Citizen’s arrest rules now in force: Police’s guide to doing it legally
New Zealanders now have wider powers to detain someone committing a crime, after Parliament passed the Crimes Amendment…
Man lured via fake dating app profile in suspected homophobic attack
A Christchurch man is speaking out about a violent, suspected homophobic attack after he was lured through a…
Luigi Mangione pleads guilty, admits to killing health insurance CEO
Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty on Friday to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson,…
Picasso print stolen from US gallery in 2018 found in vacant apartment
Bill DeLind thought the Picasso print that was stolen from his Milwaukee gallery in 2018 was gone forever.…
Man, 33, shot dead at Sylvia Park shopping centre named by police
Corrections has confirmed a man shot dead by police at New Zealand’s largest shopping centre was subject to…
Driver allegedly sped at people before killing dog in Silverdale
A man has been remanded in in custody after a family’s golden retriever was struck and killed by…
Christchurch man on human trafficking, migrant exploitation charges
A Christchurch man has been charged with human trafficking and migrant exploitation in relation to 11 people. By…
Police say man shot dead at Auckland’s Sylvia Park was on bail
An armed man fleeing police has been shot and died at Auckland’s Sylvia Park mall this afternoon. At…
France bans unsolicited telemarketing calls, introduces hefty fines
France has banned unsolicited telemarketing calls under a new law aimed at protecting consumers from intrusive sales pitches…
Pauline Hanna inquest: Unused Polkinghorne documentary footage shown
Footage from the cutting room floor of a documentary about Philip Polkinghorne’s criminal trial has been played at…
Motorcycle officer’s high-speed pursuit before fatal crash unjustified
A police motorcycle officer’s high-speed pursuit of a rider who crashed and died in Auckland in 2023 was…
Erling Haaland stickers found on cocaine haul seized by Ecuador police
Norway’s football star Erling Haaland‘s face has appeared on billboards, trading cards and television screens, becoming a social…