'Powerfully built bugger': 91yo assaulted in attempted mugging after doing Xmas shopping
Security guards caught the offender who apologised to the victim.
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Traumatised couple flee rental after witnessing alleged gang murder
The landlord was left thousands out of pocket, the Tenancy Tribunal heard.
Gangs can't claim discounts in court because of way of life - judge
Raiden Wi was jailed for two years and nine months for repeatedly strangling his partner.
'Sorry': Man accused of murder at park apologises to weeping supporters
The man waved to weeping supporters and told them, 'Sorry', as he appeared in court.
Prison for man who shot three in Auckland Central, including Jay-Jay Feeney’s brother
He has been held at a maximum security wing in jail due to ongoing violence.
'Break that silence': Ariki Rigby detective urges key witnesses to stop the 'secrecy'
Think of Ariki's whānau this Christmas, those who know about her killing are urged.
Prisoner poured boiling water over ‘vulnerable inmate’ then beat and raped him
The victim was left with physical and mental scars from the attack.
Gang members attended Stokes Valley birthday celebration where two men were shot
Police are calling for CCTV and dashcam footage of the incident.
'It's horrible': Top detective vows to keep searching for Yanfei Bao
Christchurch real estate agent was last seen alive on July 19.
Man in critical condition after assault outside Auckland’s Shakespeare pub
Police say they are still investigating.
Kiwi driver accused of killing five people in horror Aussie beer garden crash
William Swale was born in New Zealand and reportedly made his fortune in IT.
Police investigating child's death in Papakura
Police were called to the scene at 9.30pm last night.
One dead, one in hospital with life-threatening injuries after Lower Hutt shooting
Police are hunting for a person after a fatal Lower Hutt shooting early this morning.
Homeless gang member used spade in attempt to 'roll' weed dealers
Quentin Phillips punched the man who drove him to the property then forced him to join in.
Life sentence for 501 who stabbed neighbour 94 times and claimed self-defence
Jurors didn't buy her self-defence claim, and neither did the judge today at sentencing.
Brothers sentenced after attacking mum's murderer in court
The teenage twin brothers had never been in trouble with the courts before.
'No mana:' Victim's life shattered after being assaulted, left for dead
The offender found the victim he assaulted still in the same position the next day.
Mobster sentenced for 'execution-style' 2018 murder of innocent man
Victim David Kuka was 'simply in the wrong place at the wrong time', a judge says.
Mum who stabbed captive man to death over insult was 'gangstress' raised by Mongrel Mob leader
Jurors found the young mother guilty in September of a stabbing frenzy.
New reports sought on Tauranga murder-accused's fitness to stand trial
One report will explore whether she was legally insane at the time of the alleged killing.
Woman convicted of killing her four children has convictions quashed
Kathleen Folbigg was released in June after spending 20 years in prison.
Bystanders restrained woman before police arrival after Shani's Restaurant stabbing
Bystanders restrained the woman before police arrived.
Man shot by police had suffered brain damage in Tribesman gang convoy attack months earlier
Prison ordered for Kodie Remana, who was shot by police in Grey Lynn standoff.
Woman attacked in Auckland CBD, two including teen arrested
The pair will appear in the Auckland District Court tomorrow.
Siva Auvae's partner was in mental health care days before fatal attack
Anaru Ormond killed NZ mother four days later.
Teen who killed stranger with martial arts kick released from prison
He will now serve five months of home detention for the admitted manslaughter.
Motorist pleads not guilty to killing unborn child during illegal street race
Police said the defendant hit a pregnant pedestrian during a street race.
Son jailed for savagely beating his Kiwi mum to death in Melbourne drug-fuelled rage
Tia Minhinnick murdered his mother in February last year.
'They have forgiven you': Man who stabbed brother in heart jailed
Joey Richards must serve a minimum of seven years in jail of a 12-year sentence.
111 call about Linwood threat ‘clearest example of Priority 1 call’, expert says
Frontline police could have possibly stopped the shooting at a second mosque.
'Boiling point': Elderly man attacked with bat after driveway dispute
A driveway dispute between two men has deteriorated into violence at a Dunedin address.
Twelve arrests made overnight in Waikato after illegal street racing
Two people were also stabbed shortly after midnight in the Matamata area.
Minnesota store employee dies after impaled by golf club
Worker found fatally attacked in neighbourhood shop he had worked at for years.
'Just a few head punches to a paedophile': Man tortured and killed by vigilante group
Two men who helped torture a man before shooting him could be eligible for parole in 2025.