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Kiwi man who paid $80 to abuse boy loses suppression
The man had more than 14,000 objectionable images on his computers.
Customs busts family-based tobacco smuggling ring
The activity involved 79.6kg of intercepted tobacco and $113,422 in evaded duties & GST.
Generation Debt: Students with $400k loans too scared to come home
Huge student loan debts are making many expat Kiwis afraid to come home.
Meth man captured after police watch his operation on covert cameras
Police watched a meth supplier via covert cameras for more than a week before pouncing.
Major overhaul of meth prison sentences
Meth dealers to receive 30 per cent cut in sentence if addiction caused drug crimes.
Drug survey: Meth the same price, cannabis more expensive in Northland
10,966 people completed online facebook survey, including 348 people in Northland.
Wasted: Drug testing shows Kiwis using $8.9 million in illicit substances each week
What drugs are Kiwis using, and how much? New wastewater testing results reveal all.
Border crackdown: New visa rules kick in today for visitors
Immigration NZ's new electronic travel authority requirement kicks in today.
Hamilton man jailed again for possession of child sexual abuse images
Andrew Floyd Williams has been jailed a second time for child sex abuse images.
NZ legal first: Child sex doll importer jailed for 18 months
Judge notes sex doll importer attended nudist camps as a child.
Mum's plea that her son serve his jail time in France
A Frenchman accepted $50,000 to help smuggle cocaine from a cruise ship into Northland.
Whangārei police dog handling duo compete for national honours
Mist and Constable Lewis are representing Northland at the national police dog champs.
$86m drug bust: Kiwis willing to pay more for their high
NZ drug users are targeted by overseas criminals because they're willing to pay more.
New Ice Age: 1500kg of meth seized in drug busts record
With 4 months to go, more meth seized this year so far than any other.
Synthetic drugs: epidemic examined by Crown forensic experts, new trends emerge
New research has been released into synthetic drugs after a two year study by ESR
$235m mega meth bust: 469kg stashed in electric motors
Police say the bust has stopped $235 million in revenue to organised crime groups.
NZ's biggest drug bust - a comedy of errors and 500kg of meth
It was a Sunday morning, and Constable Thomas Nankivell had just started his shift.
Warning: Huge spike in mega-dose Ecstasy pills flooding into NZ
Massive jump in the amount of MDMA seized at the border this year.
A year of NZ drug busts: Cocaine at the beach, meth in golf carts, $50k in dishwasher
As crime syndicates exploit top prices in NZ, Police and Customs are making bigger busts.
Drug syndicates 'determined' to create an NZ market for cocaine
"We are definitely seeing an increase in cocaine coming in to New Zealand."
Snow on Bethells Beach: $3m cocaine wash-up mystery
$3m cocaine haul washed up in West Auckland likely part of much bigger illicit import.
$3m cocaine find on beach - more could wash up: police
A large amount of cocaine has washed up on a West Auckland beach
Customs seizes half a million smuggled cigarettes
The smuggler was attempting to avoid paying more than $500,000 in taxes, Customs says.
Kiwi who paid $80 to abuse boy in Manila hotel seeks permanent suppression
His sickening crimes have led to a six years and five month jail term.
Customs seize more than a tonne of drugs in six months
Haul includes four times the amount of Ecstasy that was seized last year.
Two arrested as Customs seizes 100kg of meth with $50m street value
"The concealment method was quite sophisticated and not easily identifiable."
Kiwi broke own record for 1.4 tonne cocaine bust
Kiwi yachtie broke his own record for largest cocaine seizure in Australian history.
Kiwi man pays $80 to abuse boy in hotel room
A Kiwi man paid $80 for two hours with a boy, whom he abused in a Manila hotel room.
Tourist admits importing 24kg cocaine on cruise ship
Drug syndicate tried to smuggle cocaine into Australia but had to settle for Northland.
Mystery money: Seized $302k given back to foreign diplomat
Customs seized $302,000 from member of foreign delegation. Then it gave the money back.
Midnight 'fishing' trip: Inside NZ's biggest ever cocaine bust
It looks like the script of a Hollywood heist. Drug investigators caught it all on camera.
Booming: Port one of region's biggest success stories
The Port of Tauranga is booming on all fronts. We talk to some people behind the success.
Gang raid: Cash, cars, $10k gold chain and $13k Louis Vuitton bag seized
Nearly $4m of assets frozen in alleged money laundering and drugs investigation.