Tuesday, September 8, 2026

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Police issue summer safety reminder after kayaker rescued in Wellington

Police are urging kayakers to take extra precautions on the water this summer after a recent incident in Wellington prompted a search by the...

Police seek public help after armed robbery at Upper Hutt bar

Hutt Valley Police are appealing for information after a masked offender armed with a firearm robbed an Upper Hutt bar shortly after midnight. Officers were...

Army corporal to appeal dismissal after swindling touch team funds

An army corporal who siphoned thousands of dollars from the New Zealand Army Men’s Touch Team has been dismissed from the Defence Force and...

Police hunt Northland teen wanted over Multiple Vehicle Offences

Police are appealing for public assistance as they search for 19-year-old Tehau Ernest Creeks-McNiff, who is wanted on an active arrest warrant in connection...

Victorian heir found guilty of double rape

A man from a well-connected and prominent Victorian family has been found guilty of raping a woman twice, with his identity to remain suppressed...

Exec admits paying 14yo $1,000 for sex after Snapchat grooming

A middle-aged Auckland executive has pleaded guilty to paying a 14-year-old girl for sexual activity after meeting her on Snapchat, where he presented himself...

‘Slender Man’ attacker captured after fleeing Wisconsin group home

Illinois police have recaptured Morgan Geyser, the woman convicted in the 2014 'Slender Man' stabbing, after she removed her monitoring bracelet and fled a...

Auckland businessman jailed for massive cigarette smuggling scam

Auckland businessman Weijie Ru has been sentenced to two years and nine months in prison for leading a sophisticated operation that smuggled millions of...

Child rapist jailed 9 years 7 months

53-year-old Geoffery Miller was sentenced in the Whangārei District Court to nine years and seven months’ imprisonment after being found guilty of 12 historical...

Lifelong fraudster stole from Pacific health trust and tried to blame colleague

Nelly Sione, a 52-year-old woman from Christchurch New Zealand with 97 prior convictions, stole more than $8,000 from the Tangata Atumotu Trust while working...

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