Crime
Five of 20 being sanctioned by US body have criminal links with New Zealand
The aim of the group is to protect international trade against the threat of terrorist activities and drug and arms trafficking.
Midday Report Essentials for Wednesday 18 December 2024
In today's episode, a forensic psychiatrist says more data on the number of people held in solitary confinement in prison should be made available, there are fears Vanuatu could be dealing with a mass… Audio
Psychiatrist calls for solitary confinement numbers to be available
A forensic psychiatrist says more data on the number of people held in solitary confinement in prison should be made available. Dr Erik Monasterio spoke to Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira. Audio
Police identify Wisconsin school shooter as 15-year old girl
A student and a teacher were killed, and six people were taken to hospitals.
Report outlines concerns about abuses at Auckland prison
The Chief Ombudsman says the Department of Corrections needs to change the way it's running the unit that houses some of New Zealand's most dangerous prisoners. Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier spoke to… Audio
Man pulled faces at grieving family during murder sentencing
Lance Hall, 51, was found guilty of murder in October by a jury and appeared for sentencing in the High Court at Whangārei on Tuesday.
'Limited unlawful behaviour' at Wellington gang tangi
Police arrested three people during a gang tangi and procession in Wellington, but there was only one breach of gang patch laws at the event.
Homicide investigation underway following death of man attacked in Porirua
Emergency services were called to Kotuku St in Elsdon in the early hours of 1 December, to find 43-year-old Sean Remnant with critical injuries.
Serious youth offenders numbers drop by 7%
It equates to being over a third of the way towards the government's target of 15 percent fewer youth offenders by 2030, Oranga Tamariki says.
Midday Report Essentials for Tuesday 17 December 2024
In today's episode, Shops on Wairoa's main street are flooding after heavy rain hit the area overnight -- with 80 millimetres estimated to have fallen, the minimum wage will rise by 35 cents next year… Audio
Police investigating Naenae homicide want CCTV footage, sightings of black Mercedes
Officers are trying to find Wipuhara Kapene who they have a warrant to arrest for the murder after the death of Albert Enoka.
Abandoned bags at airport contained meth worth $10m
Almost 30kg of meth was found in two duffle bags near the baggage carousels over the weekend.
Two teens charged over dairy robbery
Both 16-year-olds were arrested while travelling in stolen vehicles, police say.
Handling of Lake Alice complaint not good enough - Medical Council
A survivor of the Lake Alice child and adolescent unit, where children were tortured in the 1970s, has received an in-person apology from the Medical Council for not investigating a complaint he made… Audio
Homelessness biggest driver of youth crime - advocate
An advocate for young homeless people says it's clear Oranga Tamariki needs more funding to care for teenagers and children.
Naenae fatal shooting: Police hunting for Wipuhara Kapene
Police are on the hunt for 28-year-old Wipuhara Kapene.
Number of youths kept in police cells 10 times higher than two years ago
The number of young people kept overnight in police cells was 418 in the year ended June. Audio
'We are all broken': Coromandel shooting victim named
A man shot dead on the Coromandel Peninsula on Friday has been described as a "loveable ratbag" and father of five boys.
Man arrested after police seize sawn-off shotgun, drugs
Officers received reports of a driver slumped over the steering at a Clover Park petrol station.
Naenae homicide: Hunt on for large tattooed man
He has gang affiliations, but the police do not believe there is a wider risk to the public.
