Crime
Methanol and inaccessible medical care - a lethal combination
Facing methanol poisoning in a place like Laos means hurdles to getting help, including accessing health care in time. Audio
Name released for woman found dead in Blenheim
A 55-year-old man has been charged with Jennifer Phyllis Sheehan's murder.
Arrest after imitation gun allegedly presented during Facebook Marketplace sale
The sale price of a vehicle had been agreed on, but the final price caused a disagreement, police say.
How rough sex and strangulation entered the nation's conversations
Rough sex is becoming normalised in pop culture, and more common in real life - whether or not people want to take part.
Experts are raising the red flag on rough sex and strangulation
Rough sex is appearing in songs, tv shows, and in sexual encounters between young people. But research suggests many women participating in it don't want to. Audio
Gang member charged after walking into police station wearing Mongrel Mob hat
The man was there on an unrelated matter.
Three 13-year-old boy racers arrested in Auckland
Police responded to reports of two cars racing down Henderson Valley Road soon after midnight on Monday, and found a car with three teenagers inside.
Man charged with murder of Blenheim woman
Police have launched a homicide investigation after a woman was found dead at a property in Blenheim on Monday.
Morning Report Essentials for Tuesday 26 November
On today's episode, the ACT party is claiming to wield "disproportionate" influence at the decision-making table, the Education Review Office has said the NCEA level one qualification is not a… Audio
French prosecutors seek 20-year sentence for Dominique Pelicot over wife's mass rape
Dominique Pelicot, 71, has admitted the charges in a trial that has attracted worldwide attention.
Is the government playing 'fast and loose' with gang numbers?
"You just can't go into the database, remove all of the people that should never have been on there, and then holler 'success'," one expert says. Audio
Police Commissioner on plans for Auckland CBD station
Auckland Police say a new 24/7 station in the city centre will help to ramp up crime response in the area. Police Commissioner Richard Chambers spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
Govt gang number claims under spotlight
The government has been accused of playing fast and loose with statistics to claim it has stabilised gang growth. Deputy political editor Craig McCulloch reports. Audio
An update of the 'brutal' Mental Health Act
The Prime Minister has apologised for decades of child abuse in care, but the Mental Health Act allows some of the same kind of treatment to be dished out to the mentally unwell.
Taking the shock out of mental health law
Our Prime Minister's just apologised for decades of child abuse in care, but the Mental Health Act allows the same kind of treatment to be dished out to the mentally unwell Audio
Victim of fatal attack was filmed while lying unconscious on pavement
A man who pleaded guilty to a fatal assault in a central Wellington carpark kicked his victim in the groin, swore at him and filmed him as he lay unconscious and bleeding on the pavement.
Unmasking the Monsters
It's the type of crime that many of us don't want to read or speak about - the content is often too disturbing to comprehend. But the sharing of child sex abuse material has skyrocketed both… Audio
Dog killed, family assaulted during 'violent' home invasion
Three men have been arrested and charged with multiple crimes.
Police Minister criticises cop posing with gang patch
Mark Mitchell say the behaviour of a police officer posing for cameras while wearing a gang patch in the office fell short .
Pepper the cockatoo home safe, 'very chatty'
The six-year-old, sulphur-crested cockatoo - known for her catchphrase "hello darling" - has returned to Staglands Wildlife Reserve in Upper Hutt after being stolen a week ago. Audio
