Crime

John Stride made a false insurance claim on a $1.3 million policy after heavy rain caused damage to a site he was working on and for which he had failed to organise cover.

He killed a high-profile CEO on a street in NYC, where thousands of surveillance cameras monitor millions every day. But now, he could be anywhere.

The teens had been missing for days after absconding during a tangi and work placement.

Police says footage shows the suspect climbing into a taxi that took him to the Port Authority interstate bus station.

Police described the incident in Auckland's Browns Bay on Wednesday as "unacceptable behaviour".

Police are investigating a number of aggravated burglaries in west Waikato.

A Wellington man says an assailant who repeatedly stabbed his mother had empty eyes: "It was like there was nothing there."

New research identifies a surge in fake online shops scamming Kiwis out of pocket in the lead-up to Christmas.

The gunman shot Brian Thompson outside a hotel in Midtown Manhattan before fleeing through the city.

The judge said William Stephen Easton's offending spanned four decades including when he was a church leader.

Police are after a silver-coloured BMW sedan without either of its number plates in connection with the robbery,

Police are searching for two masked people believed to be behind the attack.

"We're dealing with complex, high-risk youth offenders," Oranga Tamariki deputy chief says after confirming two out of 10 youths absconded from the trial and a third died in a crash.

A scene examination is continuing at a Wattle Downs home where a man was shot.

The man who suffered his injuries in Porirua last weekend has died in hospital.

A man who helped to save people during a mass stabbing says the "shadow" of that day still follows him around.