WorldPentagon probes 300 staff over posts on activist’s killingPete Hegseth ordered the inquiry, warning troops to avoid ‘partisan speech’.08 Oct 09:58 PM
Politics'Colossal failure': New report rips into punitive drug laws, argues for health-based decriminalisation'Our drug laws are unsafe and the status quo is untenable' – NZ Drug Foundation 08 Oct 07:30 PM
WorldFake Madeleine demanded DNA test on my doorstep - Kate McCannKate McCann told jurors she recognised the woman was not her missing daughter.08 Oct 05:42 PM
Banking and finance'The sky is the limit': JPMorgan hit with $200m in lawyers' costs in high-profile caseCharlie Javice duped JPMorgan out of $304 million. The bank is picking up the legal tab.08 Oct 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionJonathan Ayling: Can Swarbrick’s speech be considered ‘incitement’?OPINION: Dr Melissa Derby says she was misunderstood on Q+A over hate speech laws.08 Oct 04:00 PM
New Zealand'A dark, ugly night': Neighbour's dispute ends with a loaded gun and a body found in torched homeMathew Hannon handed over a gun and ammunition. Shortly after, Sidney Bridson was dead. 08 Oct 06:00 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
World'Wicked and devious liar': Woman who faked cancer ordered to repay $71kHer partner Jon Leonard paid for surgeries, luxury trips and a $69,000 Rolex.08 Oct 03:50 AM
WorldUS naval flotilla and deadly strikes spark fears of wider Venezuela conflictJustice Dept memo reportedly backs Trump's legal authority to use force on drug cartels.08 Oct 02:55 AM
WorldA combative Pam Bondi clashes with US senatorsUS Attorney-General fired back at Democrats with personal accusations of her own.07 Oct 11:51 PM
CrimeBus driver fatally punched belligerent passenger, left him at stop as he continued routeThe victim had refused to pay a fare and was racially abusing the driver when punched.07 Oct 10:29 PM
CrimeAuckland teen accused of street fight murder loses name suppressionHe was accused in August of wounding another man. Police have now added a murder charge.07 Oct 09:22 PM
EntertainmentTrump confirms Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has asked him for a pardonThe 55-year-old rapper was jailed for four years and two months last month.07 Oct 07:02 PM
WorldAppeal hearing lays bare disturbing details of French abuse caseVideo evidence shows Dogan whispering to avoid waking the sedated victim.07 Oct 06:53 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsTrespass law changes open to misuse? Goldsmith backs stronger private property rights over judicial safeguardConcerns over trespass powers having a disproportionate impact on the rural, or the poor.07 Oct 04:00 PM
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
WorldMan with 200 explosives arrested outside DC cathedral ahead of justices’ MassSome vials held nitromethane, the same compound used in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.07 Oct 01:30 AM
New Zealand‘You mocked our son as he lay dying’: Mother addresses killer who filmed son after delivering coward punchDaytona Thompson has now been sentenced for the manslaughter of Daniel Nganeko.06 Oct 11:06 PM
WorldJudge shot dead in Albanian courtroom during trialThe shooting unfolded during a trial over a bitter property dispute.06 Oct 08:33 PM
CrimeJulia Deluney appeals conviction and sentence for killing elderly mumThe shocking case will return to court for an appeal hearing.06 Oct 08:05 PM
WorldGhislaine Maxwell's last-ditch appeal rejectedHer only remaining path to freedom is a presidential pardon or clemency.06 Oct 07:52 PM
WorldInside the appeal reviving France's most disturbing marital rape sagaOnly one of 51 convicted men, Husamettin Dogan, has maintained his appeal.06 Oct 05:56 PM
WorldArrest of Des Moines schools' chief sparks vetting questionsICE agents said Ian Roberts was found with US$3000, a handgun and a hunting knife.06 Oct 05:00 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'The worst nightmare': Man who used meth to boost gym results became delusional, killed his father Basil Anderson jnr thought he'd been hypnotised and was under his father's 'mind control'.06 Oct 04:30 AM
PremiumPremiumBusinessLockdown inspired couple to plan glowworm cave attractionsPlans for a second attraction near Queenstown won Environment Court approval last month. 06 Oct 04:00 AM
New Zealand'The system needs a shake-up': Call for child support changesExperts say the current child-support formula fails to reflect real costs.06 Oct 12:56 AM
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
PremiumPremiumPoliticsKiwis are drinking less, and violent crime is dropping. New data shows how the two relateThe number of victims of alcohol-related violent offending is dropping. 05 Oct 08:31 PM
KahuWoman tries to halt investigations into archaeological waka discoveryCatherine Sixtus says the waka, found in the Chatham Islands, may have come from Germany.05 Oct 02:00 AM
New ZealandUp to 5% of Kiwi men attracted to children; could this programme stop them offending?One researcher said more than 80,000 Kiwi men could be attracted to kids.04 Oct 10:00 PM
New ZealandA year after abuse-in-care report, Presbyterian Church apologisesThe church's apology comes more than a year after the Royal Commission report.04 Oct 09:40 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionShane Te PouShane Te Pou: Luxon's Palestine failure is a stain on our recordOPINION: Luxon and New Zealand is on the wrong side of history with Palestine recognition.04 Oct 04:00 PM
