A 14-year-old boy has been found guilty of manslaughter but acquitted of murdering 16-year-old Enere Taana-McLaren in Dunedin last year.
The verdict was delivered unanimously...
One person has died, and two others have been critically injured, after a driver allegedly fled from Police and crashed early Sunday afternoon.
Shortly before...
Police updates on crimes and investigations for 16 March 2025.
Murder charge in Kaikohe homicide
Police investigating the homicide in Kaikohe have filed a murder charge.
Emergency...
Waikato Police have launched a homicide investigation following a fatal incident on Beatty Street, Melville, in the early hours of the morning.
Emergency services were...
Northland Police have launched a homicide inquiry after a man died south of Kaikohe today.
Emergency services were called to a property on Mangakahia Road,...
Tokoroa Police investigating an aggravated robbery of a commercial premises continue to appeal for information to assist in the investigation.
Detective Sergeant Neale Saunders says...
Convicted real estate businessman Aaron Coupe has abandoned his appeal for permanent name suppression after being sentenced to four years and five months in...
Police have arrested a second funeral director as part of an ongoing investigation into the mishandling of burials at Auckland’s Waikumete Cemetery following the...
John Hope Muchirahondo, a 39-year-old from Christchurch, was sentenced to 23 years' imprisonment with a non-parole period of 10 years in the High Court...
A fourth person has been in hospital overnight after ingesting an unknown substance in Wairarapa.
Police were called to a Masterton home about 8.50pm on...
An investigation is ongoing following a serious assault in Hastings this morning.
Around 5:50am Police were called to a Flaxmere address where a man was...
Angela Dalton, a South Auckland councillor, is urging lawmakers to prioritise a proposed Bill addressing stalking and digital harassment after enduring cyberstalking herself.
She told...
Whanganui High School teacher Jason Shepherd has been named as the offender who groomed two students over four years.
He was sentenced to 10½ months...
Four people have been charged in connection with a protest at the Te Atatū Community Centre during the Auckland Pride Festival on 15 February.
Police...
Disgraced New Zealand businessman Ron Brierley, 87, has been hit with three fresh charges of possessing child abuse material following a court appearance in...
A 52-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a string of vandalism incidents targeting electric vehicles in Auckland.
Since March 9, six reports of...
Hamilton Police are continuing to investigate an arson at a commercial premises in Frankton.
At around 11:30am yesterday, Police were called to the Ellis Street...
The Commerce Commission has filed criminal charges against HelloFresh NZ, alleging the company misled former subscribers during cold calls between February 2022 and July...
Police are making enquiries after three people were hospitalised in the Wairarapa at the weekend after ingesting an unknown substance, which they believed to...
A homicide investigation has been launched following the death of a man in Mairehau, Christchurch, on Sunday night.
Emergency services were called to an address...
Vaughn Hill, a 46-year-old lawyer and former co-director of a Far North law firm, has been permanently banned from practicing law after being caught...
Police investigating an incident involving an injured five-month-old baby in Dargaville have today made an arrest.
"A 22-year-old man has been charged with wounding with...
An investigation has been launched after the death of a man in Wairoa yesterday.
Emergency services were called to a Lucknow Street address about 4pm...
Four people are up for sentencing before the courts, with multiple others facing a range of charges following a drug operation in Selwyn.
The operation...
Yesterday police made an arrest in relation to two aggravated robberies in the Waikato East area.
On Friday 28 February, Police were alerted to four...