Nelson court finds woman not guilty by reason of insanity in body-tampering case
While it was found she tampered with the man’s body, she has been found not guilty on the…
Repeat offender Ngakurarangi Kohu sentenced to 10 months in jail after bail breach
Then in early 2025, Kohu was in a car on Raumanga Valley Rd, Whangārei, where police were responding…
Afghans carried out two suicide bombings in Pakistan, says minister
Item 1 of 2 Firefighter douses a vehicle after a blast outside a court building in Islamabad, Pakistan…
Police select new roadside drug testing device, Securetec DrugWipe 3 S, for rollout in Wellington
Greally said the equipment had been tested for accuracy by officers and an independent forensic laboratory. This was…
Life in Wimbledon: Locals reject pub owner’s claim their village is ‘evil’
Wimbledon, Tararua, not so much. The sleepy village of dozens rather than hundreds is a place framed by…
Police name escaped prisoner after hospital escort breakout in Auckland
The prison’s acting general manager Edith Pattinson earlier said police were informed immediately and were searching for him.…
Alleged attacks by teens in Grey Lynn Park alarm Auckland park-goers
A post by the woman’s flatmate said that in the past week alone, a group of teenage boys…
Jason Momoa to star in new Apple TV biker drama set in Aotearoa
If filmed locally, the production will be an opportunity for Momoa to return to the place he has…
Parklands, Christchurch murder: Stalker Nathan Boulter admits knife attack on woman in front of her children
Boulter developed “an unhealthy fixation” with the woman and once he was released, he started a “significant electronic…
Armed police in Bay View after incident near busy petrol station
Armed police near Main North Rd, State Highway 2. Photo / Gary Hamilton-Irvine A large police contingent has…
Tristan Oakes death: Third man charged with Te Puke murder appears in Tauranga court
Police initially jointly charged 39-year-old rigger Kanan Clarke and 40-year-old Joseph Ernest Yorke with murdering Oakes. The pair…
Inoke Nakadavotu and Cameron Hill cleared of sexual assault in Whangārei trial
The Crown viewed Nakadavotu as the principal offender who committed the act, while Hill was equally liable for…