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How a 469kg drug bust led to NZ police cracking a money-laundering gang
Operation Worthington identified $10 million of cash transactions from 37 'money drops'.
It started with a $1.2m money drop: King Cobras and the Air New Zealand baggage handlers
Inside the police investigation which uncovered corruption at Auckland Airport.
Two slain tourists, lies, and jailhouse snitches: David Tamihere's 34-year legal saga
How Tamihere owes his case being reviewed again, decades later, to the 'jailhouse lawyer'.
Derek Cheng: Examining the evidence around Luxon's law and order reforms
OPINION: Why the PM's hands are tied in dropping the dumb stuff in justice reform.
How the Govt wants longer sentences by straitjacketing judiciary on guilty pleas, remorse, youth
Should offenders get a discount for remorse or youth if they keep reoffending?
'A large number are in the criminal underworld': The gangster's gun of choice
The rifles are popular with criminals because they can easily be cut down to pistol size.
Gang member found guilty of brutal assault on girlfriend despite evidence U-turn
Judge says gang member concocted home invasion story in 'unusual' case.
Steve Braunias: What the jury did - and did not - hear in Scott Watson trial
OPINION: The defence has submitted two grounds to appeal the conviction.
Steve Braunias: Watson's appeal, the state's power and fact v outrageous fiction
OPINION: Braunias was there as Scott Watson got his long-awaited chance to appeal.
‘Straw buyers’ bought 13 guns in three months allegedly for gang-linked relatives
A 75-year-old and his daughter paid more than $21,000 on guns and ammunition.
Firearms and ammunition supplied to gangs purchased by 'straw buyers'
A police briefing exposes more examples of legal guns supplied on to the black market.
New figures show Auckland businesses struggling with crime
Restaurant Association members reported recent 'concerning increases in crime levels'.
Mongrel Mob killer probed for allegedly posting photo of victim’s body online days before trial
Police believe the disturbing image was 'clearly meant to intimidate' witnesses.
Auckland CBD shootings: How police believe gunman Matu Reid got a firearm without a licence
Police investigation traces shotgun to legal sale just nine months before fatal shootings.
How a drug dealer for the Mongrel Mob turned her life around to help others
Camille Keyte shares her story of despair, hope and redemption.
Gang member on run for year: Cops' alarming find when he was finally caught
Name suppression lifted when the gang's 'orchestrating influence' was sentenced.
Ponsonby shooting inside story: Why gunman was refused entry to bar and what happened next
'He had the glassy eyes... it was like he wasn’t all there.'
Inside Auckland police operation targeting the gang behind seven jewellery heists
Who is behind the heists and how are they fencing the loot? A top detective speaks out.
How Albany axe attacker ended up in NZ and why he can’t be deported
The inside story of the Albany axe attacker and why he can't be sent home to China.
‘Tongan Pablo’: Ringleader of corrupt Air NZ baggage crew smuggling in drugs from LA
Baggage handler caught importing 20kg of meth - then kept smuggling while on bail.
Editorial: Baby Ru deserves justice six months on from tragic death
OPINION: Come clean: The time for silence over Baby Ru's death is over.
Analysis: There’s a reason Luxon can’t point to evidence Three Strikes works. It doesn’t exist
ANALYSIS: No evidence it will reduce crime also doesn't mean it won't or can't.
'Who did my sister marry?': The extraordinary life of a Kiwi who was accused of killing his wife
Alex Lang, also known as Donald McPherson, also featured in a $35m bank swindle.
Editorial: Sports grounds no place for gang hostilities
OPINION: An ugly rugby attack highlights it's time to depower and de-arm gang thugs.
'F...ed bro': Hells Angel's secret messages to undercover agent lift lid on gang world
NZ's meth shortage, gang co-operation, police corruption discussed in encrypted chats.
Huge stash of 200 firearms: Concern for Auckland man's 'total disregard of security'
The astonishing cache highlights the lack of a limit on how many guns one can own in NZ.
Paula Bennett: Rise of violence against retailers should not be tolerated
OPINION: Too many assaults committed by young people with no concern for consequences.
'Even I was shocked': Kiwi sailor likely to die in prison after 1.4 tonne cocaine bust
Hamish Thompson failed in his latest legal bid to quash his conviction and life sentence.
Steve Braunias: The road rage killing and police's epic fail of a trial
OPINION: Steve Braunias on the murder trial of Brayden Towler, cleared by a jury.
The moment a road rage dispute turned to tragedy in West Auckland mall carpark
Steve Braunias on the moment road rage turned fatal in Glen Eden.
'It's huge money': Police want harsher money laundering penalties
Police say money laundering too hard to investigate, want harsher sentences.
Opinion: Why the Ram Raid Bill won’t fix the problem
OPINION: The bill ignores the context of the offending and how to intervene.
Comancheros gang targeted in two-year long drug and money laundering investigation
Senior members of the Australian motorcycle gang face organised crime group charges.
Steve Braunias: The sad, strange case of Nikita Tekotia, whose baby daughter was murdered
She failed, acutely and profoundly, to look after and save Arapera Fia.
Juha Saarinen: Can police put a dent in cybercrime ransom figures?
OPINION: Ransomware payments shot up to a record US$1.1 billion last year.
Gang leader in Comancheros' 'inner circle' kicked out of NZ
Australia has deported thousands of criminals to NZ, now we've finally sent one back.
The hunt: Fugitive dad Tom Phillips urged to give up, police told to offer reward
More than two years ago Marokopa dad vanished with his three young children.
Gun shop owner accused of illegal sales ‘fears for safety’, tries to keep name secret
The dealer was also charged with possession of banned firearms including an AK-47 rifle.
Money launderer fails in bid to dodge record sentence
Legal arguments could not save Ye Hua from prison pending her appeal.
Top Kiwi cops appointed to global roles at Interpol and MFAT
High-profile officers seconded to CHOGM Samoa and job in France.
Birthday party shooting: Pair accused of murder appear in court
Rawiri Zane Wharerau, 39, and brother Hemi, 41, were shot at their home in December.
Opinion: Crime and CCTV - The Privacy Act is getting in the way of catching criminals
OPINION: Criminals are being protected by the Privacy Act — and the police can't help.
Head Hunters’ new pad revealed: Gang buys North Shore industrial property
Industrial Wairau Valley is the new home of the freshly minted North Shore chapter.
No body: How do police decide a missing person might have been murdered?
When do disappearances get upgraded to a homicide investigation?
Infamous conman Wayne Eaglesome on his life of crime and faking his own death
Not even Wayne Eaglesome knows how many aliases he has - 'I dare not hazard a guess.'
Kiwis consume record amount of cocaine as drug cartels and gangs flood market
Those in Auckland and Queenstown use the most cocaine per person, Herald analysis shows.
‘We thought they were growing tomatoes’: Inside NZ's biggest cannabis bust
Police uncovered a large cannabis growing operation linked to Vietnamese organised crime.
Summer reads: An inside look at New Zealand’s gang scene
A behind-the-scenes look at NZ's criminal underbelly.
Security breach: Trio in high vis gear allegedly broke into Port of Tauranga
Alleged burglars found in imported shipping container area.