Bruce Cotterill: The world’s watching NZ - and it's not a pretty picture
OPINION: We probably underestimate the extent to which the eyes of the world are on us.
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Auckland businesses fear losing out on crime prevention fund
Sandringham will not get government funding to prevent street-level crime.
Police, retailers join forces against ram raiders
Retail security roundtable: co-operation by some of NZ's biggest shop brands.
Mike Hosking: $1000 for charity says Kieran McAnulty's wrong, Labour will lose
OPINION: Labour is staring down the barrel of an election night nightmare.
Whangārei District Councillor Gavin Benney is NZ First's Whangārei candidate
Gavin Benney pledges to wage war on crime in Whangārei.
Anxiety and fear: How rising crime impacts across all of society
Nothing has dominated headlines quite as much as crime in recent months.
Several arrests on Auckland’s North Shore after spate of crime
The crimes include a robbery and attempted car theft.
'Their whole world ripped away': Shooting victim a doting father with young daughter
Solomona To'oto'o, 45, was his family's sole breadwinner and the father of a 6yo girl.
Simon Wilson: A grumpy Winston Peters and his ‘mission to save our country’
OPINION: NZ First claims it will save us from "racism and separatism".
Police reveal Auckland gunman’s death was self-inflicted
Reid shot and killed Tupuga Sipiliano, 44, and Solomana To'oto'o, 45 last Thursday.
Soon to be released child abductor’s psychological treatment left unfinished
The Parole Board left 'in the dark' as to why treatment is unfinished.
Devil in the detail with political parties' 'tough on crime' rhetoric
OPINION: Jarrod Gilbert says prisons are under strain, with not enough staff to run them.
Paula Bennett: Short on time, Labour gets tough on crime
Opinion: 'Rushed' roll-out of youth and crime policies screams of desperation.
Letters: Football Ferns, transport and Auckland shooting
OPINION: Letters on artificial intelligence, the military and films.
Explainer: How Auckland shooter was considered 'low risk'
Nothing suggested the gunman would be a danger to the general public.
Woman laundered millions in drug money for cartel boss
The rise and fall of an unassuming St Heliers woman turned international money launderer.
Auckland CBD shooting: 'People feeling vulnerable and distressed'
Building bosses support staff: "We’re getting Mates in Construction to talk to everyone."
Government’s new ram raid criminal offence ‘knee jerk reaction’
The Government is following the polls in its new strategy for young ram raiders.
Pump-action shotguns among most common firearms in NZ
Pump-action shotguns are available to those who pass firearms licence checks.
‘Out of control’ crime? What latest statistics say about Christopher Luxon’s claim
Analysis: 70% of us live free of crime, says the only survey that counts unreported crime.
CBD shooting building site one of NZ’s biggest construction projects
Shooting took place in the heart of a busy transport and office hub.
Mike Hosking: Labour’s new slogan meaningless, it’s results that count
OPINION: Apparently Labour is “In It For You". Not for me, writes Mike Hosking.
Drug linked to Australian death and overdoses found in NZ
Protonitazene has been linked to one death and multiple overdoses in Australia.
Watch live: Hipkins and Davis unveil youth law and order policy
It comes after Hipkins announced a suite of youth crime-focused policies on Monday.
PM Chris Hipkins facing questions on political motives after bungled announcement
Chris Hipkins has historically criticised the use of rhetoric in commentary on crime.
Michael Hill store attacked by brazen rock-wielding lone robber
A witness said the robber failed to break the front counter glass.
'Nightmare': Child robbers hit vape store, steal $5K worth of product
Large rocks were found outside the Auckland store after smash-and-grab incident.
Ram-raid hotspot: Northland in top five regions for insurance claims
Commercial insurance claims for theft-related offences soar.
He was a gambling addict at 8. One moment turned his life around
Sonny Kotuhi went to prison because of his addiction; now he goes back to help others.
Claire Trevett: Hipkins right to scotch wealth tax, but polls have Labour at tipping point
Hipkins is hoping his caucus got a short, sharp lesson from bad polls. They need one.
Inside Three Strikes: Did the law keep people safe from violent offenders?
Courts grappled with 'unforeseen casualties' that would 'shock the conscience' of NZers.
'Horrific' kidnapping ordeal: Man appears in court
A man handed himself in to police overnight.
Simon Wilson: The 'soft on crime' debate - should we use a Swat team, not KFC, to get kids off roof?
OPINION: The Greens and Act offer plain choices in this election.
Opinion: Where’s the justice in the tough-on-crime noise?
One hot topic of this election is law and order, are political parties getting this right?