Four shops were broken into on a Stoddard Rd, Auckland shopping complex overnight.

One Whangārei brother guilty of murder while his brother acquitted of same charge.

The lawyer has failed in her bid to get discharged without conviction.

Police have not delivered on their promise to radically speed up protecting shops.

The inquest into a murder and a suspected suicide starts in Christchurch this morning.

Police responding to reports of a man causing a disturbance on Ronayne Street, Auckland central say a man at the scene collapsed while speaking to them and died. Video / Supplied

The moment Shani's Family Eatery and Bar in Napier was set on fire has been captured in an astonishing video. Video / Supplied

Four people self-presented at Middlemore Hospital with gunshot and stab wounds today.

Thieves have ram-raided and smashed into five Auckland Businesses overnight. Video / NZ Herald

Yaell Verheul will be eligible to apply for parole in two years.

The extradition of a 42-year-old woman now rests with the South Korean Justice Minister.

The man was serving an eight-year prison term for two decades of 'grave' sexual offending.

The co-defendants weren't there for cucumber sandwiches and high tea, prosecutors assert.

A man accused of shooting dead a Rotorua woman has appeared in court.

Emergency services staff attempted to resuscitate the 18-year-old but he died.

Korrey Whyman was shot inside a vehicle as it travelled on SH33 toward Mourea.

Police who disrupted a major theft and burglary ring in Wellington have catalogued more than 3000 stolen items. Video / Supplied

The Herald revealed the alleged offender had once starred in a local reality TV show.

The now-20-year-old, who pleaded guilty yesterday, had scouted out possible attack sites.

The incident brought Auckland city traffic to a standstill on Wednesday night.

The officer is in a serious condition after he was struck while laying spikes.

Two people were taken to hospital after the violent encounter.

The 61-year-old victim died in hospital 10 days later.

The incident began yesterday at 7.20 when officers began tracking an allegedly stolen car.

Cross-city pursuit leaves officer in serious condition, midterms down to razor-thin margins and how our truancy rates stack up again the rest of the world in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald

A gumboot-wearing youth was caught on camera taking a stolen bus on a joyride.

As the victim was on the phone, De Garnham slammed into the side of his vehicle.

The companies responsible have now been ordered to pay more than $320,000.

The man's identity has been suppressed since his arrest last year.