Police thought girl was dead, so refused chopper request
Firefighters begged police for a helicopter to help rescue a teenage girl from a Coromandel cliff face, but…
Over $100k in fines for farms, farmers who unlawfully discharged effluent
Two Waikato farmers and two farming companies have been fined a total of $108,000 after unlawfully discharging dairy…
Tom Phillips filmmakers agreed police could edit documentary
The producer of The Marokopa Project agreed the police could preview and edit its feature-length documentary before it…
Hamilton IT manager jailed for sharing child sex abuse material
A Hamilton information technology manager has been sentenced to three years and nine months imprisonment for possessing and…
‘Much loved’ animals at Auckland, Hamilton zoos farewelled
It has been a difficult day for New Zealand zoos as two much-loved animals have been farewelled: Auckland…
Skipper hits swimmers with propeller after day of drinking
A Christmas Eve swimming and fishing trip turned to a bloody disaster in 2022, when two women were…
Seven-year-old reported missing in Hamilton found
A 7-year-old child who went missing from Hamilton yesterday afternoon has been found. An Amber Alert was issued…
Tom Phillips’ gun licence revoked months before second disappearance
Police records show fugitive father Tom Phillips’ firearms licence was suspended just weeks after his first disappearance in…
Off-duty Kiwi cop arrests protestors who attacked UK’s Crown Jewels
A Waikato police officer on holiday in the UK has been praised for intervening after protesters smeared custard…
Fatigue warning from coroner after fatal crash
A coroner has found the death of a driver who crashed into a school bus could have been…
Paeroa business fined over ‘callous exploitation of vulnerable migrants’
A Paeroa business has been fined more than $150,000 after migrant workers were forced to work up to…
Media challenge Tom Phillips reporting restrictions at High Court
A challenge to court orders that suppress certain details regarding the Tom Phillips case has continued today with…