‘A scared child’: 13yo fatally stabbed teen at bus hub after being told to pull down his socks
Enere McLaren-Taana was fatally stabbed at Dunedin's bus hub last year.
AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.
Latest fromCrime
‘Hugely traumatising’: Nurse stole $59k from vulnerable rest home volunteer
Tracy Peterson said she was 'deeply remorseful' but disagreed the man did not know.
Jury rejects self-defence claim after ‘execution-style’ Queen St shooting, gunman guilty of murder
The defence said he had been subject to a brutal group attack prior to firing.
Watch: ‘Not necessarily a headlock’ – Goldsmith details new citizens' arrest powers
The announcement comes amid a rise in retail crime.
Convictions overturned, charges dropped against ex-CYF carer accused of sexually abusing boys
He ran a home that cared for 150 boys. Jurors found him guilty of abusing five of them.
Police seize assault rifles, ammo cache in Auckland home, two gang members arrested
Two TwoEight Brotherhood members face 10 charges each in Manukau District Court today.
‘Very big loss’: $40k security fails to stop ram raid on store, two arrested
Police are looking for a third person who ran off after crashing into a fence.
Two arrested after a ram raid on Botany Liquor Centre overnight
Police arrested two men after a ram raid and fleeing driver incidents across Auckland. Video / NZ Herald
From kindy teacher to drug mule - Mr Asia: A Forgotten History
Inside the heroin syndicate, young professionals rubbed shoulders with career criminals.
New citizen’s arrest powers to be announced amid rise in retail theft
The Government is expected to announce the new powers later today.
New twist in Nia Glassie case: ‘I told yous from the start I was innocent’
Second Curtis brother convicted of 3yo's murder makes first Parole Board appearance.
‘Brought to its knees’: Employee’s $500k theft forces business to fold
Elizabeth Donohue used the money on jewellery, gifts, debt, and holidays.
Arrests made after burglary accused walk past police station
In total, four people are before the courts after three separate burglaries in Waihī.
'It broke my heart': Mother's grief after man filmed himself abusing infant and toddler
Damian Nigal Archbold was caught after uploading material he made to social media.
Man arrested after allegedly discharging shotgun in Christchurch
Police were called to an address on Emmett St about 4.40pm.
Man wants $2.7m arson conviction wiped because he can't get a job
Arsonist asked 'Does this light fires?' as he bought a bottle of meths at service station.
Woman’s 73km police chase ends with her hiding on a roof
The judge sent Elaine Rudolph to jail for her 15th disqualified driving charge.
Tired teen was doing up to 176km/h in crash that killed mate
Thomas Henry May had been drinking at a pub and was heading to Hamilton when he crashed.
NZ Herald Live: PM Luxon to be questioned on Bayly staff incident, makes policing announcement
Christopher Luxon, Police Minister Mark Mitchell, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith, and Police Commissioner Richard Chambers speak to the media
3000 charges laid, 76 gang patches seized, 67 firearms under new law
Firearm seizures rose 52% compared to the same period last year.
‘Pop, pop, pop’: Killer Beez member's inside account of gang war shootings
Pacer, Stinger and Gun Smoke Killer shot into the wrong house. Children were inside.
‘Not good enough’: Police slammed for non-emergency call delays
The average wait time is now six minutes and 36 seconds.
‘Exposes your true instincts’: Judge slams child abuser for ‘appalling lack of empathy’
He denied being a paedophile, even after pleading guilty to repeated sexual abuse.
‘Borrowed time’: Peter Beckett’s final days in Central America
Former Napier councillor sick for 'some time' – mercy dash details revealed.
NZ gang member pleads guilty to FBI charges, facing lengthy US prison sentence
Shane Ngakuru, 45, was a key distributor of ANOM network secretly controlled by FBI
‘Kurupt Churchie man’: Ex-Air NZ worker who smuggled meth was a youth mentor
The 'Tongan Pablo' was respected both in church and the criminal underworld.
‘Pure heartlessness’: Man laundered $44k from 22 victims for Kenya-based scammers
Patrick Neho claimed he did it to feed his children but in reality, he fed his addictions.
Parole denied: Sex offender still not ready for release from prison
Paiea Waihirere abused a young girl for six years and took photos of the acts.
Researchers study brains of deceased domestic violence victims for CTE insights
CTE is diagnosed post-mortem, and is linked to repeated head trauma.
Murder-accused gives evidence on point-blank Queen St shooting
His lawyers claimed self-defence but the defendant described something different.
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.