Crime

During his first court appearance Luigi Mangione also faced gun and forgery charges brought by Pennsylvania prosecutors and was denied bail.

A man who sold stolen property on Facebook has claimed he did not know the items were stolen and was just helping an older person with technology.

Auckland builder Mark Colin Palmer was sentenced to two years, seven months imprisonment for supplying guns to unlicensed people.

Robert Nattie Albert, 56, was found dead in a building in Lake Horowhenua's Muaūpoko Park on 17 October.

A Canadian woman has been charged after 10 kilograms of methamphetamine was discovered in her carry-on luggage.

Police were called to reports of a burglary at Silverdale Mall overnight.

Police have started recording the number of young people ordered into custody, but the Police Association says "any number" of nights in custody is "too high".

It is being treated as a homicide.

John Atkins, 44, was shot in the forehead and critically injured while hunting in Tolaga Bay on 24 August.

Beware being hooked by a phishing scam this holiday season, especially if you are selling anything online.

A 25-year-old woman faces a murder charge while a 61-year-old woman faces a manslaughter charge in relation to the child's death.

12 bikes were also seized, along with two cars and one quad bike.

Firefighters had to rescue the man who became trapped under a vacant house, police say.

The children's minister says she is relieved two youths who were part of the boot camp pilot have been found.