New Zealand'Brutal' murder: Man jailedA man who killed a sickness beneficiary with a taiaha has today been sentenced to 17 years jail.12 Dec 02:25 AM
New ZealandKidnapping: Mum wants findings publicThe mother of a baby kidnapped from Middlemore Hospital would like to see the findings of a review into security released as soon as possible.05 Dec 05:29 AM
New ZealandAmended charges in kidnap caseAmended charges will be filed against three men facing kidnapping charges to include a third complainant.05 Dec 01:07 AM
New ZealandQueenstown kidnapping: Pair in custodyTwo men wanted in relation to an alleged kidnapping in Queenstown last week have been remanded in custody.03 Dec 11:00 PM
New ZealandWoman admits abducting 5-day-old babyA South Auckland woman has admitted abducting a 5-day-old baby from Middlemore Hospital.27 Nov 03:06 AM
New ZealandAttempted kidnap: Police investigatingA man who allegedly tried to entice a nine-year-old girl into his ute as she walked home from school in Hamilton on Thursday is being sought by police.21 Nov 09:12 PM
New ZealandTeen's high-rise escape from attackerA teenager who was tied up and told her throat was going to be slit had to climb across balconies nine floors high to escape her attacker, a court has heard.03 Nov 03:30 AM
WorldKidnapped schoolgirls to be freedIslamic militants Boko Haram had abducted more 200 teenagers from a Nigerian school in April.17 Oct 05:12 PM
New ZealandWoman accused of baby's kidnap namedThe woman accused of abducting a 5-day-old baby from Middlemore Hospital can now be named after she appeared in court today - her birthday.09 Oct 10:02 PM
WorldChild abduction accused appears in courtA woman accused of abducting her infant daughter in the US in 1994 and living a secret life in New Zealand and Australia under an alias, has appeared in a South Carolina court.30 Sep 01:15 AM
New ZealandMother extradited to USA former North Shore woman charged with kidnapping her daughter has been extradited to America.28 Sep 05:34 AM
New ZealandKidnapping shocks mum whose baby was snatched from hospital in 2012The mother of a newborn baby that was abducted from Middlemore hospital in 2012 says she is shocked it has happened again.27 Sep 01:06 AM
New ZealandMother's baby kidnap terrorA mother whose newborn baby was kidnapped from Middlemore Hospital while she showered just metres away has spoken about her terrifying ordeal .26 Sep 10:03 PM
New ZealandCouple in court over baby kidnappingA man and a woman have appeared in court this afternoon charged with kidnapping a 5-day-old baby from Middlemore Hospital last night.26 Sep 03:44 AM
New ZealandKidnap hospital defends securityMiddlemore Hospital says improved security systems from the last baby kidnapping helped a speedy resolution to last night's abduction of a five-day-old.25 Sep 11:59 PM
New ZealandBaby kidnapped from Middlemore HospitalPolice are hunting for a five-day-old baby who was kidnapped from Middlemore Hospital earlier this evening.25 Sep 11:54 AM
New ZealandSchoolgirl escapes kidnappingA schoolgirl escaped an attempted kidnapping in Mt Maunganui yesterday, police say.12 Sep 11:17 PM
New ZealandDad abducts son, takes high-speed tripA father has today admitted abducting his young son from Dunedin and driving away at speeds of up to 170km/h north of Christchurch.24 Aug 11:26 PM
WorldHow America's mission to free hostages failedA secret, failed mission by the United States military to rescue American hostages, including the murdered journalist James Foley, has been described in full to the Daily Telegraph.22 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandKidnapped woman forced to drivePolice are investigating the kidnapping of a 33-year-old woman who was forced to drive around Whangarei with a man who threatened her with a knife in the car.18 Aug 04:40 AM
New ZealandTeen faces preventive detentionAn open-ended sentence is being considered for a teenager who raped a 17-year old woman and a young girl who jumped out of a speeding car to escape him.02 Jul 01:21 AM
New ZealandMurder victim bashed with a taiahaA man whose body was found buried in a shallow grave months after he disappeared was bashed with a taiaha, a court has been told.04 Jun 04:01 AM
WorldKidnapped Nigerian girls beg president to swap prisonersNigeria's president has been sent a new video of the schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram in which they beg him to spare their lives through a prisoner swap.28 May 07:33 AM
WorldPic of Maddy-lookalike goes viralA photograph of a young girl at the Europa League soccer final who bears an uncanny resemblance to missing Madeleine McCann has gone viral.17 May 05:00 PM
WorldEx-hostage: I was forced to fightA girl who spent several months last year as a hostage of Boko Haram has told how she was ordered to fight alongside the Islamists in ambushes on the Nigerian military.16 May 05:58 AM
WorldNigeria: 'I saw my poor girl in Boko Haram film'The father of one of the Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram has spoken of the "other worldly" moment when he saw his daughter's face on the hostage video released by the group.15 May 01:52 AM
WorldMan accused of kidnapping modelsA wealthy Briton has been arrested in Spain on suspicion of holding a group of women against their will and fathering at least seven children with them.12 May 05:00 PM
WorldBoko Haram escapee tells of fears for girlsOne of the teenagers who escaped from the Islamic extremist group that abducted more than 300 schoolgirls has said the kidnapping was "too terrifying for words".12 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandGirl, 8, 'grabbed' in Ashburton'She's a brave wee girl', say police of an eight-year-old who was grabbed from her driveway and put in a car before she managed to escape.06 May 11:11 PM
WorldWest urged to use drones in hunt for kidnapped girlsPressure is growing for Western military drones to be used in the hunt for more than 200 schoolgirls abducted in Nigeria, as the terrorist thought to be holding them threatens to "marry off" girls aged as young as 9.06 May 05:00 PM
WorldNigeria seeks support to rescue girlsWestern countries are in talks with Nigerian security forces to help rescue hundreds of kidnapped schoolgirls still missing three weeks after they were seized.05 May 05:00 PM
WorldAssault attempt to free girlsNigerian troops were reported to be massing for an assault to try to free hundreds of schoolgirls kidnapped by a militant Islamist group.04 May 05:00 PM
