Security

Trans-tasman relations have taken a dramatic turn for the worse with Australia dumping responsibility for a woman suspected of terrorism, and her two young children, onto New Zealand.

The three were… Audio

The alleged Islamic State militant and her two children at the heart of the diplomatic incident are being held in Turkey, after they were caught by border guards while attempting to cross the border… Audio

The Islamic Women's Council of New Zealand says Australia must take responsibility for the woman described by the Turkish government as an Islamic State terrorist.

The 26-year-old, who had dual New… Audio

A security analyst says the New Zealand woman detained at the Syrian border on suspicion of Islamic State links may be deported back to New Zealand.

Turkey's Ministry of National Defence says they… Audio

A New Zealand woman and two children have been captured at the border between Syria and Turkey for connections with the Islamic State.

Turkey's Ministry of National Defence tweeted that the three New… Audio

Government agencies are gearing up to combat a barrage of vaccine-related scams expected to hit during the Covid-19 immunisation campaign.

Other countries already rolling out vaccines have been… Audio

Dunedin bar owners and the police are banding together to tackle bad behaviour and increased gang activity in the central city.

The Octagon Alcohol Group formed late last year in a bid to make the… Audio

Phase two of the police's gun buy-back scheme begins today, with owners asked to hand in outlawed guns, parts and conversion kits.

These items became prohibited when new legislation was introduced… Audio

Community checkpoints in Tai Tokerau have been shut down by police who say they risked public safety and people's right to travel freely.

Around a dozen volunteers from Te Tai Tokerau border control… Video, Audio

The Commerce Commission has issued a Stop Now letter to Shelly Cullen, a promoter of Lions Share - a suspected pyramid scheme. Shelly Cullen is popular on social media, with some of her videos… Audio

Japan is warning it will stop importing New Zealand honey if it continues to find the weedkiller glyphosate during border testing. Our global honey exports totalled $490 million last year, almost $68… Audio

Right now over 300 New Zealanders are writing to pen pals in prison. They've connected with the inmates via Prisoner Correspondence Network Aotearoa (PNCA). The organisation, which launched in 2016… Audio

As more and more people are opening their computer at home instead of entering an office, security risks are also opening up. Working from home in 2020, and certainly in 2021, has placed a renewed… Audio

Even in a bad year, things can always get worse. The New Zealand Stock Exchange experienced this first hand in August, when a massive cyberattack knocked the exchange's servers out of public view for… Audio

The electronic spy agency is defending a dearth of reports it got about far right threats in the lead-up to last year's mosque attacks.

Out of 7500 intelligence reports received in a three-month… Audio

A report into Auckland Prison, the country's maximum security prison, has revealed a myriad of problems, despite the introduction of a new strategy Hōkai Rangi.

The strategy was meant to deliver… Audio

The union for prison officers is rejecting a report spelling out cruel treatment of inmates and people being locked in their cells at Auckland Prison for up to 23 hours at a time.

The ombudsman paid… Audio

An academic and former Wellington Howard League president, says for prisons to become more humane places the public must demand change.

The ombudsman paid a surprise visit to Auckland Prison and… Audio

The union for prison officers is rejecting a report pointing to the cruel treatment of inmates and people being locked in their cells for up to 23 hours at a time.

The ombudsman paid a surprise visit… Audio