New ZealandJury learns man on trial for sexual violation is a convicted sex offenderAccused maintains he never sexually assaulted anyone, despite his previous convictions.16 Oct 06:28 AM
BusinessHelloFresh fined $845k for tricking customers in cold callsMeal-kit delivery company said wayward call centre workers partly to blame for scandal.16 Oct 04:06 AM
New ZealandMan accused of breaking into police station with an axe sacks lawyer in courtMark Christiansen told Judge Skellern he did not understand what was happening in court.15 Oct 06:30 AM
New ZealandAuckland man charged with dozens of child sex offencesSome of the charges carry a maximum prison term of 14 years. 15 Oct 05:31 AM
New ZealandTaupō businessman fighting rape, bribery charges keeps name secretHe is accused of raping a woman and bribing her to drop her police complaint.15 Oct 03:46 AM
New ZealandParole Board apologises after early release of killer driverTruckie Sarah Schmidt will not be recalled to serve the two weeks in prison.15 Oct 03:08 AM
New Zealand'Red flags': Young man accused of sexually violating friend as teens hung outThe teens were all sat on a single mattress when the girl said things went too far.14 Oct 05:50 AM
CrimeJudge gives teen kidnapper huge discount saying ‘17-year-olds don’t deserve to be in jail' The victim was lost on Christmas Eve when Kava Peihopa came across him on the roadside.13 Oct 08:29 PM
PremiumPremiumBusiness‘Crushing result’: Serial con artist appeals lengthy jail termCon artist now says he has multiple serious mental health issues.13 Oct 04:17 AM
CrimeBuiliding designer fined $10k for forging documents and working while unlicensedLucy Walsh used her employer’s licence and signature on documents submitted to council.12 Oct 10:14 PM
New ZealandWell-known New Zealander charged with sexual abuseHe was due to appear in court today but the hearing has been rescheduled.12 Oct 09:25 PM
New Zealand'Heartbroken': Family's pain as phone-using truckie who killed 22yo gets early releaseTruck driver Sarah Hope Schmidt sent 45 Snapchat messages and received 85 while driving. 12 Oct 04:00 PM
New Zealand'Irreplaceable views': Couple battle to subdivide lakeside section Neighbours argued more housing would erode the area's rural and scenic character.12 Oct 02:00 AM
PremiumPremiumCrimeGullible woman caught with meth-soaked clothes at airport was romance scam victimThe 60-year-old American thought she was to inherit millions of dollars.11 Oct 09:00 PM
CrimeDrink driver who killed sister after bottomless brunch blames cops for not arresting her earlierThe woman was stopped minutes before causing a 156km/h head-on crash. 11 Oct 04:00 AM
New ZealandDrink-driver pulls fingers at motorists trying to tell him his dog was being draggedMotorists manoeuvred their vehicles around David Devenport's to force him off the road. 10 Oct 09:39 PM
New ZealandMan bit woman until she bled during sex assault, masturbated on public transportWellington chef Aakash Aakash has been sent to prison for the sexual offending. 10 Oct 06:00 AM
PremiumPremiumCrimeMan who ran over 14yo, dragging him 30m, had been banned from driving for medical reasonsPolice found him 3km away in the act of removing damaged parts from his minivan.10 Oct 05:00 AM
New ZealandBurglary getaway driver started drinking, doing drugs and crime at 13Now Toma Arama-Heta is getting out of jail after his sentence was halved on appeal.10 Oct 04:00 AM
New ZealandMan leaps into van as thief drives off with it, suffers injuries in crashJacob Blake embarked on a lengthy crime spree fuelled by his meth addiction. 09 Oct 07:00 AM
Crime‘I pushed him away’: Teacher accused of sexually abusing a boy claims he tried to kiss herThe woman is defending charges at a trial in the Wellington District Court.09 Oct 06:00 AM
New ZealandFamily court lawyer with 'disorganised mind' jailed for $375k legal support scheme fraudPaulette Main fraudulently claimed the money for more than four years.09 Oct 05:00 AM
CrimeWoman pleads not guilty to interfering with remains of baby found in wheelie bin, will claim insanityThe baby's body was discovered in a Freemans Bay wheelie bin in July. 08 Oct 04:12 AM
CrimePrimary school teacher who sent 11yo student nudes gets home detentionShe will not have to register as a sex offender but loses permanent suppression.08 Oct 03:59 AM
New Zealand'A wound no one can see': Rape victim tells court trauma ‘changed her brain chemistry’The woman said she still fears leaving home more than two years after the attack.07 Oct 06:36 AM
CrimeFake talent agent lured woman with promise of modelling career, then assaulted herDelfin Cruz convinced the 20-year-old she needed to get drunk to 'pass a test'.07 Oct 04:00 AM
New ZealandWife says God led couple to house where alleged abuse occurred'He’s an honest man’: Wife stands by husband in teacher abuse trial.07 Oct 02:01 AM
AucklandMan charged after policewoman shot in South Auckland standoffThe 47-year-old will appear in Manukau District Court today.06 Oct 08:46 PM
PremiumPremiumPropertyHedge height fight: Residents of heritage Mt Eden apartments battle over bushesResidents of $15m Chambers & Station heritage units are at loggerheads over the shrubbery.06 Oct 04:00 PM
New Zealand‘What the heck?’: Teacher allegedly sexually abused boy who was half her age during sleepoversThe man says he was 12 when the woman, who was also a family friend, sexually abused him.06 Oct 07:00 AM
New ZealandMan appears in court on murder charge after body found in Dunedin, victim namedDetective Inspector Shona Low said the victim suffered non-accidental injuries.06 Oct 01:59 AM
New ZealandMother of Tom Phillips' children pleads guilty after crashing car while drink-drivingCat Christey's blood alcohol level was 165mg, more than three times the legal limit.05 Oct 10:36 PM
CrimeCriminal charge filed against bus driver accused of hitting 83yo pedestrianPamela Marion Biggs, 83, died a day after being struck in Onehunga.05 Oct 09:16 PM
New ZealandFugitive whacks police dog so hard its metal tooth is knocked outA vet testified that the injury the dog, Finn, suffered was quite rare.05 Oct 04:00 AM
