New ZealandPolice dog punched after burglar caught red-handed on roof with booze shop lootSidney Cassidy then attacked a police dog when he was busted for the crimes.25 Apr 02:00 AM
New ZealandJehovah’s Witnesses fail in latest bid to be excluded from abuse inquiryThe commission is now due to make its final report by June 26.24 Apr 10:00 PM
New ZealandKitchen killing: Man fatally stabbed after trying to break up fight over messy kitchenBailey Eccelstone locked himself in his room afterward and claimed it was self-defence.24 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandDisgraced horse trainer gambled $2m before filing for bankruptcyMitchell Kerr is now on home detention after collecting almost $10k in wage subsidies.24 Apr 07:00 AM
New ZealandDoctor who prescribed ADHD medication without approval to pay $175k, suspendedDr Tony Hanne prescribed ADHD medication on 5662 occasions without approval.24 Apr 05:00 AM
New ZealandUnjustified: Girl, 13, bitten by police dog after dangerously driving stolen vehicleThe young teen was one of seven in a stolen vehicle and believed to fleeing.24 Apr 12:04 AM
New Zealand'Particularly nasty': Court rejects rapist's latest bid to avoid deportationThe Kiribati national arrived in New Zealand in 2008. Two years later, he raped a woman.23 Apr 06:00 AM
New ZealandAmbulance hijacked after abscess on man's bottom not deemed hospital-worthyLevi Ihimaera's lawyer said he "essentially lashed out like a child".22 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandGang hopeful wins Supreme Court case, manslaughter conviction to be quashedJustin Burke has maintained he didn't know Shayne Heappey would be stabbed.22 Apr 02:33 AM
New Zealand'Shame on the family': Man's descent into violence, porn, adultery after marriageThe couple were only married for a month when the violence began.21 Apr 05:00 PM
New Zealand'She stepped out in front of me': Woman died after speeding ute hit her and threw her 24mPeter Napier was doing nearly 70kph when he hit and killed pedestrian Shiqing Li.19 Apr 03:28 AM
New ZealandBlack Power veteran illegally 'squatting' on coastal land eyes another round in eviction fightKevin Moore claims he is tangata whenua and refuses to move from the beachside property.18 Apr 08:00 AM
New Zealand'Significant fraud': Care worker steals $25k from two elderly clientsOne of the victims has since died, while the other won't get all her money back.18 Apr 07:00 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionOpinion: How Nicola Willis broke her election promiseOPINION: You don’t need to be a financial genius to see what the problem is here.17 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandEmotional, explosive scenes as whānau face killer meth driverJacob Greacen was on meth, fatigued and speeding when he crashed into a car, killing two.17 Apr 04:27 AM
New ZealandBlack Power member illegally squatting on beachfront land for 11 yearsKevin Moore claims he is tangata whenua and refuses to move from the beachside land.16 Apr 08:00 AM
New Zealand'Vulnerable to exploitation': Owner of failed restaurant to pay $95,000The order came years after Shen Yuan closed the doors to Hua Restaurant.15 Apr 04:19 AM
New ZealandMan shoves fist in partner's mouth, breaks jaw, in haunting night of violenceIt wasn't until the following morning that the battered victim was able to flee.14 Apr 12:00 AM
New ZealandCon woman who killed elderly widower with steam iron shows 'worrying' behaviourJulianna Nuku's 'entitled and demanding' ways have the Parole Board concerned.13 Apr 10:00 PM
New ZealandMotorcyclist dies after unlicensed driver runs him over, then fleesFamily's lives 'achingly quiet' after loved one's death, daughter tells court.13 Apr 02:00 AM
New Zealand'Despicable betrayal': Woman fleeced $1.6m from ailing sisterBronwyn Rutter bought a new car and tried to buy a house with her ill-gotten gains.12 Apr 10:00 PM
New Zealand'Very high energy impact': Student pilot, 23, likely fatigued when he fatally crashed on lakeRam Prakash Srikumar flew hours before he embarked on the fatal night flight.12 Apr 06:00 AM
New Zealand'A man who loved life': Mountain biker's fatal crash on homeward leg of track ridden many times'He died doing what he loved, with the people he loved.'12 Apr 05:00 AM
New ZealandShooter stuffed meth in undies, hid in cannabis-filled secret bunkerThe victim was driving away when he was shot in the back.11 Apr 08:00 PM
CrimeText from man’s phone allegedly admitted to rape - but who sent it?'I did rape a girl. 12 years old' - the alleged message said.11 Apr 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Hacker' stole intimate photos, blackmailed victims with the threat of sharing them publiclyMaharaj told a victim she looked 'hot' in photos, and he wanted to see her in person.11 Apr 07:00 AM
New Zealand'Shell of a person': Woman left with brain injury and in lifelong care after partner beat herThe woman was found unconscious on a soiled mattress; abuser's appeal dismissed.11 Apr 01:46 AM
New ZealandWoman awarded $1345 a week from her ex, two years after they splitWoman claimed she was defamed by her ex's 'vicious rumours', forced to start over.10 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandDouble-murderer marries but wife not allowed to live at his council-owned flatDouglas Thompson gunned down his former partner and her new boyfriend in 2001.10 Apr 07:00 AM
New ZealandLying nurse told schizophrenic patient her children were hisThey met when she was assigned to care for him in a mental health clinic.10 Apr 06:00 AM
New ZealandTense scenes as driver of double fatal crash admits guiltJeannine Ball and her mother-in-law Lynda Ball died in the Taupō crash earlier this year.09 Apr 07:00 AM
New ZealandTesla crash: Judge finds driver Saurbh Sharma guilty of causing young Auckland lawyer’s deathJudge Glen Marshall found speed and distraction were two key factors in the crash.08 Apr 07:00 AM
New ZealandTeen's sentence for raping two girls is to pay $3k 'gesture of goodwill'He took one girl's virginity and raped the other as she slept.06 Apr 06:44 PM
New ZealandPrisoner held 33 days longer than his sentence loses $11k compensationCourt of Appeal issues decision after deputy registrar and judge make mistake.06 Apr 03:00 AM
