Crime
Elderly man tackles intruder
74-year-old Ray woke to a thief rifling through his wife's bedside table in the middle of the night.
Tourists carjacked by drunk teen
Rahiri Tai went on a rampage - after stealing booze he punched two tourists, stole their rental car, and crashed it minutes later.
Sex offender's return flagged
Two schools send out letters notifying families of sex offender living locally after prison release.
'Lock him away'
Nakita Strange's father lashes out at her killer, as her brother struggles with her death and life without his "best friend".
Blackspot smash kills two
Pair killed, another person trapped after cars crash at high-risk intersection.
Cops lock down part of city
Part of Hamilton has been blocked by armed police during search for wanted person.
ESO appeal allowed
Rapist's ESO order overturned at Court of Appeal after finding his offending was not pervasive nor serious.
Driver survived 'by the grace of god'
Fleeing car was so crumpled after high-speed crash that cop expected to find nothing but death inside.
Alleged rapist defends choking
He says it wasn't rape - it was just taking inspiration from 50 Shades of Grey.
Rugby club stalwart 'admitted $200k fraud'
A former rugby club chairman banked dozens of the organisation's cheques into his own account.
Scam nets $120k
Elderly residents in the Tasman district have lost $120,000 to phone scammers claiming to work for Spark.
Teen charged in relation to unprovoked assault
Police have arrested an 18-year-old after an attack that left a Christchurch man with serious head injuries.
Flight sergeant admits stealing gun parts
A day into his trial, judge strongly advised flight sergeant to reconsider stance over gun part theft charges.
An 'appalling case' of trafficking
A Tauranga fruit farm contractor is the second person to be found guilty of human trafficking in New Zealand.
Chromebooks stolen from school
Thieves tried to ruin the first day back at school by stealing 22 Chromebooks.
Reports of man with gun
Police units are trying to track down two people - one carrying a long barrelled gun - in the Waikato.
Autistic man 'risk to society'
Doctors say he's violent, but a human rights lawyer say his 10-year detention is unlawful.
Accused worship in NZ
The American couple accused of killing their adopted boy and fleeing to NZ have been going to church in Auckland.
Kids at shooting scene
Police say Hamilton shooting is gang-related, and a wanted man could be being harboured by others.
Powder test sinks drugs case
Man always maintained white powder police found on him was sports supplement.
Boy arrested for burglary
Arrest comes as youths smash windows, break into cars, burgle, and tag buildings in crimewave.
Knicker nicker hunted
Underwear goes missing from Tauranga clotheslines - and police want to get to bottom of the crime.
Jail for son of city champion
Son of philanthropist John Gallagher beat and choked his partner during night of conflict.
Driver crashes head-on into van
Overseas driver on the wrong side of the road hits van near Tekapo, leaving one person seriously injured.
