New ZealandGood gardener: Lawyer tells court client 'successful' at growing weedPolice arrived at the home on an unrelated matter and found more than a kilo of cannabis.26 Sep 10:19 PM
New ZealandNeighbours at war: Who whacked whom with the weedeater?A 79-year-old man is alleged to have hit his neighbour with the man's own weedeater.26 Sep 06:00 AM
CrimeMan pleads guilty to illegally reselling gun found in hands of person shot by policeCraig Holtom initially claimed he legitimately sold the guns to mysterious possum skinner.26 Sep 03:49 AM
New Zealand'Your theatrics get you nowhere': Ex-Insta model back in courtHannah Pierson said she tried to get help but was 'unheard and misunderstood'.25 Sep 10:20 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandArmed hold-up: Pair jailed for meth-fuelled robbery of tavernWhy getaway driver was given harsher sentence than robber 'brandishing ... a pistol'.25 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandCleaner who joked about child exploitation images on his phone now facing prisonPolice see trend towards younger victims and greater brutality toward very young children.25 Sep 04:00 PM
Crime'Warped relationship': Man jailed for sexual abuse of nieceThe 32-year-old man continued the abuse by moving her out of her parent's home at 15.25 Sep 06:00 AM
New ZealandSerial no-show defendant pleads guilty to failing to appearA man whose case was called 27 times finally shows up in court.25 Sep 02:58 AM
New ZealandTeen cyclist left concussed after bike hit by 84-year-old driverThe driver narrowly avoided running over the cyclist after knocking her off the bike.24 Sep 10:39 PM
New ZealandThe instigators, the negotiator and the followers: All but one Waikeria prison rioter now jailedOne rioter was in care at 11, expelled at 12, drinking at 13 and committing crime at 14.22 Sep 07:00 AM
CrimeTeen arrested after alleged shooting at Rotorua intersectionThe person is due to appear in Rotorua District Court.22 Sep 02:37 AM
New Zealand‘How dare you put your hands on my missus:' Killer's words as he stabbed woman in chestKiller of Napier woman Arohaina Henare pleads guilty to murder.22 Sep 12:13 AM
CrimeDriver on restricted licence drove drunk again months after killing pedestrianFriends tried to get Callum Wither's keys and asked him to slow down before the fatality.21 Sep 10:40 PM
New ZealandMum guilty of wounding adopted daughterThe woman flatly denied beating the girls with wooden rods, a chair and a dog collar.21 Sep 10:07 PM
New ZealandChristchurch man appears in court charged with manslaughterPaul Laxon is charged with manslaughter after a crash in North Canterbury.21 Sep 09:29 PM
New Zealand'Angry' thief banned from Nelson after stealing methadone from pharmacy twiceThe addict went behind the counter and grabbed bottles of methadone from the dispensary.21 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandMother confronts her daughter's sex offender: 'I hate you'She said he had left her little girl with 'life-long trauma' and broken their family.21 Sep 08:00 AM
New ZealandArmed man tries to break through lover's cat door after she took bra off at the pubThe woman removed her bra for a laugh. But Trevor Oldham didn't think it was funny.21 Sep 07:00 AM
New Zealand'Gratuitous violence': Plasterer's unprovoked knockout assaultThe victim was left with injuries to his head and face, and a broken tooth.21 Sep 06:00 AM
New Zealand67 year old charged with manslaughter after death of Christchurch manRobert Burns Hutcheon, 70, from Lyttleton, was killed while riding his motorcycle.21 Sep 05:54 AM
New ZealandMan fined more than $33,000 after dozens of tyres burned on Kaiwaka propertyThe burned area contained steel belts and the remains of over 100 tyres.21 Sep 03:44 AM
New Zealand'My rapist has more rights than I do': A woman's wait for justiceThe offender preyed on two women as they slept.21 Sep 02:44 AM
CrimeMan who spent wage subsidies on gambling and 'adult entertainment' wants out of jailHe fraudulently claimed almost $200k in Covid-19 wage subsidies.21 Sep 12:29 AM
CrimeWhy gangsters jailed for McDonald’s attack want lower sentencesThe victim was mistakenly believed to be a member of a rival gang, the Mongrel Mob.20 Sep 07:00 AM
New ZealandBride, groom launched 40m through air in wedding-night car crashDriver was over the limit and no one was wearing seatbelts in accident.20 Sep 04:22 AM
New ZealandLarge police presence in central Auckland for trans rallyTwo groups are holding rallies to coincide with Eliana Rubashkyn's court hearing.20 Sep 02:20 AM
Crime‘Dildo precedent?’ Protester who poured juice on Posie Parker tries to get assault charge tossedThe juice was spilled during a tense protest at Auckland’s Albert Park.20 Sep 01:02 AM
CrimeHome detention ordered for attempted rapist caught pantsless on CCTVMethamphetamine psychosis was said to be a factor of the offending.19 Sep 07:16 AM
New Zealand'You lose, your children lose': Waikato mum jailed for drug-dealingCourtney Murray was arrested three years after other previous drug-related offences.19 Sep 06:00 AM
New Zealand'I've killed my bro': Man gets home detention after mate falls off the back of uteGroup drinking before the accident but the driver was under the legal limit.19 Sep 05:27 AM
New ZealandThey demanded a child's cell phone but left after being handed a water blasterThey first tried to demand a cellphone from an 11-year-old girl.19 Sep 04:13 AM
New ZealandRuff ride: Man imprisoned after stealing car with labrador in the backThe car thief had an unexpected passenger.19 Sep 03:24 AM
New ZealandTeen learner driver in court over crash that killed 18yo girlThe 18-year-old was killed after the car she was in fled police.18 Sep 11:07 PM
New ZealandBrutal attack on Napier teen filmed, three women arrested and chargedVideo of the incident has been classified as objectionable material.18 Sep 09:56 PM
