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Listen live: New Police Minister joins Hosking; Auckland thieves hit shops
Several shops and eateries in West Auckland smashed into.
'Selfish actions': Drunk car thief burns down band building, destroys student's dream
The building contained $120k of precious instruments and priceless sheets of music.
Charges for sexual offending by youths jumps 26 per cent
The most detailed picture of crime committed during 2022 shows youth offending rising.
'Boom, boom, boom': Up to five shots fired at house during Auckland drive-by
Police are investigating a drive-by shooting in Mt Wellington, Auckland, overnight.
Bongs, meth and fireworks: The bizarre list of courthouse confiscations
There was a 22 per cent rise of prohibited items over 2022.
'Unprecedented': School pupils robbed by gun-wielding trio, offenders at large
Two pupils were robbed after they disembarked a school bus. The offenders are at large.
Up to nine youths storm Countdown supermarket in night of raids
Officers called to incidents at Lynfield and Wairau Valley.
Road rage, random stabbings, ram-raids: Why does NZ feel so unsafe at the moment?
The issue of crime has dominated headlines for the last 12 months.
Teen charged with Cityride bus driver bashing appears in court
A man accused of bashing a Cityride bus driver has appeared in the Rotorua District Court.
Auckland dairy killing: Third man now charged with murder
The men were initially charged with robbery, but those charges have been upgraded.
‘High-level intelligence’: Group of 79 youth offenders of concern in ram raids
The youngsters are being raised in an environment of 'habitual and normalised offending'.
Spike in youth crime in Whangārei, data shows
Youth crime has risen by 14 per cent in Whangārei over the last five years.
Petition to keep police Eagle helicopter in Hawke’s Bay started
"Teens and people roaming the streets in the middle of the night have virtually gone."
Notorious B.I.G. and e-scooter drug mules: The trial of Auckland Grammar boy turned alleged meth king
At one point, a detective read the lyrics of Notorious B.I.G's 'Ten Crack Commandments'.
'Horrified': Bronze bust of tourism pioneer 'ripped out' of stand at Government Gardens
The council said it had deployed additional resources to help deter any similar offending.
Opinion: Why Hawke’s Bay crime can be so hard to decipher
OPINION: Hipkins has found out the hard way what people who cover crime know well.
Police keeping an Eagle eye on Hawke’s Bay
Police deal with over 500 "pro-active" jobs in one day.
‘Good guys who got caught up in addiction’: Court of Appeal quashes meth cooks’ minimum period of imprisonment
The men will now be eligible for parole, after showing 'rehabilitative potential'.
‘Playing havoc’: Isolated dairies say loss of cigarettes would have huge impact
A town 50 kilometres from the nearest cigarette? "That plays havoc on the people."
Ram raiders hit West Auckland tobacco store
The Toyota hatchback used in the raid was left dumped in front of the Wicked Habits store.
Northland taxi company at its wits' end after another attack on cabbie
Northland taxi driver threatened with a screwdriver and his vehicle driven away.
Fog cannon subsidy starts just as new police minister takes over
Retail anti-crime strategy gets going, but Labour stuck in "la-la land", Mitchell says.
Los Angeles shooting claims three lives in ritzy neighbourhood
Three people were killed and four others wounded in a ritzy LA neighbourhood.
Police still sorting haul of stolen property
Police continue to work through the seized items to return to the rightful owners.
Suspected laser-printed firearms parts found at Wellington property
Police say any form of homemade firearm pose an 'extreme risk'.
Tattoo artist continually pestered teenage girl for sex, she claims
"I just felt really uncomfortable and gross."
Opinion: How NZ foolishly reacted to the rise of 'bodgies' and 'widgies'
The cure can be worse than the cause if we allow emotion to get the better of us.
Victim unable to breathe for 10 seconds while being choked by partner
Riki Mischefski strangled his partner until she almost lost consciousness.
Police find wanted man armed with sawn-off shotgun while playing pokies
Brayden Stampa was found playing the pokies with a pistol in a holster inside his pants.
Suppression for 18-year-old charged with murder
An 18-year-old man has been arrested and charged with a woman's murder in Dunedin.
Tauranga homicide: Eight now facing murder charges
Eight people now face murder charges after Te Kani died in May last year.
Mother-of-five who frequently flouted court orders escapes jail sentence
Laura Patea was caught driving twice in two months, despite being disqualified until 2024.
IPCA complaint lodged claiming Māori youth racially targeted by police
Researcher: Police DNA gathering rates are 'alarming'