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What really happened to JonBenét Ramsey? Netflix revisits with new doco
The docuseries is introducing a new generation to the 1996 murder of a child pageant star.

New doco to air on former Napier councillor acquitted of murdering wife
A new docuseries explores the high-profile murder trial of Hawke's Bay man Peter Beckett.

Woman caught on CCTV attacking baby at busy Australian shopping centre
Police are on the hunt for a woman who randomly attacked a baby while in its mother's arms at a shopping centre. Video / WA Police

Watch: Emergency services respond to stabbing in Auckland CBD, man critical
A man has been critically hurt and a teenager arrested after a stabbing in Auckland’s city centre overnight.

Minister's apology, crime and cost of power continue to concern | NZ Herald Update 19 October 2024
Minister apologises for calling a member of the public a 'loser', as crime and the cost of power continue to cause worry.

Auckland woman suffers six weeks of harassment over missing dog
An Auckland woman already stressed out by the loss of her beloved pet dog, says she has suffered been dealing with six weeks of harassment. Video / NZ Herald

The Menendez brothers are back, but very little has changed
Opinion: The fantasy driving the true crime glut is that we’re different now. We’re not.

Mum of missing Marokopa children speaks to NZ Herald
Mum of missing Marokopa children says they are being used as pawns by fugitive father Tom Phillips. Video / Ben Dickens / Michael Morrah

The Puppeteer — inside the fantasy world of a woman who has catfished for 23 years
'Facebook predator' Natalia Burgess is again creating false identities online.

'Monsters': Infamous Menendez murders in the spotlight
Shotgun killings, a Beverly Hills mansion and abuse allegations. What really happened?

Inside the burnt property allegedly connected to Breanna Muriwai's disappearance
Sinister warning messages have been left outside the burnt-down property linked to missing woman Breanna Muriwai. Video / Mark Mitchell

Judge summation in Philip Polkinghorne murder trial
Justice Lang provides instruction to the jury as they head into deliberations on Thursday morning.

Polkinghorne case: A summary of the closing submissions from Crown and defence
The jury charged with deciding whether Auckland eye surgeon Philip Polkinghorne murdered his wife is expected to begin deliberating soon.

Police to prosecute the Comancheros as an organised criminal group
Police Commissioner Andrew Coster announcing the latest phases of several linked investigations that has led the police to prosecute the Comancheros as an organised criminal group.

PM Christopher Luxon addresses Aussie Malcolm accusations
PM Christopher Luxon addresses revelations that former National Party minister Aussie Malcolm has been accused of historical child sex abuse.

Focus: PM Christopher Luxon and Mark Mitchell talk Auckland crime after his police ride-along
PM Christopher Luxon and Police Minister Mark Mitchell talk Auckland crime after the Prime Minister has been for a police ride-along. Video / NZ Herald

PM Christopher Luxon goes for a police ride-along with Auckland Police
PM Christopher Luxon goes for a police ride-along with Auckland Police.

Polkinghorne case: The former eye surgeon’s defence
Philip Polkinghorne’s lawyer called two pathologists who believe the circumstances of Pauline Hanna’s death suggest she committed suicide. Video / Corey Fleming

Ram raiders smash security grill at Gisborne vege store
A group of people used a car to smash through the metal security grill and grab cigarettes, chocolate and drinks out of Makaraka Veges near Gisborne. Video / Makaraka Veges

Ariki Rigby murder: Two years on, killers remain free
Family and police talk about the fight for justice for slain teen ahead of second anniversary of her murder. Video / Neil Reid

Police swarm on Tomuri Place townhouse
A man has died in an incident that brought police swarming into the Auckland suburb of Mt Wellington. Video / NZ Herald