Man’s bizarre ‘stolen’ car story ends in weapons, drugs haul
A Christchurch man who claimed he was the victim of a dramatic carjacking is now facing a raft…
Louvre Museum hit by thieves, priceless jewels stolen in minutes
In a minutes-long strike inside the world’s most-visited museum, thieves rode a basket lift up the Louvre’s facade,…
US man who sent ‘So I raped you’ message to victim jailed
A man who sent a Facebook message that said, “So I raped you,” to a woman he later…
Graham Linehan won’t face charges for post that sparked UK debate
Irish TV comedy writer Graham Linehan will not face charges following his arrest over a series of social…
Man, 72, charged with historical indecency
Another man has been charged with sex crimes as police continue to investigate historical sexual offending at Auckland’s…
Man charged after fatal crash involving boat and trailer
A 19-year-old man has been summonsed to court over a fatal crash near Te Kūiti in July that…
Police appeal 2 years after Baby Ru killing
On the eve of the two year anniversary of Lower Hutt toddler Baby Ru’s death, police are appealing…
‘Controlling as if they were his property’ – slavery trial starts
An Auckland man controlled two teenagers “as if they were his property”, put them to work and kept…
Stolen car carrying eight youths stopped by spikes on SH1
Eight youths – all too young to drive – have been rounded up after fleeing police in a…
No-show Sydney photography firm ‘robbed newlyweds of memories’
A wedding photography company has been slapped with a AUS$100,000 (NZ$113,000) payment order after dudding dozens of couples…
Auckland plasterer jailed over $125k Covid-19 wage subsidy fraud
An Auckland plasterer who defrauded the Covid-19 Wage Subsidy scheme of more than $125,000 has been sentenced to…
Cyclist ‘left for dead’ in hit and run feared he would never walk again
A Christchurch cyclist who was badly injured and “left for dead” in a violent hit-and-run is calling for…