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Students on edge after report of rape near university campus
A 36yo man is facing multiple charges, including unlawful sexual connection and burglary.
Man with ‘deviant’ interest in children fails to overturn jail sentence he has already served
He was automatically registered as a sex offender but argued the conditions were onerous.
Police officer charged with fracturing man's ribs and elbow during arrest, filing false report
The officer has been granted interim name suppression and is yet to enter a plea.
Mongrel Mob boss jailed after he was found with $68k in Louis Vuitton handbag
Mathew Karetu was dealing drugs as the national president of the Barbarians chapter.
Supreme Court blocks disgraced lawyer Davina Reid's bid for reinstatement
Davina Reid (nee Murray) smuggled contraband into prison for a prisoner she later married.
Man attacked outside his own restaurant while on the phone
Chang Woo Lee received burn injuries after a man threatened him before splashing coffee across his face and chest. Video / Chang Woo Lee
‘Her life had just begun’: Distraught family address toddler’s killer as she is jailed
The young woman became resentful over having to care for the 2-year-old.
Police armed with guns out blocking Karangahape Road
A bystander has described a sudden mass arrest by police on Karangahape Rd in Auckland this afternoon. Video \ NZ Herald
Father of slain young man responds to verdict in coward punch case
Brian Smith, father of Luke Smith, who died after a coward punch in Wellington, speaks outside the Wellington High Court after the sentencing of his son's killer, Siale Siale.
‘He killed us too’: Heartbroken parents face son’s attacker in court
Seeing Smith 'broken' in the hospital was 'the most horrifying moment of our lives'.
Watchdog slams ‘grossly inadequate’ ruling on cop who used belt to ‘reset’ his kids
The officer said he used the belt when other methods of discipline failed.
‘Miracle we’re alive’: Couple wake screaming as car ploughs into house
Walls in the homes crumbled as the car barrelled into two properties.
Man killed by police ‘planned mass shooting’
The 42-year-old's former wife claims he'd been planning the incident for months.
Funeral for father of high-profile gang boss set to disrupt Tauranga traffic, police warn
Expected influx of members of the Mongols outlaw motorcycle club could clash with locals.
Man jailed for 17 years for decade of abuse and rape
The man was jailed for 17 years for decades of abuse.
Watch: Gang associates in custody after stolen sports cars race through children’s crossing
Two men got into a woman's vehicle and allegedly tried to make her drive away.
Dramatic police chase in Hunters Plaza, Papatoetoe
Multiple police cars chase a stolen sports car through the Hunters Plaza shopping centre in Papatoetoe. Video / Bob Snibbuts
Drunken catcall, lewd remark preceded ‘execution-style’ shooting on Queen St, jury told
The shooter, whose partner was targeted by the catcall, has claimed self-defence.
Family of 'wonderful poppa' killed in fatal crash face the unlicensed meth-driver responsible
He lost control of the vehicle and sent texts from behind the wheel before the crash.
Police investigating after body found in burning car in Waikato
Trains have stopped and the road has been closed while police investigate.
When Terry met Marty – how the 1970s Mr Asia drug empire began
The two key players join forces in episode 1 of our true crime podcast.
‘Out of control’: Murders mount up for the Mr Asia gang
As the syndicate expands into Australia, it looks like Terry Clark's luck has run out.
Seven months in a leaky boat - the drug shipment that started the Mr Asia gang
Shipwreck, malaria and double-crossing on board the Brigadoon.