Christchurch terror attack 'hero' facing assault charge
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The woman said she began to think 'this is how he shows me what love is'.
Tesla owner found guilty of dangerous driving causing death after fiery crash
Tesla owner Saurbh Sharma found guilty of dangerous driving causing a fiery crash that killed 22-year-old Shubham Kaur.
Man set ex-partner's home alight out of suspicion she was having an affair
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Police abandoned 60 per cent of reported cases in 2023
Police received 962,521 emergency calls and reports in 2023, up 50 per cent from 2019.
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He took one girl's virginity and raped the other as she slept.
Senior gang leader backs payrise for police - here's why
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Drug addict used devastating 2023 storms to loot, wreck new homes
He also endangered an Air NZ flight. 'The potential for catastrophe was high,' judge said.
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Prominent religious extremist beat parishioners, has prison sentence extended
He had thousands of followers before attempting to murder a fellow religious commentator.
Knife recovered from Gisborne brawl scene, police update
Three men injured in the altercation have now been discharged from hospital.
Bail for 56yo accused of attempted schoolgirl abduction
He allegedly tried to start a conversation with the girl before grabbing her.
Focus: Large house fire in Massey
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Man beats woman over 12 hours after she ate 'too much toast'
But the attacker claims he has since 'found the Lord' and is genuinely remorseful.
'Put down': Violent inmate stomps on duck after it landed in prison yard
The prisoner was charged with attacking the bird, which had to be put down.
Swindler dupes woman in her 90s into thinking she’d won $350,000 lottery on Facebook
Robert Sands, who hoodwinked two businesses, claims he also was caught up in a scam.
Uni student has charges dismissed for alleged weapons in halls of residence
But he has since been banned from the halls and dropped his studies.
Caught on video: Arson charge filed, eight months after blaze in Countdown toilet paper aisle
Bystanders recorded the blaze as it reached up to the supermarket's ceiling.
Woman arrested following Pukenui homicide
The police say the 'deceased and alleged offender are believed to be known to each other'.
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Watch: Pair arrested over North Shore kidnapping
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Watch: Armed police storm Leo Molloy’s waterfront bar to arrest alleged kidnappers
Police found the injured woman at an address in nearby Greenhithe.
Auckland businessman drove Ferraris, but an MDMA and meth factory secretly underscored his success
His clandestine factory produced a nationwide supply of 'Pink Porsche' ecstasy tablets.
'The monster who wears a mask': Judo champ jailed for 33 years of child sex abuse
Barry Madden preyed on three children for more than three decades.
Man, 62, accused of brutal machete attack inside hospital ED
It is understood the victim required emergency surgery following the attack.
Auckland pair arrested after hijacking car and fleeing police
They are due to appear in the Auckland District court today on multiple charges.
'Bizarre and horrifying scene': Father bound 3yo in packing tape for an hour
"Why don't you just let me kill you instead," he told the boy. "Let me have that joy."
Huge stash of 200 firearms: Concern for Auckland man's 'total disregard of security'
The astonishing cache highlights the lack of a limit on how many guns one can own in NZ.
'It takes two people': Rapist attempts to blame teen victim for harrowing sex attack
He raped the teen three times and had his associates film part of the act.
Caught on video: Bungling young bandit jailed for jewellery heist
He and his underage accomplices hit two Auckland businesses, causing $400,000 in losses.
Security company worker pilfers $466k, using his children as decoys, in years-long swindle
'You breached that fundamental trust they had in you.'
‘Abhorrent act’: Homicide inquiry launched after body found in burnt-out vehicle
Police can’t yet reveal how the person died, they say.