Anneke Smith

The police haven't charged anyone with revealing the identity of the man accused of murdering British backpacker Grace Millane. In the days after his first court appearance, top lawyers, judges and… Audio

'Royal Sweets and Cafe' was known and loved by locals in the Auckland suburb of Sandringham, but behind the scenes its co-owners were working their sweet chefs so hard they feared they might die. Audio

District and High Court judges in NZ ordered special reports on the backgrounds of mainly Maori and Pacifika offenders apparently unaware the law didn't allow them to. Information obtained by RNZ… Audio

District and High Court judges ordered special reports on the backgrounds of mainly Maori and Pacifica offenders apparently unaware the law didn't allow them to. Information obtained by RNZ under the… Audio

Former top military attache Alfred Keating has been found guilty of trying to film his colleagues in a New Zealand embassy bathroom. Our court reporter Anneke Smith was in court for the verdict at the… Video, Audio

A top military attaché that planted a covert camera in an embassy bathroom, or a man caught in a web of unfortunate - but innocent - coincidences? Those are the two theories presented in Alfred… Audio

The jury in the trial of top New Zealand military attache Alfred Harold Keating has heard a secret camera was purchased to catch a petty cash thief in the New Zealand Embassy in Washington DC. Audio

The jury has heard that DNA evidence found on a camera hidden in an embassy bathroom is 10 thousand million times more likely to come from a former top Defence Force attache than anyone else. Video, Audio

The man accused of killing 50 people in the Christchurch mosque shootings appeared via audio visual link in court today, where the judge ordered him to undergo a mental health assessment. Video, Audio

RNZ journalist Anneke Smith from the High Court in Christchurch, where the terror-accused has appeared, facing 50 murder charges and 39 of attempted murder. Audio

Accused mosque gunman 28-year-old Brenton Tarrant is due to appear in the High Court at Christchurch on Friday morning. He faces 89 charges of murder and attempted murder. Reporter Anneke Smith is… Audio

The man charged in relation to the Christchurch mosque shootings is up for his second court hearing today. Brenton Tarrant, 28, will appear in the High Court at Christchurch for the first time on… Audio

A man who lost his father in the Christchurch massacre wants to attend the accused gunman's first appearance in the High Court this Friday. 71-year-old Haji Daoud Nabi was shot at the Al Noor mosque… Audio

The chances of serial rapist Malcolm Rewa ever seeing a life outside bars are now even slimmer after he was sentenced to life in jail for Susan Burdett's murder, 27 years after she was killed in her… Video, Audio

The gunman thought he'd won by shooting Linda Armstrong "but she's now in heaven, where she belongs". Those are the words of Ashburton man Tayeb, who's spent the past four days anxiously waiting for… Audio

Families waiting for the bodies of their loved ones to be released after Friday's massacre say they are being constantly given updated time frames which turn out to be false promises. Audio

A Christchurch family who lost their grandfather in the mosque massacre say New Zealand has and always will be their home. 71-year-old Haji Daoud Nabi had been worshipping in the Al Noor Mosque. He is… Audio

The jury in the indecent assault trial of a prominent NZ businessman have heard a recording in which one of the complainants asks for $700,000 for his silence. Audio