Crime

Mother's distress at dog attack on young girl

A five-year-old was 'screaming for her mum” as a dog repeatedly bit her while the owners looked on, unable to stop the attack. The girl's mother... Read More

Throuple fight to keep names on birth certificates

A polyamorous throuple won the right to put all three of their names on their children's birth certificates, but have been pulled back to court after... Read More

Budget 2025 boosts border security

The Government will invest an extra $35 million over four years to strengthen New Zealand's borders and target transnational organised crime, Customs Minister... Read More

Cocaine worth $60.9m seized at Port of Tauranga

Hundreds of bricks of cocaine worth up to $60.9 million has been found inside three containers at the Port of Tauranga. On Sunday, Customs officers, police... Read More

Killer attempts to appeal murder conviction

A murder victim's mother is shocked the killer has tried to appeal his conviction more than 20 years later - and relieved he failed. Teen killer John... Read More

Tauranga man sentence for stabbing German tourist

A German tourist was stabbed twice when the man he was drinking with in a car became enraged after losing his car keys. 'You'd had a 40 ounce of gin... Read More

Police: Sentencing of fatal crash driver

Police acknowledge the sentence handed down to Wookeun Kim in the Auckland District Court yesterday. Kim was the driver of a vehicle involved in a fatal crash... Read More

Former police officer convicted on theft charges

Former rogue cop John Dewar can now be revealed as the Hamilton businessman who has been fighting theft and fraud charges. Dewar, 73, was jailed in... Read More

Inmate imported $15m of drugs into NZ

A jailed gang member managed to import at least $13m worth of drugs into New Zealand from all over the world using cellphones that were smuggled into... Read More

Tauranga man arrested in cocaine bust

Police and New Zealand Customs officers have seized more than 25kg worth of cocaine valued at $9 million during a series of raids. Customs and police were... Read More

Money: FENZ breached firefighter’s privacy

A firefighter who helped pool his colleagues' meal allowances so they could buy groceries and cook meals while on shift has been cleared of any wrongdoing... Read More

Woman wins court order to let her starve to death

A 26-year-old woman with a history of health problems has won an order to 'let nature take its course” - a move that could allow her to starve... Read More