Teenager murdered after allegedly stealing young woman's AirPods
Kayla Dawson, 22, will undergo a psychiatric check before she is allowed to plead guilty.
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'Very disturbing': Girl finds severed arm while walking to school in New York
'It’s very scary. It’s very close to home.'
Armed police storm Auckland motel in early hours
Police clear rooms by gunpoint and take one person into custody.
Police appeal for sightings of dangerous man on the run
Police are looking for Bryce Studd-Proctor, 35, who has a warrant to arrest.
Person hospitalised after early morning assault in South Auckland
The assault at a property in Roscommon Rd left one person seriously injured.
Bus driver stabbed ‘below his heart’ with hunting knife after Hop card malfunction
The driver had allowed a passenger to ride for free, but he became enraged anyway.
Man arrested after trying to lure girl, 14, to Auckland Domain
The 49-year-old talked to 'a number of' underage girls through social media, police say.
Nicole McKee's Firearms Prohibition Orders Legislation Amendment Bill announcement
Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee's Firearms Prohibition Orders Legislation Amendment Bill announcement in Wellington. Video / Mark Mitchell
Man allegedly follows woman, pulls her from car, steals wallet in Auckland
The man allegedly followed the woman out of a gaming room to her car on Edinburgh St.
Mt Albert homicide: Man allegedly murdered at Kāinga Ora complex named
Court documents named Joeli Rankin as the man who died.
Opinion: Who should be New Zealand's next Police Commissioner?
As the Police Commissioner's time comes to an end, his successor must be found.
Letters: Housing costs driving crime; Ginny Andersen’s Mark Mitchell quip
OPINION: & cynical corporates: 'Reminds me of plastic tikis being sold in souvenir shops.'
The rise of the sexsomnia defence: Justice or an easy out for rapists?
'Part of a broader culture of excusing [rape] behaviour' or 'not that easy'?
Thieves hit Auckland service station - again
Police are at the scene of an overnight robbery at an Auckland service station.
Two men arrested after Huntly service station robberies
The offenders allegedly broke into two service stations within one minute.
Gunman on the run in Taupō after knife fight sparks school lockdown
Police will be visiting friends and family of gunman as the search resumes
Prison dogs discover meth hidden in desk-top fan addressed to inmate
Dogs Baz and Bindi prevent crystal meth and cannabis from entering the prison system.
Taupō schools in lockdown
Several schools in Taupō have been placed in lockdown while police deal with an incident in the suburb of Hilltop. Video / NZHerald
Kiwi sports star back in court after Christchurch incident
He is accused of wilful damage and taking a $10,000 car but has name suppression.
'Senseless and cowardly act of violence': Marcellin College responds to attack on student
'We condemn this senseless and cowardly act of violence.'
'Bunch of cowards': Councillor condemns 10-person pack attack on boy by rival school students
The young victim was allegedly struck on the head with a bottle and stomped on.
Mother's plea after son savagely beaten by rival student mob
A boy was allegedly struck on the head with a bottle and stomped on.
‘You will die’: Ex Warriors prodigy's reign of terror over victim
Ex Junior Warrior had his victim, a man just trying to sell his car, at his beck and call.
Warkworth Police Station vandalised: One person arrested over smashed windows
Police arrest a 25-year-old over the incident at the Warkworth Police Station on Falls St.
Tax dodge repeat: Company director convicted second time, jailed for $560k for unpaid PAYE
Leslie John McKenzie has been sentenced to two and a half years in jail.
'Babe, I don't think son's breathing': Mum recalls morning of baby's death
O'Shea Tuhoe Sergeant was 5 weeks old when he died of head injuries.
Youth unafraid of consequences: Calls for harsher penalties for fleeing drivers
Youths, aged between 12-17, are said to make up a significant portion of fleeing drivers.
Teen father who dropped 5-week-old son from chest height twice had smoked cannabis
The father is on trial over the death of his son O'Shea Tuhoe Sergeant.
Grandma attacked by motorist who 'tried to snap' her arm at popular beach carpark
“I don’t know why people didn’t jump in to help me.”
Dunedin police first to get new Tasers
Frontline staff have started wearing the new model of Tasers, which have a range of 13m.
Focus: Auckland car yard fears for financial future as vandals strike again
NZ4X4S owner Ali Faqeeri has been left to front the bill over a smashed windshield. Video / Corey Fleming
Teen admits role in violent armed robbery at Michael Hill
More than $50,000 worth of jewellery was stolen and three women were injured.
Arrests follow Clive Four Square ram-raid and vehicle theft
Police say a tyre iron was used in robbing a man of his car, then used in a ram-raid,
'Disturbing': Four burglaries in five days at Rotorua's Cash Converters
'We believe these break-ins have been carried out by the same group.'