CrimeAuckland teens, 14 and 17, guilty of murder for road rage stabbing attack on strangerThe victim suffered a frenzied knife attack to his head and upper body.24 May 03:45 AM
New ZealandPhone data, text message seal meth-making man's fateCellphone data put accused man at property where methamphetamine was being made.23 May 06:00 AM
CrimeMum's grim texts foreshadow violence prior to infant's death: 'Not safe with me''I’m about to show my anger with the kids crying and it’s not gonna be pretty.'22 May 05:00 AM
New ZealandGang murder trial aborted after judge falls illWhat comes next for five men accused of killing one of their own.22 May 02:46 AM
New Zealand'A bitter pill to swallow': Anger, pain as killer sentenced to life in prisonMotu Smith has been sentenced after murdering his neighbour.22 May 01:07 AM
CrimeMum admits fatal assault on baby boy days before murder trial was set to startThe identities of the defendant and the victim remain secret.21 May 11:34 PM
CrimeNew trial date for mother accused of murdering children, leaving bodies in suitcasesHakyung Lee had initially been scheduled to go to trial last month.21 May 09:30 PM
New Zealand'I truly thought I was going to die': Man lifted partner by her throatThomas Tuhou, who watched true crimes, told her strangulation was the perfect murder.21 May 08:00 AM
BusinessSupreme Court knocks out Grahame Christian's defamation caseThe final ruling follows High Court and Court of Appeal decisions.21 May 02:25 AM
CrimeJurors watch last seconds of alleged kidnap victim's life as manslaughter trial beginsProsecutors say victim was trying to escape when car crashed on motorway.20 May 05:32 AM
CrimeMan who beat estranged business partner over the head jailed for manslaughter'The scars left behind on our family's heart will remain forever.'20 May 04:31 AM
CrimeIdentity of 17yo who raped stranger at knifepoint in Albert Park revealedHis victim fought for the rapist's name to be made public. Now it has.20 May 02:55 AM
New ZealandClumsy Auckland car thief caught with DNA database after leaving bloody trailsHe cut himself twice - once with a screwdriver, again breaking a car window.19 May 02:00 AM
New ZealandWoman who left 29kg mother on tarpaulin to starve to death released from prisonIt was estimated Cindy Taylor's mother went up to 15 days without food before dying.18 May 04:00 AM
New ZealandTemuka man admits dangerous drink-driving that killed two peopleMurray Dean Stockwell lost control of his car when driving at high speed.17 May 12:01 AM
New Zealand'Surreal, raw and tender': Murder-accused in court after death at accommodation complexWhatitiri Whakaruru, 26, died last month after being fatally stabbed in South Taranaki.16 May 11:45 PM
CrimeSex worker slashed customer with knife in secluded carpark, severing arteryDetails of the violent end to Daniel Otess' life have been revealed for the first time.16 May 09:40 PM
New Zealand‘I chopped up my wife’: Papatoetoe meat cleaver wife murderer to remain behind barsZeshen Zhou couldn't handle his marriage ending, so he killed his wife.16 May 07:00 AM
New Zealand'I drowned it': Nurse who killed her 15-week-old baby girl wants to practise again“She’s already lost her child, is that not enough of a conviction," her lawyer asked.15 May 05:00 PM
Crime'The most indiscreet name imaginable': Man imports $5.5m of meth as 'Quade Cooper'He created fake IDs using aliases', including one of the Australian rugby star.15 May 07:00 AM
CrimeAuckland man who beat his baby girl to death can finally be namedBaby Falute's father has kept his identity secret until now, despite lengthy prison term.15 May 03:45 AM
New ZealandPsychotic Mt Albert killer detained as special patient as family remember student victimFriends and family of Tom Coombes told the killer of their anguish at a hearing today.15 May 02:23 AM
Crime'So many stab wounds': Good Samaritan testifies through tears at murder trial of teens, 14 and 17'That’s what happens when you come to Beach Haven,' they allegedly taunted.14 May 11:51 PM
CrimeInternational rugby player who harmed endangered birds loses appealHe drove a power boat at speed into a flock of endangered birds.14 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandMan who allegedly struck road worker with speeding car charged with attempted murderThe road worker was critically injured after he was struck by a vehicle.14 May 05:00 AM
PoliticsChristopher Luxon, David Seymour respond to latest ruling on Waitangi Tribunal summonsThe Government is weighing up whether to appeal a ruling that a minister can be summoned.14 May 02:15 AM
New ZealandWoman with no job for six years but $49k in cash strikes a deal with policeThe drug dealer, who was also caught with cannabis, has forfeited the cash.13 May 08:00 AM
Crime'Singled out': Transgender paedophile says prison punished her for inmate relationshipsOfficials considered her a troublesome inmate. But it wasn't retribution, they insisted.12 May 06:12 PM
New ZealandMeth ‘kingpin’ stripped of $80k in Louis Vuitton, Versace goods, gold jewelleryPolice said the offending had unlawfully benefitted him to the tune of $191,350.12 May 04:00 AM
New Zealand'Chilling sounds of tyres screeching': Victim describes moments before fatal Wellington hit-and-runJason Tuitama struck two pedestrians, killing one, after speeding through red lights.10 May 09:04 AM
New Zealand'Did I kill someone?' - Drunk driver asks police after hit-and-runJason Tuitama struck two pedestrians, killing one, after speeding through red lights.10 May 02:40 AM
New ZealandPatched gang member aims to leave gang as he’s jailed for courthouse assaultDylan Anderson kicked a rival gang member in the head, rendering him unconcious.08 May 08:00 AM
Crime'The evidence is stacked against me': What an accused baby murderer told policeHis biggest fear, Tipene Te Ahuru told a detective, was to become like his abusive father.08 May 05:19 AM
CrimeCrown agrees to drop murder charge against man who helped plan fatal Sandringham dairy robberyShane Tane has now admitted his guilt, but not to murder.07 May 10:42 PM
