Crime

Body in ute Kim Richmond

Kim Richmond hadn't been seen or heard from in almost a year.

Police have verified the identify of the body, but not the cause of death.

Roof-rider run over

The man fell off the car and landed on the road head-first.

Police seek information on vehicle that ran over man, leaving him with serious injuries.

Woman assaulted in attempted robbery

The attackers fled the scene and police have not been able to locate them.

A woman has been assaulted by two other women at The Square, Palmerston North.

'Master of his own downfall'

Paul Max in the High Court at Wellington during the trial.

A former Nelson hospitality boss is behind bars having been found guilty in a multi-million dollar fraud case.

Ram raid resolution

Ultimate Surf & Skate in Rosedale was ram raided on June 3.

Arrests made following Rosedale ram raid.

Attempted abduction probe in Chch

A possible attempted abduction at the Governors Bay Hotel car park in Christchurch is under investigation. [FILE PHOTO]

A man in an "expensive red car" allegedly grabbed a 9-year-old girl, who managed to escape into a hotel.

Burglaries on the rise in Chch video

Security footage captures a brazen burglar creeping through a Christchurch family's home while they sleep.

While Antoinette and Mike Drysdale and their three kids slept, the burglar struck.

Threat to kill 'just talk' video

Four youths armed with hammers threatened a worker at a Christchurch petrol station.

A brave service station worker whose life was threatened by robbers was back at work the following night.

Dunedin CBD reopens

Workers were kept out of their buildings for several hours on Friday.

Cordons lifted after suspicious package and note taped to building in central Dunedin "rendered safe"

Man struck at New Year's party

Denis Bernard Crozier, 48, has been found guilty of grievous bodily harm by a High Court jury in Greymouth this week.

Man left permanently disabled after he was struck with a baton-like weapon at a New Year's Eve party.

Scammer 'sucking people in'

A new scam fleeces people by getting victims to deposit an upfront insurance payment before receiving a loan.

A man calling himself Jason Thomas is offering people loans - but only after they pay him for "insurance".

Teen followed in Rolleston

The incident started on Brookside Rd, in Rolleston southwest of Christchurch, about 2.30pm on Monday.

Police inquiries continuing after 15-year-old girl reportedly followed by suspicious man near Christchurch.

Cocaine horse head 'plot'

02072016 Feature Photo: JASON DORDAY/FAIRFAX Drug sqaud police detectives put on display the horse head used in relation ...

Two men charged in relation to New Zealand's biggest cocaine bust were part of a sophisticated drug trafficking operation, Crown claims.

Prison officer bashed by teen murderer

Taniela Kotoitoga Waitokia at his sentencing for murder in February 2017.

An 18-year-oldĀ punched a Corrections officer twice in the head while on remand in custody for murder.

Inmate wins letter ruling

Kerryn Mitchell's letters were wrongly withheld. (File photo)

Court awards her $1500 over withheld letters - but victims have first dibs on it.

Corrections officers bashed in riot

Rawiri Graham Richardson, 26, has been sentenced to another two years and three months in prison after attacking several ...

An inmate has admitted bashing prison officers during a riot at Christchurch Men's Prison.

No parole for child-killer

Christchurch schoolgirl Louisa Damodran was murdered by Peter Holdem in 1986. Holdem has been denied parole.

Man who killed 6-year-old schoolgirl in 1986 has gained little and is a long way from release.

Betrayed for power

Stratford woman Lily Webb's former friend used her name and date of birth to set up an electricity account.

Her name and date of birth: that was all it took for her identity to be stolen.

Killer had 'no hope' of bail

Christie Marceau died at her home on Auckland's North Shore in November 2011.

Psychiatrist who interviewed Christie Marceau's killer "didn't think anyone would seriously consider bailing him".

Arrest in hit-and-run case

Police have arrested a man in relation to the death of Nigel Sammons in Wairoa. (FILE PHOTO)

Man arrested after suspected hit-and-run death, police believe victim Nigel Sammons was hit by two cars.

Small-town white powder scare ends

Sitting at the quarantine table, across Otaki's Main St from their business Travelsmart, are owners Ann and Arthur ...

Staff may need decontaminating after mysterious envelope turns up at Kapiti Coast travel agency.

Thieves take Cody's, whiskey

Police made arrests within two hours of the incident.

Pair shoved staffer out of the way but within two hours they were in a cell.

An 'idiot' shot in the face

Murray James Allan, 24, pictured in 2015.

Murray Allan pulled a pistol on Christchurch police officers. In return he was shot in the face.

60 years to pay off debt

Helen Christine Williams,  pictured here in Stratford earlier this year, re-appeared in court on Thursday after ...

A fraudster's husband has been lumbered with a 60-year commitment to pay back a court debt.

Groped girl punches attacker

The girl was walking along New Plymouth's Coastal Walkway when she was grabbed (file photo).

Girl, 14, bloodied the nose of a man who attacked her outside a New Plymouth pool.

Auckland abduction breakthrough

Auckland police said the distinctive silver Ford Falcon sedan was found in Greenlane's Fergusson Ave on Thursday afternoon.

Police find car that woman was forced into, but she - and her abductor - still unidentified.

Thief tries to run down manager

This The Warehouse store became the scene of a dramatic vehicular drama that would not be out of place in television ...

Warehouse assistant store manager left scarred for life after being flung from bonnet of speeding car.

Indecent assault not guilty plea

Kapiti Coast councillor David Scott faces a charge of indecent assault

Councillor banned from council building after allegedly pressing himself against a female worker.

Roadside robbery near Timaru

The intersection of SH1 and Arowhenua Station Rd where a man was robbed of $100 on Thursday afternoon.

A man was assaulted in a roadside robbery near Timaru on Thursday afternoon.

Air force hero's awards stolen video

Hannah Cocker's father Royal New Zealand Air Force warrant officer Michael Cocker was her hero.

Devastated sisters return to find Auckland home ransacked and dead father's air force memorabilia stolen.

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