Crime

'It's not over yet' - Tamihere

David Tamihere has always maintained he is innocent of the murders of Urban Hoglin and Heidi Paakkonen.

David Tamihere vows to clear his name after key Crown witness is convicted of lying at his double murder trial.

Naufahu's victims speak out

Two of Rene Naufahu's victims say his offending was calculated and has given them lasting distress.

Women call former Shortland Street actor's apology "ridiculous" after he pleads guilty to indecent assault charges.

Man charged for brutal attack video

Two men appear to attack the newspaper delivery man while he is waiting in his car.

A 20-year-old man has been charged after a newspaper delivery man was brutally attacked while waiting in his car.

170kmh 'to stop noise'

The man was charged with driving dangerously on the Waikato Expressway. (File photo)

A man caught speeding in the Waikato told officers it stopped his car making a strange sound.

Girl fights off attacker

Hawke's Bay police are appealing for information after a teenage girl was assaulted in Napier. (File photo)

Police are looking for a man who assaulted a teenage girl then ran away when the girl fought back.

Deja vu at Moko inquest

Moko Rangitoheriri was horrifically killed at the hands of his caregivers.

It has been a decade since Nia Glassie died at the hands of her abusive caregivers. It appears little has changed. 

Tamihere witness guilty of lying

Urban Hoglin and Heidi Paakkonen were murdered in the Coromandel in 1989.

The informant known as Witness C said Tamihere had confessed to him he'd killed the Swedes.

Bee bandits steal 19 hives

About 500,000 bees have been stolen from a Hawke's Bay honey  company.

The 19 beehives carrying 500,000 bees were estimated to be worth $20,000.

Armed man robs Subway

The man had what is believed to be a handgun in the Wednesday, August 30 robbery, police say. (File photo)

The man allegedly took a handgun into the popular sandwich restaurant and demanded money.

Prosecution added to victim's pain

A domestic violence victim says she knew it would be difficult to speak up about her abuse, but even after a negative ...

A woman bullied and beaten by her former boyfriend still has one question: "Why?"

Arrests in tavern cold case

Two men have been charged with murdering Chris Bush, who was shot dead at the Maramarua Red Fox Tavern on October 24,1987.

Nearly three decades have passed since Chris Bush was gunned down. Now justice is in sight.

Custody overturned in appeal

Hawke's Bay 'entrepreneur' Craig Nisbet was convicted of perjury earlier this month.

A man put in custody after being convicted of perjury has been bailed

Arson at holiday park

Firefighters were called to Raglan Kopua Holiday Park on Friday morning.

Someone broke into the cabin at Raglan's holiday park and set a fire.

Landfill search in double killing

Police found the bodies of Raymond Fleet, left, and his nephew James in the Mamaku Forest.

Police are scouring a Rotorua landfill in the investigation into the killings of a local man and his nephew.

Shorty star admits indecent assault

Former Shortland Street actor Rene Naufahu has admitted to six charges of indecent assault

Rene Naufahu accepts he "made errors and crossed boundaries" in private acting classes.

Thefts take their toll

Jignesh Patel's dairy has has been robbed twice in just over a month, and he says its scary to do business now.

Dairy robbers caught by members of the public, as dairy owner struggles to sleep at night.

Mother gave daughter meth

A model poses smoking Methamphetamine drugs using a lightbulb ice pipe (file photo).

Mother with a history of drug offending pleads guilty to giving her 15-year-old daughter meth to alleviate stress.

No retrial in baby death case

A stay of proceedings was lodged in the High Court at Wellington regarding a case involving the death of a baby. (File Photo)

No further legal action will be taken against a Taranaki mother who was accused of killing her baby.

Flasher to be deported

Satoshi Hagiwara, 29, appeared in the Hamilton District Court on Thursday.

A Japanese man on a student visa has been jailed after flashing two 14-year-old girls on their way to school.

Disqualified driver nabbed

Leishman was stopped at a routine traffic stop where they discovered he was a disqualified driver.

The day before he was to be sentenced for driving while disqualified, Cody Leishman was caught doing it again and jailed.

Lawyer faces ponzi interest bill

The entrance to the Supreme Court in central Wellington.

Wellington lawyer ordered to repay fictitious profits also faces a hefty interest bill.

Date set for murder trial

Pierclaudio Raviola was found with serious head injuries in a car park near Sumner on March 23. He died in hospital ...

Three people charged with murdering a man found injured in a Sumner car park will go on trial in February.

Teenage trio indecently assaulted

Police are investigating a report three 17-year-olds were touched inappropriately outside a Dunedin supermarket. (File photo)

Three teenagers were reportedly indecently assaulted in a brazen daylight attack outside a Dunedin supermarket.

Woman's plea over mum's killing video

Tirau woman Roma Joseph, 58, had 19 grandchildren.

It's been 122 days since Roma Joseph was killed in her home before it was set on fire. Her daughter wants answers.

Murder-accused loses extradition fight

Pei Yun Chen's body was found in Shanghai in 2009. Chinese authorities allege she was murdered by New Zealand resident ...

The man's lawyer says he could be tortured or killed if found guilty in China.

Teen attacked at mall

Atairah Manuel, left, with mum Naomi Popata. Atairah is now scared even to walk to the letterbox, Popata says.

A 13-year-old girl was attacked by the group of up to 17 teens while she was shopping with her sister at Porirua mall.

Alleged gunman caught

A man has been arrested and charged over a shooting on Ronberg Street, Highbury.

Police have charged a 27-year-old man with shooting another man in the stomach.

Trio arrested after police raid

Two men, aged 24 and 25, and a 22-year-old woman with connections to the King Cobra gang were arrested over the sale and ...

Three people with King Cobra gang connections have been arrested over the sale and supply of illicit drugs in Christchurch.

Woman who died in cells a loving mum

Wendy Louise Nicholas, 48, died in Christchurch Central police cells on August 18 from an apparent medical event.

Wendy Louise Nicholas survived "a lot of hard times" before her death in the Christchurch police cells.

Jury told to put feelings aside

The jury at the High Court trial into the alleged murder of Tainui Wano retired on Thursday afternoon to decide on their ...

After nearly three days of evidence, a jury has retired to decide if a former Timaru man murdered his brother.

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