Crime
School's 'heartfelt support' with student hospitalised after assault
The student was assaulted by another pupil at a rural Canterbury school.
Former Warriors star Vatuvei: 'I don't wish what I went through on anyone'
The club's leading tryscorer has immersed himself in the community, after serving time in prison for a drug conviction.
Fourth person charged in Gulf Harbour homicide case
A fourth person has been charged more than a year after a woman was found dead, stuffed in a black rubbish bag, in Gulf Harbour north of Auckland.
Northland man charged with murder after body found at Parakao
The death was initially classified as "unexplained", but was ungraded to homicide.
Northland death prompts homicide probe
A homicide investigation has been launched after the discovery of a man's body at Horeke, north of Kaikohe.
Police launch probe into 3yo's unexplained death
The death of a young girl in Kaikohe on Wednesday is being investigated by police.
Dunedin man appeals life sentence for killing mother with dumbbell
Jordan Taylor killed his mother Anita in 2023, on his 18th birthday.
Police find man who fled arrest in Gisborne
"He was cold but otherwise unharmed," police say.
Man who attempted to murder YouTuber Harnek Singh loses bid to reduce sentence
In 2023 Sarvjeet Sidhu and two others stabbed Singh about 40 times.
Trio plead guilty over torture of man after he slapped gang member's girlfriend's bum
A man suffered multiple injuries - including burns to his face and chest, wounds to his legs after he was kidnapped and assaulted.
'Excellent outcome': Police seize illegal firearm in Manurewa
Police arrested two people and removed a firearm following a search in south Auckland.
Woman sentenced over taxi driver stabbing
Rangimaria Sellars had earlier pleaded guilty to the stabbing, which critically injured the driver.
Meth gear found on man seen on CCTV taking gun out of his pants
A CCTV operator told police he saw a man on Paihia's main street take a gun out of his pants - but that's not what police found when they arrived.
Arson, gunshots, fatal crash all in Wairoa over weekend
Three violent but unrelated crimes have resulted in charges for three men.
Spark IT contractors jailed over $4m in kickbacks
Two Australians sentenced to three years in jail in NZ's largest corruption case involving a publicly listed company.
Gold teeth help resolve cold case mystery of missing stuntman
Police investigating the disappearance of a Russian stuntman near Lake Taupō in 2002 received new details from the public.
Ex-partner of double-killer twice ruled insane says she was terrified
She says there was massive failing by the health system, which failed to keep the man and the public safe - twice.
Killers' former partner 'terrified' what he might do
The former partner of a man who committed two killings more than two decades apart says she was terrified of what he might do to her. The woman spoke exclusively to RNZ's National Crime Correspondent… Audio
Fiji abuse survivor calls on pope to adopt zero-tolerance
The survivors of those abused by priests are seeking accountability, calling on Pope Leo to adopt a zero-tolerance policy. Audio
"Cinderella" children held as slaves in Auckland, Wellington
A social worker has spoken of children as young as six years old being adopted from abroad and held in slavery - working from dawn to dusk and being assaulted. Audio