Dairy company fined $60k after worker loses arm to machinery
A Wairarapa dairy company has been fined $60,000 after a worker lost an arm when his clothing caught…
‘Feel sorry for them’: Pair try and fail to break into Auckland barbershop
Two would-be intruders were caught on video making a clumsy attempt to smash their way inside an Auckland…
Motorway burnout backfires as police find meth, weapon and cash
A man’s decision to perform a burnout on a Wellington motorway this morning backfired when it drew the…
Whanganui police justified in shooting man, criticised for escalation
The police watchdog has found an officer was justified in shooting and seriously wounding a man during a…
Assault leaves two injured after Auckland crash, shot fired at car
Two people were injured in an assault following a crash in South Auckland yesterday, with a gun reportedly…
‘Quick buck’: Tax fraud scheme halted after rapid spread on social media
A “coordinated” fraud scheme has prompted an investigation after a series of “bogus” expense claims resulted in Inland…
Stolen $90,000 Rolex returned to owner three years later
The owner of a $90,000 Rolex, stolen in an Auckland burglary, has been reunited with his timepiece after…
Arrest after man hit by car doing burnouts at gathering near Feilding
A 20-year-old has been arrested after a man was hit and critically injured by a car doing burnouts…
Blaze forcing Wānaka evacuations being treated as suspicious
A large vegetation fire that forced more than 20 homes in Wānaka to be evacuated over the weekend…
Wife ‘had enough’ before butchering and binning husband in Sydney
A woman says her life was in danger when she stabbed her husband, dismembered his body and disposed…
Cooks fisherman finds millions of dollars of cocaine washed ashore
A fisherman from a remote island in the Cook Islands says he feared for his life after a…
Coromandel man jailed for importing ‘child-like sex doll’
A Coromandel man who tried to import a “child-like sex doll” has been jailed for two and a…