.
Man arrested after young girl indecently assaulted at park
Police have arrested one person in relation to an assault on a young girl at a park in Manukau last week.
Polkinghorne to be sentenced on meth charges
The former eye surgeon, who was acquitted of murdering his wife, could face time in prison for drug possession. Audio
NZ woman caught smuggling 52kg meth into Australia
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.
