Crime

Tristan Oakes was shot and later died in hospital.

David Bridgewater was fatally shot outside a property in Aranui, Christchurch in 2024.

Ever since the audacious Parisian break-in, art historian Penelope Jackson's phone has been ringing off the hook.

Police are asking anyone who saw anything unusual around the Sawyers Bay area to come forward.

Bill Maangi was shot in the early hours of Monday, 29 September.

Police have arrested 43 people and seized 96 weapons in a national crackdown on illicit firearms.

More than two dozen people have been jailed mainly for cannabis offences in the last year, the party's co-leader says.

The Child Exploitation Operations Team deals with the worst of the worst, and has "more work than we can handle".

A teacher has lost her job after falling pregnant to a troubled teen who moved in with her after she became his caregiver.

Ross Appelgren was accused of beating a fellow prisoner to death in 1985 - but his wife and legal team say fresh evidence will prove he was innocent. Audio

The Parole Board will on Tuesday be updated on how convicted murderer Mark Lundy is coping with life outside prison.

James Kelly paid a private investigator to provide an "honest assessment" of a police case against him.

A 33-year-old man has been taken into custody following the chase and is likely to face a raft of driving related charges, police said.

An 18-year-old faces charges of causing harm by posting digital communication, after threatening the Wellington Islamic Centre.

Moeaia Tuai has also denied rape, indecent assault, sexual violation and assault in the Auckland High Court.

A mother worries for her family's safety, after her son was attacked outside his high school.

Mark Kimber says the night he struck and killed Karen and Geoffrey Boucher was a turning point - the couple's family believe his remorse is "all for show".