Customs reveals scale of pounamu seizures at border
Customs has released figures for the amount of pounamu it has seized at the border in the past…
‘Opportunistic’ key thief returned to burgle Canterbury house, police say
An 18-year-old man has been arrested after a series of thefts and burglaries across Canterbury, including one incident…
Ministry letters to Gloriavale reveal ‘multiple concerns’
Gloriavale Christian School exists to indoctrinate children, maintain a caste system and grow a workforce rather than for…
Child protection workers stood down after Alice Springs girl’s death
Three child protection workers have been stood down after it was revealed multiple welfare reports were raised about…
Butterfly knives, knuckle dusters: Auckland couple imported thousands
An Auckland couple whose company imported thousands of illegal knives, bayonets and drug utensils has been sentenced on…
Auckland man used 15 identities including dead dad’s for Covid fraud
An Auckland man has been sentenced to home detention after using the identities of 15 taxpayers – including…
Policeman describes headlights ‘coming directly at us’ as officers struck
There was emotional evidence from a police officer as the trial for the man accused of murdering Senior…
Widow on logging truck driver’s ‘preventable’ death
A widow has spoken to Thames District Court about the death of her truck driver husband – whose…
Two people knocked off dirt bikes – one fatally – in Northland, probe launched
One person has died and another has been seriously injured after an incident involving two dirt bikes in…
Boarder knew of property owner’s death and likely used his identity, coroner rules
The remains of a man found in 2020 under a house he had once owned in Auckland have…
Bystander, officer among injured in two Auckland stabbings
Two people have been arrested after a shocking pair of unrelated stabbings in Auckland’s Rānui left multiple injured,…
Jury watches footage of fatal collision with Nelson officers
A jury has been shown footage of the moment Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming was fatally struck and thrown…