Malcolm Rewa: DNA breakthrough links serial rapist to 1988 teen attack
The High Court has today released the police summary of facts, which sets out the chilling events of…
German tourist rape trial: Accused questioned over CCTV footage
In the second interview, Constable Andrew Paterson took S step by step through CCTV footage obtained from the…
Syria replaces a third of its cash in weeks after introducing new currency
Syria‘s central bank has replaced more than a third of cash in circulation with newly printed banknotes, governor…
Child sex offender Christopher Cooke avoids extended supervision order
Today, Judge Quentin Hix declined an application from the Department of Corrections for a five-year extended supervision order…
Rising star Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne set to shine in Waiora, Hone Kouka’s timeless story of loss and dislocation
At 14, Ngatai-Melbourne had the confidence needed for the character. She was chosen after a casting call held…
Te Kūiti baby death: Mukzameel Ali admits killing 10-month-old Mustafa Ali
Today the 24-year-old appeared in the High Court at Hamilton, where he admitted killing his son in Te…
How ultra-processed foods affect our gut microbiome
Despite the health concerns over their use, there is no public guidance over whether we should avoid emulsifiers.…
Cop-turned-novelist writes handbook on police procedures out of frustration over common crime-writer mistakes
The last straw for Angus McLean came while sitting at home in Pukekohe, reading an Auckland-set police procedural…
Hawke’s Bay’s forgotten WWII gun factory: New book tells Charlton rifle story
The gun’s designer Philip Charlton, Phil to his friends, invented a small, one-cylinder gas-powered engine that drove a…
UAE extends Hope probe’s Mars mission to 2028
The UAE is to extend its history-making Mars mission until 2028, five years on from the Hope probe…
Auckland pack rape trial: German backpacker sobs as defence questions consent
“I wouldn’t say something like that,” she eventually responded, but conceded that because of her own spotty memory…
Money & Me: ‘I save around Dh5,000 every month by planning my expenses’
Ushma Dharod, an Indian citizen from the city of Gujarat, started her career in design for a monthly…