Anneke Smith
Grace Millane Trial gets Underway at High Court
A High Court jury will have to decide if British backpacker Grace Millane's death was deliberate or accidental. The Crown has opened it's case against the 27-year-old man accused of murdering her on… Audio
Grace Millane trial begins
The trial of the man accused of murdering British backpacker Grace Millane starts today.
Miss Millane's body was found in the Waitakere Ranges a week after she went missing from Auckland city centre.
…Fears gunshot injury may change leopard seal's behaviour
A biologist observing a seal who may have been shot at the weekend says the injury could change the cheeky mammal's behaviour forever.
Resident leopard seal Owha is a familiar face around Auckland's… Video, Audio
AHDB mental health services unchanged after death in Samoa
A New Zealand district health board has not adopted a coroner's recommendation to improve its mental health services after a psychiatric patient died in Samoa. Audio
Mum shocked ADHB services unchanged after death of son in Samoa
The mother of a psychiatric patient who died in a Samoan prison is shocked the Auckland DHB hasn't adopted a coronial recommendation to improve its services. Hans Dalton's body was found in a 200… Audio
Mother who lost son in Samoan prison calls Government for help
The mother of a psychiatric patient who died mysteriously in a Samoan prison is pleading one last time for the Government's help. Audio
Hans Dalton's mother: 'We just want the truth'
An aggrieved mother whose son died in unexplained circumstances in a Samoan prison is pleading one last time for help from the Government. It's been almost seven years since Hans Dalton's body was… Audio
Widow tells Uber driver 'I do not hate you'
The widow of an Auckland father hit and killed by an Uber driver has told the man responsible she doesn't hate him.
Daljinder Singh was driving up Hobson Street in Auckland's CBD in June 2017 when he… Video, Audio
Two found guilty over torture, murder of Dimetrius Pairama
Warning: this story includes disturbing content.
Two people have been found guilty of what has been described as the "barbaric" torture and murder of an Auckland teenager.
Toko Shane Winter, who is… Video, Audio
Crown closes case against accused in 'barbaric' killing case
WARNING: THIS STORY INCLUDES DISTURBING CONTENT.
The Crown has closed its case against a pair accused of what it calls the "barbaric" torture and murder of an Auckland teenager. Toko (Ashley) Shane… Audio
Immunity witness accused of lying in Mangere murder trial
A teenager giving evidence at Dimetrius Pairama's murder trial has been accused of lying to protect herself. Miss Pairama's body was found in a steel drum at the back of a derelict state house in… Audio
Survivor of abuse by Marist brother has her day in court
A woman sexually assaulted by a former Marist brother as a young girl has told a court her life was destroyed by the abuse.
Michael Beaumont abused three girls while working in his community as a… Audio
Mangere witness QnA with Anneke Smith
A court has heard an Auckland teenager was "too scared" to run from a house the Crown says she was beaten, tortured and eventually murdered in. Dimetrius Pairama's body was found in a steel drum out… Audio
Aaron Archer murder trial: Jury resumes deliberations
The jury in the trial of a man accused of murdering his former girlfriend's daughter resumes its deliberations this morning. Two-year-old Ariah Roberts died from a brain injury while in the care of… Audio
Mother of Ariah Roberts takes stand in murder trial
The mother of a Mangawhai toddler at the centre of a murder trial has described finding her baby girl limp and unconscious.
Aaron Archer is on trial in the High Court in Auckland - accused of… Audio
Ukraine 'will prosecute' anyone spreading accused gunman's manifesto
The ambassador of Ukraine has vowed to track down anyone distributing the accused Christchurch gunman's manifesto and prosecute them.
A neo-Nazi in Ukraine is reproducing the document in paperback… Video, Audio
Ariah Roberts murder trial: Toddler's twin died at birth, jury hears
A court has heard a man accused of murdering a Northland toddler looked "like a rabbit in the headlights" after the girl died.
Aaron Archer is on trial in the High Court in Auckland - accused of… Audio
Accused mosque shooter's manifesto printed, sold online
The accused Christchurch gunman's manifesto is being republished in paperback and sold through an instant messaging app.
A neo-Nazi in Ukraine is distributing the document through an online channel… Audio
Mangawhai murder-accused tells court he dropped toddler
A jury has heard a man accused of murdering a Mangawhai toddler told first responders he accidentally dropped the girl.
Two-year-old Ariah Dawn Roberts died in the care of her mother's former… Audio
Cousins jailed for life for murder linked to Comancheros gang
Fisilau Tapaevalu and Mesui Tufui have been jailed for their roles in an execution-style murder linked to the Comancheros gang. Video, Audio
