Hauraki dairy family keeps farm thriving while growing vintage machinery collection
He has been collecting for a while but didn’t consider it “collecting” at the time. The Ruston would…
Operation Highwater: Daughter of late gang-boss Steven Taiatini sentenced for cannabis dealing
On October 22, 2024, police carried out more than 30 search warrants and arrested 28 people connected to…
Operation Whoosh: Jamie Mannion’s drug network ends in 12 years’ jail
Today, he appeared in the Christchurch District Court for sentencing. Mannion, a tech entrepreneur who marketed himself as…
One person rescued after major search for yacht that issued mayday in Cook Strait
A second person had been taken off the same craft earlier in the day for medical attention. Police,…
Major search operation underway for yacht missing in the Cook Strait
“The vessel with one person on board has reported becoming lost while en route to Wellington Harbour.” The…
NZTA apologises to business for signs pointing people to closed dump station
Hall was also told of another sign outside the livestock waste dump station at Matawhero Saleyards telling people…
Tauranga City Council defends euthanising homeless woman’s dog
Marley was living in a car with his owner, Samantha Bradley. She and her liaison, Animal Justice Party…
Operation Fix: Inside the sleeper cell of a Mexican cartel in Auckland that imported 174kg of methamphetamine in container of scrap metal
This irregular movement, combined with the fact they rarely used their phones, made it difficult for the surveillance…
Former All Black Robert Kururangi sentenced for illegal home-kill operation
Kururangi had leased the land to farm pigs, and later told Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) officers that…
Police operation at Gisborne address seizes property, vehicles and cash
“Customs’ subsequent investigation determined the cash was likely derived from criminal offending in Australia and formed part of…
Missing Motueka tramper Nathan Green found after search and rescue operation
Police said they and the family were grateful to those who assisted in the search and responded to…
How the Killer Beez gang ‘insider’ at DHL Express was exposed in a 265kg drug bust during Operation Papyrus
“Insider threats embedded within industries that work across New Zealand’s borders remain a key concern for authorities.” Most…