New details have emerged about the terrifying ordeal of the woman who was found "chained like a dog". WARNING: Graphic.

A businessman at the centre of a kidnapping and violence trial has admitted using methamphetamine with his alleged captors.

On the surface Todd Kohlhepp was a polished real estate agent but disturbing details about the 45-year-old's past criminal history have now emerged.

Eltham teddy bear involved in international kidnapping case. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A maintenance worker for a wealthy businessman said a pistol was pointed at him and fired as he was forced to drive his employer's truck from Mt Maunganui to Rotorua.

Police are still puzzled by an alleged kidnapping from Sylvia Park in September.

Former national wrestler Devon Charles Bond's past caught up with him in 2014 when his DNA was taken following a drunken brawl.

The jury in the trial of Napier man accused of "sadistic" offending against his partner is struggling to reach unanimous verdicts The

The jury in the High Court in Napier will consider 28 verdicts against a Napier man accused of sexually abusing and torturing his

A woman's kidnapping and blackmail convictions for forcing a man to empty his bank account at an ATM have been uphled by the Supreme Court.

A Whangarei man was forced to jump from a moving car after he was allegedly kidnapped then assaulted. Police confirmed the man suffered

A bearded man has tried to bundle an 8-year-old child into his car in Nga, Wellington.

A man accused of assaulting a woman with a knife and a baton and unlawfully detaining her has denied the charges. Grant Butler appeared

The injured New Zealander freed from Nigerian kidnappers is not yet well enough to return home.

Name suppression lapses for woman accused in Dome Valley kidnapping case.

Former Kiwi cop escaped kidnappers in Nigeria.

A New Zealander and at least two Australians have been kidnapped in southern Nigeria by gunmen who killed their local driver. Former All Black Byron Kelleher has been arrested in France for "destruction and violence". Paris Jackson has defended her father Michael after police reports painted him as a "sex-crazed predator".

A woman who spent nearly 20 years on the run - including a spell in New Zealand - after kidnapping her daughter has been released from jail.

A Wairoa man just out of jail tracked his former partner to a friend's house, then kidnapped and beat her so badly she was unable to open her eyes, Gisborne District Court heard.

An alleged kidnapper appears to have become so nervous he texted a friend asking God to keep him safe, a court has heard.

Hamilton man admitted trying to keep his identity secret by purchasing a new SIM card before allegedly participating in the kidnapping an Auckland body builder.

Lawyer at centre of a kidnapping trial denies laughing and telling alleged kidnapper to “let the poor boy speak”.

A man who drove an alleged kidnapping victim to the Burger King from which he was abducted and then phoned police to alert them to the incident has described his former friend as a “renowned” steroid dealer.

The victim of an alleged kidnapping denies he concocted his story to ensure he received favorable treatment after being caught by police with a cache of steroids.

Tequila Caroline Matekohi-Samuels tragically lost her baby during pregnancy. So instead, the 18-year-old kidnapped someone else's baby.

A South Auckland beneficiary who kidnapped a sleeping 8-week-old baby has been sentenced to four-and-half months’ home detention.

The Nigerian army has rescued 200 girls and 93 women who had been captured by terror group Boko Haram.

A year after Islamic extremists Boko Haram kidnapped 220 girls from a girls boarding school in Nigeria, most of the girls are still missing.

A convicted drug baron says police illegally intercepted phone calls he had with his lawyer, giving prosecutors unfair insights into his case.