Crime
Kiwi charged with trying to smuggle $10m of heroin in Sydney
The 21-year-old is accused of trying to bring 21kg of heroin into Australia.
Midday Report Essentials for Monday 8 December 2025
The Children's Commissioner has launched what she's calling an urgent advocacy campaign to prevent children being neglected, abused and killed; Wellingtonians will soon be able to tag on to buses and… Audio
20-year old charged after shooting a man in Papakura
Police have charged a 20-year old man after a person was shot and injured in Papakura on Saturday morning.
Coster unaware staff told to redirect McSkimming emails
A handwritten file note made by police regarding the processing of emails sent to Mark Mitchell said: "There are these emails. What do I do with them?"
'Ripped... trust to shreds': Man imprisoned for rape of his 8-year-old cousin
He would sneak into her room, telling her he was "scared to sleep on [his] own".
Violent preventive detention prisoner faces 20-year milestone before next parole bid
Matete, the first woman sentenced to preventive detention and now identifying as male, has been refused parole as risk assessments continue.
Nelson man jailed after drug deal robbery ends in knife attack
A man was left permanently injured, after a drug deal went wrong and he was stuck in his car with a knife-wielding attacker.
Man charged with murder after Mt Wellington stabbing
A 21-year-old man has been charged after the death of a man in the Auckland suburb on Friday.
Crown looks to seize Mongrel Mob base where 'torturous' beatings took place
Authorities are making legal moves to confiscate the gang pad in Mataura, Southland.
Person in critical condition after Auckland shooting
Emergency services received reports of a person sustaining a gunshot wound at 2.30am Saturday.
Extra police in Auckland suburbs as homicide investigation continues
An investigation was launched when an injured man arrived at a Mt Wellington medical centre on Friday.
'Unhinged': Man's $739k arson revenge after being evicted from vineyard cottage
A man asked to leave the vineyard home where he was staying became so angry, he burned it down.
The undercover sting that netted a gecko smuggler
Gunak Lee, 23, was jailed for 14 months after an undercover DOC sting exposed his role in a planned international gecko-smuggling operation.
Court gasps as woman avoids jail for sexual abuse of teen boy
A judge declined to jail or register Kate Gough despite her "predatory" offending, prompting some supporters of the victim to walk out of the court.
Police shift search for alleged cop-killer Dezi Freeman to body recovery
Four months after two officers were shot dead, police say their search for fugitive Dezi Freeman now centres on locating his remains. Audio
Controversial flag exhibit stolen from Hastings art gallery
A piece of artwork that prompted 101 complaints in a week has now been stolen from a Hastings art gallery.
Altercation leads to fatal stabbing in Mt Wellington
A man suffered multiple stab wounds during a confrontation with a group of people in the Auckland suburb.
Man jailed for death of partner who fell from moving trailer
Andrew Mercer was driving erratically and aggressively when he swung onto a road and his partner jumped off the trailer.
Monty Knight's alleged killer has name suppression extended
Name suppression for a woman accused of murdering well-known Far North businessman Monty Knight has been extended.
'I was doing my laundry': Alibi of armed robber with EM bracelet doesn't wash
A judge, sentencing Hone Daniels after a jury found him guilty of the Hamilton robbery, has even labelled it as "entertaining".
