Sal’s Pizza burglary didn’t pan out – cashbox dumped on Dunedin road
A pair of thieves’ plan to rob a Dunedin pizza outlet has hit a slice of misfortune after…
More than a dozen Auckland prison staff arrested in ‘wider operation’
Fourteen staff across two Auckland prisons have been arrested as part of a wider police operation, reportedly involving…
‘Disheartening’: Coromandel charity burgled for tools and food
A Coromandel-based charity reportedly burgled overnight has described the incident as “disheartening” as there are “other ways” the…
Phone brag got Australia’s youngest murderer re-arrested
A boast by Australia’s youngest convicted murderer that police would never find what was on his phone led…
Nine staff from Mt Eden prison arrested amid ‘wider police operation’
Nine Corrections staff from Mt Eden prison have been arrested as part of a wider Auckland police operation.…
Anonymous tip over past cocaine use costs public servant top job
A senior public servant was replaced as acting chief executive of a government organisation following revelations she used…
Former Brisbane doctor charged with 94 counts of rape
A former doctor has been charged with almost 150 offences after being accused of sexually assaulting 15 women…
Coroner: ‘Less than lethal options’ not available in 501 deportee shooting
In the early evening on an Auckland street where children had been playing and road workers were nearby,…
NZ is criminalising sexualised deepfakes – banning the apps should be next
New Zealand is changing the law to make sexualised deepfakes a crime. But this alone may not be…
‘Deeply concerning’: Youths arrested over dating app assaults
Four youths have been arrested over a recent series of violent an unprovoked assaults in Invercargill, where dating…
Contractor ‘slapped’ on camera issued with cease and desist
A woman who shared a video online of Wealth Mentor chief executive Kyron Gosse slapping her says she…
Public electric vehicle charger useless after copper cables chopped
A public electric vehicle charger in Wellington has been left without charging cables, prompting a police report for…