Papakura tenant ordered to pay $73k to landlord for damage he claims was caused by meth-using ‘associates’
He then asked those people to leave, and after that, their “associates” started coming to the property and…
Police refused use of rescue chopper because they wrongly thought teenager was dead
Police this week said if they had “asked the necessary questions” they would have categorised it differently. “Unfortunately,…
Family Court rules in favour of woman who was abused, strangled by police officer husband
He was subsequently convicted after a three-day jury trial last year, and he no longer works for New…
Executive who admitted paying for underage sex faced separate workplace investigation before he was sacked over charge
His former employer told the Herald it was “appalled and deeply concerned” when it learned of the charge.…
Sheldon Roma’s attack on autistic man was ‘mistaken vigilante justice’
Roma’s lawyer Jesse Lang pushed for his client’s name to be permanently suppressed, citing the safety of him…
Waikato tradie Jason Lambert was ‘in over his head’ when he ripped off victims
While the judge considered a sentence of either home detention or community detention, Lambert’s counsel, Kerry Hadaway, successfully…
Auckland child found with decomposing father, who was last seen 4 days earlier
“He was last seen alive by a neighbour on July 16.” A post-mortem examination was conducted and the…
Coroner finds diving death of Aaron Matthews near East Cape was preventable
Coroner Katherine Greig said inexperience and “unsafe diving practices”, including incorrectly assembled scuba equipment, contributed to the tragedy,…
Coroner finds Leonard Collett’s fatal fall in Taranaki Base Hospital ED was ‘foreseeable and preventable’
While waiting to be transferred to a ward, he was seen struggling to get back into bed after…
Revealed: Tom Phillips was hunted in Marokopa bush by elite NZSAS trackers
Despite sightings and an $80,000 reward, it wasn’t until September 2025 the manhunt came to an end when…
Cyclist killed in Wairarapa crash was taking part in Martinborough Charity Fun Ride
One person was airlifted to hospital from the scene in critical condition. They later died in hospital, police…
Woman found dead in Auckland apartment was Fijian mother-of-two, police say she was stabbed
He confirmed to the Herald, “initial results from the post-mortem show the victim suffered a stabbing injury”. A…