Charge laid over disappearance of Jason Butler – family issues plea
A 57-year-old man has been charged with manslaughter in relation to the disappearance of Jason Butler almost four…
Alleged stabber charged over random Melbourne CBD attack
A woman accused of randomly stabbing a worker walking along a city street has been charged, as a…
Three charged after man suffers ‘life threatening injuries’ in attack
Three people have been charged after a young man was left with “critical, life-threatening injuries” in what police…
Surge in AI-generated child abuse images raises alarm over NZ laws
A global watchdog has reported a 400% rise in AI-generated child sexual abuse material in just six months…
Tradie tackles alleged petrol station robber in Gold Coast
CCTV has captured the moment a tradie tackled an alleged petrol station robber to the ground on the…
Drink-driver caused fatal crash, hours after being disqualified
The grieving widow of a Canterbury man killed in a car crash says it is ridiculous that the…
HelloFresh fined $845k for misleading customers in ‘subscription traps’
HelloFresh New Zealand has been fined $845,000 for misleading consumers after admitting it reactivated cancelled subscriptions through cold-call…
Police say children were involved with drug dealing in Ōpōtiki
Five people have been arrested in relation to alleged drug dealing in Ōpōtiki – with police claiming children…
Officers fought offender in burning garage
With flames licking up above their knees, two police officers struggled to restrain an offender and save all…
Dogs ordered to be destroyed after prolonged attack on fur seal
A Tasman man has been fined and his dogs ordered to be destroyed following a prolonged attack on…
Sponge rounds and Taser stop armed, fleeing driver in Bay of Plenty
Tauranga police apprehended a 36-year-old fleeing driver with non-lethal sponge rounds, and a Taser, after a 15km incident…
Report finds faulty engineering led to implosion of Titan submersible
Faulty engineering led to the implosion of an experimental submersible that killed five people on the way to…