PremiumPremiumPolitics'Corrections crisis': Assaults, double-bunking, inmate tallies hit record highsAssaults are much more numerous than the last time prisoner numbers neared 10,900.01 Oct 04:00 PM
WellingtonSword-wielding burglar allegedly tried to steal Porsche from multimillion-dollar homeThe defendant is still in hospital after being shot at and bitten by a police dog.01 Oct 06:00 AM
New Zealand'Explosive act of rage': Woman attacked with hammer after child seen eating cigarettesAttacker Sarangi Lim told police she intended to kill the woman she bashed with a hammer.01 Oct 12:42 AM
New ZealandFire destroys 29 vehicles, rubbish at property linked to unsolved murderPolice previously searched the property twice in the hunt for Jessica Boyce.01 Oct 12:42 AM
WorldWoman found dead at luxury Brisbane Airbnb namedDr Tiffany Wilkes, 54, was a respected anaesthetist at Brisbane hospitals.30 Sep 08:20 PM
AucklandResidents shock as machete found connected with US student Kyle Whorrall's deathA 16-year-old boy is before the High Court charged with Whorrall's murder.29 Sep 11:20 PM
WorldMadeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner confronts German prosecutorBrueckner was released this month after serving seven years for rape.29 Sep 10:08 PM
WorldCharlie Kirk murder accused appears in US courtTyler Robinson, 22, could face the death penalty if convicted of murder.29 Sep 07:37 PM
PremiumPremiumWorldWhat we know about the suspect in the Michigan church shootingPolice say Thomas Jacob Sanford served in the Marines and fought in Iraq.29 Sep 07:17 AM
WorldEx-clown dies during sentencing for wife's murderJames Anderson collapsed in court after asking his lawyer for privacy.29 Sep 12:39 AM
WorldAt least four dead, several injured after shooting at Mormon church in USOfficials fear they will find more victims when they searched the burned church. 28 Sep 11:27 PM
CrimeHomicide investigation launched after Gisborne death, police seek person running from areaAn injured 36-year-old man was found on the on the front lawn of a property.28 Sep 09:59 PM
New ZealandWoman charged with murder after Matatā incidentOne person died at the scene, while another remains stable in hospital.28 Sep 07:22 PM
New Zealand'Old world view of discipline': Girl assaulted by pensioner who thought she'd taken his phoneJudge: "Even by older standards, this type of discipline was out of order.”28 Sep 06:00 AM
ReviewsSimon Ings: Why lone killers follow 'scripts' – and how one expert thinks we can stop themREVIEW: Paul Mullen says mass killers often copycat scripts from past atrocities.28 Sep 02:50 AM
New ZealandWoman assisting police after person dies in Matatā road incidentTwo people were 'injured while in a vehicle' near Matatā, with one dying at the scene.27 Sep 06:36 PM
New ZealandOne dead, one injured, suspect in custody after incident inside moving vehicleOne person has been taken by ambulance to Whakatāne Hospital.27 Sep 07:30 AM
WorldMan cleared over murder of BBC presenter charged with raping 14-year-oldBarry George faces charges over alleged attacks on a 14-year-old in 1987.26 Sep 11:51 PM
New Zealand'Grievous assault': Person seriously injured in Dunedin overnightA 24-year-old man will appear in court today after the alleged assault.26 Sep 09:12 PM
WellingtonA history of violence and a penchant for fire: Loafers Lodge murderer unmaskedEsarona Lologa had a criminal and turbulent past before igniting the fatal inferno.26 Sep 03:00 AM
WellingtonMan who started deadly hostel fire guilty of murder; Identity can finally be revealedThe verdict followed 17 hours of deliberations.25 Sep 11:31 PM
New ZealandSex offender recalled to prison after parole breach in ChristchurchThe Parole Board ruled Leo Goodwin poses an undue risk to the safety of the community.25 Sep 08:03 AM
New Zealand'Viciously attacked': Two charged after Pukekohe supermarket assaultThe victim was allegedly punched and kicked in a daylight attack.25 Sep 05:22 AM
WorldTexas gunman opens fire at immigration centre before killing himselfJoshua Jahn, 29, fired at least three times in Dallas.24 Sep 11:53 PM
WorldTeen pleads guilty in attack on Doge staffer that led to DC police takeoverEdward Coristine was attacked after refusing to hand over his car in DC.24 Sep 10:15 PM
Crime'She lost him as well': Woman's texts led to Mobster partner being shot deadJade Oldridge asked her uncle to 'smash' Dean Kahukiwa after he allegedly beat her.24 Sep 06:11 AM
CrimeMan jailed after shopper violently attacked at superettePolice said the attack also caused about $4500 damage inside the Ōtangarei store.24 Sep 05:00 AM
WorldLaneway artist's career unravels as he is linked to dead teenPolice executed a search warrant at a Hollywood Hills home linked to D4vd.24 Sep 01:44 AM
WorldHusband on trial as Delphine Jubillar murder case grips FranceDelphine Jubillar vanished from her home in Tarn on the night of December 15, 2020.23 Sep 10:44 PM
WorldTrump golf course attacker found guilty after Florida trialHe now faces a maximum sentence of life imprisonment on multiple charges.23 Sep 07:44 PM
PremiumPremiumCrime'Unthinkable' acts: The inside story of how a child-killing mum was brought to justiceThe mother's story shifted significantly in the seven years since Minu and Yuna's deaths.23 Sep 03:00 AM
AucklandJury begins deliberations in suitcase double-murder trial The defence claims the mother had spiralled into madness after her husband's death. 23 Sep 12:05 AM
WellingtonMan who lit fatal hostel fire more unwell than he appeared, defence claimsDefence lawyer Louise Sziranyi delivered her closing arguments in the month-long trial.22 Sep 11:51 PM
WorldFugitive cop killer could soon be forced out of hidingFormer detective says Dezi Freeman may soon have to emerge to find supplies.22 Sep 10:08 PM
