Parole denied for violent Southland stalker
A stalker with a "history of violent offending" will be behind bars until next year.
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Focus Morning Bulletin: 5 July, 2022
How Kiwis are somewhat funding the upcoming Avatar sequels, Auckland - a city on knife edge and wild weather crossing the ditch in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
'One less weight in my life': Sister's relief young mum's killer won't get out of jail early
Samuel Samson murdered Azalia Wilson while they were in a motel room with their baby.
Sobs of relief as guilty verdict returned in Kopu murder trial
A jury has found Adrian Phillips guilty of murdering father-of-one Bayden Williams.
Opinion: Sockburn killing - The buck stops with you, minister
The man accused of killing Laisa Waka Tunidau in random attack was in mental health care.
Case of mum accused of murdering her three daughters back in court
Liané, Maya and Karla were found dead at their Timaru home.
'Angry': Review ordered into how murder-accused was released from mental health unit
Canterbury District Health Board has announced it is carrying out a review.
'Huge concern': Nearly a third of adults were a victim of crime in 2021
Survey shows 1.2 million Kiwis were victims of a crime last year. Who's most at risk?
Chch stabbing: Young son, 11, witnesses efforts to save mum
Laisa Waka Tunidau attacked metres from home - while accused faces mental health check.
'Worst thing to happen in your street': Woman stabbed to death in random attack
Woman stabbed to death on her way home from work was randomly attacked.
'Horrific, traumatic and random': Homicide investigation after woman dies in Christchurch stabbing
A 37-year-old man has been charged with murder after woman killed in random street attack.
Christchurch police provide update after woman dies in stabbing
Canterbury District Commander Superintendent John Price provides details on the 'horrific, traumatic and random attack' in Sockburn, Christchurch. Video / Kurt Bayer
Kaiapoi police shooting scene
Police were alerted to a report of the man allegedly threatening a member of the public with a metal bar and a knife on Williams St near Ohoka Rd on Saturday night. Video / Kurt Bayer
Fight breaks out between fans at Mt Smart
A fight between fans at Mt Smart stadium broke out on Saturday night. Video / Cesãh Liiná via Facebook / Supplied / TikTok
Norway shaken by attack during Pride festival
Norwegian media name suspect, police call shooting an "extreme Islamist terror act".
'Total bloodbath': Witnesses describe Ethiopia ethnic attack
Hundreds of people were slaughtered in a farming village and its surroundings.
Police appeal for information after two stabbings in Auckland CBD overnight
Police are investigating separate stabbing incidents in Auckland's CBD.
'I had to do something': Auckland retiree and cancer patient fought knife attacker
Kee Lee, 66, fought the Murrays Bay attacker.
Editorial: Running into harm's way
OPINION: Our editorial on the passers-by who halted a mass stabbing on the North Shore.
'A hell of a fright': Murrays Bay stabbing victim speaks of terrifying attack
Attacker gave her "hell of a fright", woman says.
Focus Live: Police update on North Shore mass stabbing
Waitematā district commander Superintendent Naila Hassan told media the offender, who is in hospital after suffering moderate injuries, was stopped by members of the public. Video / NZ Herald
Paternity was argued two days before baby Poseidyn's fatal injuries, jurors told
Anthony Pickering was arrested in September 2020 following the death of baby Poseidyn.
Man charged with murdering Colombian woman back in court
The man charged with murdering Juliana Herrera has appeared in court again today
Auckland Mayoral candidate home safe after being bloodied and bruised in alleged assault
'Doc said no shower till Monday so I'm lobbying the wife about sponge baths.'
Off to hospital: Auckland mayoral candidate clashes with 'drunk or drugged' driver
Lord said there was "one drunk driver down. And I'm not upset about it".
Sam Fakalago escorted by gang members on way to Auckland burial
King Cobras gang members escorting the body of Sam Fakalago, shot by police in Wellington last week, on his way to burial in Auckland. Video / George Block
Focus: Truce called between Killer Beez and Tribesmen
A truce has been called between rival gangs the Killer Beez and Tribesmen after a three-week blitz of shootings and suspicious fires. Manukau ward councillor Alf Filipaina is cautiously optimistic it will last. Video / Hayden Woodward / Brett Phibbs
White supremacists are riling up thousands on social media
White supremacists are building thriving, macho communities across social media platforms.
Train manager stabbed at Auckland's Sylvia Park station
Eastern line services have been disrupted as police attend the scene.
Manslaughter charge admitted over King Cobras killing
King Cobras member was fatally shot over a drug debt dispute in 2018.
Glen Eden murder accused trio given name suppression at court appearance
Three people have appeared in court charged in connection with Ben McIntosh's murder.
'All gangstas welcome': Associates of man killed by police welcomed to farewell him with 'no dramas'
"For anybody that wana show up, no dramas only alofa."
Why police don't 'shoot to injure'
Calls for police to "shoot to injure" ignore reality of "fast-moving, complex" situation.
Police investigate sudden death at lodge in Auckland
Police appeared to be examining traces of blood on a resident's door.