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Police focus on drug world Mr Bigs
The $1.5 billion methamphetamine industry has enabled crime kingpins to spread their influence "into the nice end of town", the Police Association says.
<i>Kerre Woodham:</i> Kick abusers off the dole
If some beneficiaries are too dangerous to be dealt with face-to-face, their benefits should be cancelled says Kerre Woodham.
Flood of drug money kept banks afloat, says UN man
What kept the financial system afloat at the height of the global crisis?
Men who killed partygoer guilty of manslaughter, murder
A jury finds two 20-year-olds guilty of killing Daryl Graydon while he was walking home from a party in Howick, southeast Auckland, in December 2007.
International gang suspected in carpark scam
Stolen credit card details of tens of thousands of New Zealanders may be in the hands of a Russian or Albanian gang, an investigation suggests.
Judge gets tough on violence
A senior judge has vowed to crack down on a violent crime wave, which he says is sometimes "little more than sheer sadism".
Jurors kept in dark over gang link in P killing
Jurors in a murder trial were not told the 'principal offender' was a member of the Head Hunters gang with more than 50 convictions.
Man charged with toddler's murder
A man is due to appear in court today charged with the murder of Wanganui toddler Karl Perigo-Check.
Gangster kids keep time for church
Many young Pacific offenders in South Auckland are "chameleons" who attend church after committing a crime
Police unit chasing crime profits will have hit list
The special police unit is being set up to seize criminal assets and will have a hit list to work on, Police Minister Judith Collins revealed today.
Tribesmen raided in agency's first bust
Members of the Tribesmen gang have been targeted in the first ever bust by the Organised and Financial Crime Agency today.