Cover of darkness: Details emerge of cops' night raid on alleged underground weed bunker
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Retail crime, police staff and William speaks about Kate | Focus Morning Bulletin March 20, 2024
Retailers beg for action as assaults on workers spike, how backroom hiring freeze could put front-line cops off the street and what Prince William had to say about his wife at a recent event in the latest NZ Herald headlines. Video / NZHerald / TMZ
'Our little secret': Teen cried and hugged her puppy during rape
Her rapist tried to appeal his convictions after being sent to prison for 10 years.
'Brazen and blatant': Hundreds of bulbs, entire rose bushes stolen from park
Thieves use scooters and wheelie bins to get away with the prized flora.
'He might never be the same': Auckland schoolboy suffers vicious bus station attack
The boy now is too shaken to go to school, while his mum fears the pair may strike again.
'Who owns the trailer?': The question that left council lawyers floundering in court
The council ticketed the man for parking a car and trailer over a driveway.
Woman who stabbed victim in the back has her jail term reduced
Attacker waited for her victim to return home, then stabbed her in the back.
Man beats woman with wooden bat because she refused sex
The man then held a knife to the woman's torso when she called the police.
'A living hell': Cellmate who starved and beat sex offender is sentenced
Rene Thomas has some unresolved issues he needs to address, a judge said.
Man who stabbed Auckland MMA fighter to death acquitted on self-defence grounds
But a co-defendant who continued to throw punches after the stabbing wasn't so fortunate.
Gunman guilty of murder: Mum, best bud and girlfriend to be sentenced too
Ethan Dodds was arrested after a police chase in a stolen car driven by the victim's ex.
Man sentenced to 11 years’ jail for sexual offending against Gloriavale children
At least one of the victims was aged 12 or younger at the time of the offending.
Focus: Armed police in central Auckland
Multiple armed police officers have responded to an incident on the corner of Union St and Hobson St. Video / Jason Oxenham
'Shocking history': Recidivist drink driver clocks up 14th conviction
'The message clearly isn’t getting through and the deterrent is probably not high enough.'
Grinning inmates who spurred manhunt after motorway escape sent back to prison
A bystander said the inmates 'looked pretty happy' as they emerged from the prison van.
'My best friend': Meth-fuelled driver kills brother on hunting trip
Keely-Shaye Albert had never held a licence and was driving on a private road.
The moment a road rage dispute turned to tragedy in West Auckland mall carpark
Steve Braunias on the moment road rage turned fatal in Glen Eden.
'It's huge money': Police want harsher money laundering penalties
Police say money laundering too hard to investigate, want harsher sentences.
'The courage it took to escape': Man kidnapped by armed Rebels, bound, thrown in boot
The victim didn't know whether he would live or die.
Customs seize $20m meth and MDMA in two bags at Auckland Airport
Two people have been arrested after Customs found more than 63kg of meth and ecstasy.
Body in bag mystery: Police reveal new details in 'complex' case
Interpol is involved in the investigation in a bid to identify the dead woman.
Attempted murder at school: Teen tried to kill schoolmate over love triangle
'If arrested, it is what it is' were the final words in the note stored on his phone.
Man accused of murder of Javon Aranui named
Name suppression continues for a second man charged with murder.
Opinion: Why the Ram Raid Bill won’t fix the problem
OPINION: The bill ignores the context of the offending and how to intervene.
'I felt half my face, my jaw drop': Man disfigured by gangster yelling 'Killer Beez'
He was left with a 10cm scar after being cut from his ear to his mouth.
Judge presiding over Golriz Ghahraman's hearing a former workmate
Judiciary says 'managed appropriately and without deviation from standard procedures'.
'Disgusts me': Sex assault charges rise by 33%, legal aid fees double
Legal aid for sex offences more than doubles to $18.7 million
'They didn’t tell me I was under arrest, they just grabbed me'
Daniel Bond claimed in court he was arrested after seeking an officer’s identification.
Concrete company fined for discharging contaminants into harbour
The water contained slurry and flowed into nearby culverts and reaching mangroves.
'Absolute tragedy': Man who beat partner to death acquitted of murder
Richard Coburn was instead found guilty of manslaughter.
Man 'justifiably' killed by police in Glen Eden, report finds
55-year-old Tex Witika was shot in his driveway after his home burned down.
Golriz Ghahraman shoplifting: What she stole and how she did it
Items she took included a Zambesi shirt, a $1900 Acne coat and a $4500 Row dress.
Ghahraman goes guilty, Labour retreat and TikTok ban | Focus Morning Bulletin March 14, 2024
How a guilty plea for Golriz Ghahraman could help her case, what’s on top of Labour’s agenda at its annual retreat and why the US is moving towards a nationwide TikTok ban in the latest NZ Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald / AP
Fed-up shopkeeper went out swinging with hockey stick as he was stabbed to death
Janak Patel's last moments have now been revealed.