Focus: Retail industry begs for more action
Six retail staff a day complained to police last year that they'd been assaulted. Video / NZHerald
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Retail crime, police staff and William speaks about Kate | Focus Morning Bulletin March 20, 2024
Retailers beg for action as assaults on workers spike, how backroom hiring freeze could put front-line cops off the street and what Prince William had to say about his wife at a recent event in the latest NZ Herald headlines. Video / NZHerald / TMZ
Body in bag homicide: Victim still unidentified five days after being pulled from Gulf Harbour
It has now been five days since a woman's remains were discovered in the Gulf Harbour.
Opinion: Why the Ram Raid Bill won’t fix the problem
OPINION: The bill ignores the context of the offending and how to intervene.
Mangamuka homicide: Police name Far North stabbing victim
Police have arrested three people in relation to the Mangamuka homicide in the Far North.
Man's anguish after dogs go missing from backyard
A dog owner fears the worse after his mastiffs went missing from their fenced yard.
Body pulled from water at Gulf Harbour
Police investigate after a fisherman pulled a body from the water at Gulf Harbour. Video / Kylan Kukard
Queenstown drink-driver jailed after head-on crash with pregnant woman
Man nearly four times the legal limit when he drove into car driven by pregnant woman.
The Government's law and order 100-day action item that required 'no actions'
The prison target wasn't just axed by Labour. It was never actioned by Corrections.
Person hospitalised following assault in Manurewa
One person has been transported to Middlemore Hospital.
Third person arrested in Mangamuka homicide investigation
Police have made another arrest in relation to the death of a man in Mangamuka
Auckland police swoop on 94 petrol stations amid crime wave
Since Sunday, five petrol stations have been targeted by robbers and burglars.
Boot camp for young offenders to be running by mid-year
Oranga Tamariki will run the programme alongside other agencies.
Buckle up or face a $450 fine - Government gets tough with road users
The policy statement reveals harsher fines and more roadside tests for drivers.
Pensioner bashed at rally to her attacker: 'You're a disgrace'
Senior citizen meets her attacker in court.
Discharge without conviction for man who punched elderly woman at Posie Parker protest
The young LGBTQ activist admitted punching a 71-year-old woman in the head.
200 arrests in six months: How this CBD is turning the tide on crime
'We feel well supported. In the past, we felt that no one even cared.'
How it took police 19 years – and 22 other victims – to catch a killer
Iain Packer was able to walk free after a brutal murder and many violent sexual assaults.
Letters: Tackle why lost men join gangs; guarding the public purse
OPINION: 'Disillusioned, bored, aimless young men need a purpose.'
Teenager murdered after allegedly stealing young woman's AirPods
Kayla Dawson, 22, will undergo a psychiatric check before she is allowed to plead guilty.
'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.