Yanfei Bao: Alleged kidnapping and murder leaves community on edge
"There’s an increased unsettledness or anxiety", a community group says.
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Yanfei Bao homicide case: Man charged with murder appears in court, pleads not guilty
The accused cannot speak or read English, his lawyer told the court today.
Moment woman realises baby has been taken
CCTV footage shows the moment a woman has realises her baby has been taken along with her van in West Auckland. Video / Supplied
Missing Marokopa family: Police issue fresh appeal as search continues
The fate of Tom Phillips' three children remains unknown.
New photo: How wanted Marokopa father is disguising himself
Locals chase Tom Phillips in a stolen ute but he evades capture.
Deadlocked: Trial for 16yo accused of murdering 17yo friend over Facebook spat derailed
Dimetrius Pairama, 17, died five years ago after she was forced to hang herself.
Missing estate agent's alleged kidnapper had only been in NZ for several months
The 52-year-old was arrested at an airport after booking a one-way international flight.
Body down bank: Identities suppressed for three men accused of murdering Claude Takao
Third man faces a murder charge after a man's body was found down a Whakatāne bank.
'Ruff him up': Man videoed naked, tied-up kidnap victim on roadside
The man wasn't a part of the assault on the victim, but he did help kidnap him.
'Horrific' kidnapping ordeal: Man appears in court
A man handed himself in to police overnight.
'Give me your money or I’ll shoot': Gunman jailed following kidnapping rampage
Two victims - including a teenager - leapt from their second-storey to escape the gunman.
'Mummy blogger' jailed over kidnapping hoax
Katie Sorensen falsely accused a Latin couple of attempting to abduct her children.
International students forced to fake own kidnapping in elaborate scam
Students as young as 17 are being coerced into staging their own kidnapping in Australia.
'Sparked fear in our locals': West Aucklanders on edge after schoolgirl abducted and attacked
Sunnyvale residents have deadbolted their doors after a schoolgirl's serious assault.
'Shut up or be killed': Manhunt under way after schoolgirl abducted, brutally assaulted
The 15-year-old heard a tapping on the door before finding an armed stranger in her home.
Bodies of four killed searching for Kiwi pilot taken hostage in Papua recovered
New Zealand pilot Phillip Mark Mehrtens abducted by the rebels in February.
Bank kidnapping: Man threatened to 'blow the building up' in hour-long ordeal
The man accused of holding people captive inside Rotorua's BNZ has pleaded guilty.
‘Dangerous’ South Auckland pensioner still on the run one month later
Police are appealing for information on Bronwyn Warwick.
Man alleged to have assaulted, kidnapped woman in bottle shop granted name suppression
The 28-year-old made an appearance in the Hamilton District Court this morning.
Ukraine brings back 31 children from Russia amid war
Over 19,500 children have been seized from their families or orphanages and deported.
Cleo Smith kidnapper gets prison sentence
The man who admitted abducting a 4-year-old Australian girl has learned his fate in court.
Watch: CCTV footage emerges of moment Aussie boy allegedly snatched
Footage has surfaced of a young boy who was allegedly abducted moments after his brother.
Americans’ fun road trip to Mexico became days of horror
It was supposed to be a fun road trip for a group of childhood friends.
Update on Cleo Smith kidnapping case
The man who admitted to abducting four-year-old Cleo Smith will learn his fate in court.
Four kidnapped Americans cross into Mexico to buy medicine
The Americans were kidnapped at gunpoint and an "innocent" citizen died at the scene.
'Hey bro, you need to pay': Businessman admits kidnapping role over $265k debt
A Rotorua man has pleaded guilty to being a party to kidnapping.
Boxing Day kidnapping: Accused can now be named
Accused was charged after young woman was found dead in crashed car on motorway.
Man who kidnapped builder over botched job found guilty
William Taranaki Taingahue Rangi was found guilty after a two-hour deliberation.
Police searching for man who allegedly shot at police, due for trial
Trial was due to begin this month for Cliff Wharerau and 5 others accused of kidnapping.
'Pipeline to prison': Childhood abuse led killer to life of crime
Serial offender described as having an impulse and intense desire to use violence.
Serial rapist cites childhood of abuse in failed court bid
"Signature" offending seen in abductions of three different women for sex.
Nelson police arrest group of men after gang-related raids
A group of men facing serious charges after police raids in Nelson.
Whangārei man sentenced to preventive detention for attack on his partner
Tawhai spent much of his adulthood in custody but did little to address his offending.
Jury in Max Beckham child sex trial returns guilty verdicts
Previously convicted Northland drug baron found guilty of historic child sex offences,