Crime and Justice

Mahanga Beach at the northern edge of Mahia.Peninsula.

Body washes ashore at Mahia, police inquiry underway

Police said a member of the public made the discovery on Mahanga Beach about 1pm on Saturday.

9 mins ago

A photo of a white ute released by New South Wales police investigating sexual assaults in the 1990s.

Charges laid over spate of NSW beach sex attacks in late 1990s

Man, 73, has been charged with sexually assaulting women and girls as young as 16 in the Central Coast area between 1997 and 2000.

5:00pm

Searchers were using drones and search dogs to look for Nancy Guthrie.

Nancy Guthrie disappearance spotlights other missing persons cases

The 84-year-old mother of Today show host Savannah Guthrie was last seen on January 31 before she disappeared from her affluent neighborhood in Arizona.

3:52pm

'Appalling': Hamilton woman assaulted at home by intruders

The woman was admitted to hospital after she confronted two men attempting to enter her Fairfield address.

12:56pm

Retail crime group took 'expensive' office space against advice

The group is renting the Symonds St space at a cost of $119,000 for the 2025/26 year.

12:22pm

Body washes ashore at Mahia, police inquiry underway

Police said a member of the public made the discovery on Mahanga Beach about 1pm on Saturday.

9 mins ago

Charges laid over spate of NSW beach sex attacks in late 1990s

Man, 73, has been charged with sexually assaulting women and girls as young as 16 in the Central Coast area between 1997 and 2000.

5:00pm

Nancy Guthrie disappearance spotlights other missing persons cases

The 84-year-old mother of Today show host Savannah Guthrie was last seen on January 31 before she disappeared from her affluent neighborhood in Arizona.

3:52pm

'Appalling': Hamilton woman assaulted at home by intruders

The woman was admitted to hospital after she confronted two men attempting to enter her Fairfield address.

12:56pm

Retail crime group took 'expensive' office space against advice

The group is renting the Symonds St space at a cost of $119,000 for the 2025/26 year.

12:22pm

Pima County Sheriff block a road near Nancy Guthrie's home in Tucson

Road sealed as new developments in Nancy Guthrie disappearance

Law enforcement investigating the disappearance of Savannah Guthrie's mother sealed off a road near Nancy Guthrie's home in Arizona overnight.

7:00am

Pima County Sheriff block a road near Nancy Guthrie's home in Tucson, Arizona.

Law enforcement block road near Nancy Guthrie's home

Sheriff’s and FBI vehicles, including forensics vehicles, passed through the roadblock that was set up about 3.2km from the house.

Saturday 7:35pm

US schools cancel class photos over links to Epstein

Photography giant Lifetouch called the claims "completely false" and denied any student photos have been shared with a third party.

Saturday 5:00pm

Leader of the Official Opposition of Canada Pierre Poilievre, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Governor General Mary Simon join hands at a vigil for the victims of a mass shooting. in Tumbler Ridge.

PM Carney and opposition leader hold hands at school shooting vigil

Canada’s political leaders flew from Ottawa together with Pierre Poilievre commending Mark Carney for his “tremendous grace".

Saturday 4:12pm

Juliana Peres Magalhães testifies during the double murder trial for Brendan Banfield in Fairfax County Circuit Court, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in Fairfax, Va.

Brazilian au pair jailed over murder plot of US lover's wife

"You do not deserve anything other than incarceration and a life of reflection on what you have done to the victim and his family. May it weigh heavily on your soul," the judge said.

Saturday 1:31pm

How officials sort through tips in cases like Nancy Guthrie disappearance

Many tips will be worthless. Others could have merit. Experts say one thing's certain: They can't be ignored.

Saturday 12:56pm

Britain's Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, looks round as he leaves after attending the Easter Matins Service at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, England, April 20, 2025.

High-profile resignations, replacements in Epstein case fallout

Politicians, diplomats, business leaders and royals have tarnished reputations and some lost their jobs after more than 3 million files were released by the US Justice Department.

Saturday 11:02am

Slovakia takes on Finland at the Winter Olympics.

Fugitive on the run for years arrested after appearing at Olympic hockey

The 44-year-old man, who was not named, was wanted by Italian authorities for a series of thefts committed in 2010.

Saturday 8:19am

Supporters of Palestine Action stage a protest outside the Royal Court of Justice in London

Palestine Action terror ban ruled unlawful in blow to UK Government

Since it's ban more than 2700 people have been arrested at protests for holding signs saying “I support Palestine Action”.

Saturday 7:58am

Easts Leagues Club in Brisbane. (Source: Google Maps)

Club diners help thwart 'horrific' attempted murder in Brisbane

A 33-year-old kitchen hand had been stood down for stalking a female colleague when he allegedly returned to work and repeatedly stabbed her.

Fri, Feb 13

Residents hug as they place flowers at a memorial for the victims of Tuesday's mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, Canada.

Remote town grieves 8 killed in Canada's deadliest attack in years

It comes as more details about the young victims are released.

Fri, Feb 13

Even the mosque terrorist, described as the most reviled person in New Zealand, must have the same treatment as everyone else under our law, his team of four lawyers have told the Court of Appeal as they closed their case.

Crown says evidence to support mosque terrorist's claims 'is not there'

The substance of the appeal has no merit, so "the application to grant leave to appeal out of time must be dismissed", the Crown says.

Fri, Feb 13

Woman jailed after dead people's names used in Covid subsidy fraud

Sariah Wehipeihana used her own name and those of 10 others, including dead people, to fraudulently obtain $28,118 and attempt to obtain a further $200,000 through the Covid-19 Wage Subsidy Scheme.

Fri, Feb 13

People tour the courtyard of Le Louvre museum in the rain.

Nine arrested after suspected near $20m Louvre ticket fraud scheme

An investigation was launched after two tour guides were suspected of bringing in tour groups by fraudulently reusing the same tickets multiple times.

Fri, Feb 13

The car was spiked twice in Ōtāhuhu and in Manukau before the driver was arrested.

Man sped, drove on wrong side of the road with family in car

A 40-year-old man was arrested after allegedly fleeing police at high speed in Auckland with his partner and three children in the car, running a red light and driving on the wrong side of the road before being stopped.

Fri, Feb 13

Pickleball argument sparks brawl at a Florida country club

One player hit his opponent in the face with a paddle and punched him on the ground before others got involved.

Fri, Feb 13

Rowan Donoghue outside the Christchurch District Court last month.

Police appeal for information over historical offending from ex-priest

Father Rowan Donohuge pleaded guilty in November last year to a number of historical sex offences against former students at St Bede's College in Christchurch.

Fri, Feb 13