Fairness backlash over new SH2 Pāpāmoa East Interchange toll
The Pāpāmoa East Interchange will open this week before Good Friday. Photo / Ayla Yeoman Bay of Plenty…
Hutt man pleads not guilty to attempting to murder woman twice
The latter charges relate to incidents that happened across 2025 and early this year, while the attempted murder…
Sweden charges man for selling wife to 120 men
He was also accused of using violence and threats, taking advantage of her drug addiction and supplying her…
Whangārei wedding guest guilty of punching man in the head, acquitted on other charges
Vallings had attended the wedding as his partner’s plus‑one and witnesses gave evidence he appeared fine throughout the…
Whakatāne council proposes new cremation, boat ramp, dog and roading charges
It aims to better reflect the cost of providing the services, which would otherwise be funded by ratepayers,…
Whangārei alleged police assault: Pepper spray used, 2 men face charges
Smith said a 37-year-old man was charged with assaulting police and resisting police. He was due to appear…
Rape accused Xuesong Zhang appears in Auckland court after extradition from Singapore
Zhang’s case was first listed last June in Waitākere District Court, but by then it was believed he…
Police seek information on Hawke’s Bay man on rape, kidnapping charges
Police have asked anyone who may have information on any other alleged offending by the man to come…
Cannabis possession charges surge 50% in two years, to 8‑year high
While a person can be charged with multiple possession offences in a given year, the number of individuals…
Hamilton man Matthew Allen Knox asks for longer sentence on drug charges
While Knox wasn’t charged in relation to her death, he did face five drug charges, including supplying or…
Five students arrested after teacher killed in toilet paper prank
Wallace now faces charges including first-degree vehicular homicide, reckless driving, criminal trespass and littering on private property, CBS…
Two charged over South Auckland shooting after police come across man with gunshot wound
The victim was taken to hospital in a moderate condition and has since been discharged. A large police…