CrimeFocus: Five Auckland businesses targeted in ram raids and smash-and-grabs overnightPolice were kept busy overnight after five businesses were targeted in ram raids and smash-and-grab burglaries. Video / NZ HeraldWatch24 Apr 09:17 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandCraig Cooper: Napier ram-raid solution is not a load of bollardsOpinion: The Aqua and Demio are the stolen cars of choice. How do we stop them ramming?23 Apr 12:03 AM
New ZealandWatch: Police escort smirking man from Hamilton mall after armed heist at jewellery storeA group of offenders armed with weapons entered the Chartwell store.21 Apr 05:59 AM
New ZealandWhangārei Stand Up's anti-violence campaign takes offNew community movement Whangārei Stand Up gets a respected leader to front the campaign.20 Apr 05:00 PM
WorldWatch: Tradie’s ‘sickening’ act caught on cameraHe appears to fix the toilet with a kitchen utensil, then puts it back where he found it.20 Apr 07:45 AM
New ZealandHamilton adult store worker says shoplifter hit her with carRetail worker Alicia Moke says theft's become worse in the six years she’s worked there.20 Apr 07:26 AM
New ZealandBank kidnapping: Man threatened to 'blow the building up' in hour-long ordealThe man accused of holding people captive inside Rotorua's BNZ has pleaded guilty.20 Apr 02:58 AM
PremiumPremiumConstructionLandlord says $13.8m street upgrade 'highway for criminals'The design and layout also helped criminals because signs and posts had been removed.19 Apr 05:00 PM
New Zealand14-year-old arrested after ram-raid on North Shore jewellery storeThe store was raided on Sunday morning, a week after fog cannons were installed.19 Apr 04:42 AM
New ZealandWild night of Hamilton street racing includes assault, stolen car and a paintball gunA man who complained to the group was attacked and had his car stolen, police say.15 Apr 12:42 AM
New ZealandMan arrested after series of aggravated robberies in CanterburyA bank, a supermarket and a dairy have recently been targeted in the region.14 Apr 06:47 AM
New ZealandTeen among two arrested after aggravated robbery of Auckland school pupilsThe students were robbed by a gun-wielding trio in rural Auckland last month.14 Apr 04:43 AM
New ZealandTeen admits link to three smash-and-grabs, including $700k heistBayley Christensen is set to be sentenced in Christchurch in June.12 Apr 04:27 AM
New ZealandSpark retail outlet in Napier hit by early-morning break-inDisplay models had been ripped out of security sockets.10 Apr 09:31 PM
New Zealand‘Can’t understand the lack of respect’: Ram-raiders hit gift shop owned by volunteer fire chief‘Armful’ of watches taken, but jewellery ignored after stolen ute used to smash grille.10 Apr 05:24 AM
New ZealandNorthland news in brief: Dangerous driving charge; and shed fire suspiciousNews snippets from across Northland and the surrounds.09 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandPolice appeal for information after aggravated robbery in ChristchurchAround 10:55am, a man entered a store on Normans Road with a weapon.09 Apr 04:30 AM
New ZealandWatch: Police arrest six teenagers after Auckland ram-raid chaseA bystander said she saw police pulling the youths from the vehicle and handcuffing them.07 Apr 05:35 AM
New ZealandWatch: Police release footage of 'cowardly' Hamilton superette robberyThe offenders stole cash from the till and fled the scene in a stolen vehicle.07 Apr 02:36 AM
New ZealandDisgusted! Four defibrillators stolen in NapierAt least four life-saving defibrillators were stolen in Napier in three weeks.04 Apr 06:39 AM
New ZealandThirteen-year-old among youths arrested for spree of armed robberiesFour teens were arrested after cash and cigarettes were stolen from a Waikato supermarket.01 Apr 01:42 AM
New ZealandPolice hunting teen ram-raiders who smashed into Auckland dairyRam raiders plough through metal grill on dairy in early morning smash-and-grab.31 Mar 06:52 PM
New Zealand'Incredibly frightening:' Solo mum afraid of entering shops after dairy robberyThe woman and her daughter were in a dairy when a masked man told her to fill a backpack.28 Mar 05:00 AM
New ZealandWatch: CCTV footage captures large-scale ramraid of Christchurch vape shopShocking CCTV footage captures the large-scale ramraid of a local vape shop. Video / SuppliedWatch27 Mar 01:05 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionJo RaphaelJo Raphael: Elderly abuse is despicable, predatory and selfishBecause of love and family ties, the elderly are often silent victims.26 Mar 10:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionChamber boss: Business break-ins will be an election issueThe public needs a sense of safety to encourage them to keep supporting local businesses.26 Mar 08:00 PM
New ZealandMeth-addicted serial shoplifter punched supermarket worker in faceA prolific shoplifter with a methamphetamine habit has been sent to jail.22 Mar 05:06 PM
New ZealandPeople 'out of pocket' after Facebook Marketplace scams“Stop, take a step back, take a deep breath, think about it."22 Mar 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionMerepeka Raukawa-TaitMerepeka Raukawa-Tait: Looting from red-stickered homes a despicable act"Hard to believe anyone would try looting homes made uninhabitable by Cyclone Gabrielle"21 Mar 08:00 PM
New ZealandLife-long thief took child on shoplifting outingWoman, 41, shoplifting since age 14, told "it should end today".21 Mar 05:05 AM
New Zealand'It's a time capsule': Wallet stolen 26 years ago found under storm-damaged treeRetired Central Hawke’s Bay farmer Michael Hardy had long forgotten the theft.21 Mar 01:16 AM
New ZealandWatch: Brazen thieves smash through jewellery shopOne of the people was allegedly armed.19 Mar 06:35 PM
New Zealand'Unprecedented': School pupils robbed by gun-wielding trio, offenders at largeTwo pupils were robbed after they disembarked a school bus. The offenders are at large.18 Mar 02:21 AM
New ZealandHammer-wielding youths rob liquor store, teachers not done & Pasifika festival returns | Focus Morning Bulletin 17 March, 2023Shock after primary-school kids raid liquor store, teachers threaten further strike action and the Government explores raising benefit increases in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald Watch16 Mar 04:44 PM
