More than 300 gold bars and $3.4 million in cash was seized from David Rush's home in Virginia.
Crime and Justice
40 mins ago
Police found 390kg of methamphetamine stashed evenly across 39 large buckets, 140 cardboard boxes full of foam and packaging, and shopping bags.
4:56pm
Rakaia's famous statue was defaced in an environmental protest by Greenpeace in February, weeks after a $300,000 ratepayer-funded refurbishment.
Environment
4:54pm
Mahroni Schwalger played for the Highlanders, Hurricanes and the Chiefs, and was head coach of Manu Samoa until the end of 2024.
4:14pm
The illicit $1.2 million cargo featuring drugs, syringes and a mobile phone was downed as it approached Townsville Correctional Complex.
4:00pm
A group of six women linked to Islamic State and their children landed in Australia on Tuesday.
2:51pm
The man was the head of a national drug syndicate and was linked to more than 70 packages containing either cocaine, MDMA, ketamine or 1,4-Butanediol, valued at more than $20 million.
1:29pm
Police in Apia have launched an investigation into a bizarre international case involving two Samoan men who confessed on Vietnamese television to the murder of a Sydney gang leader.
1:13pm
Home linked to Mongrel Mob meth network forfeited as part of $4m asset crackdown, with a man arrested for contempt of court.
11:22am
Seventy-eight-year-old pedestrian beaten to death with a metal pole during a spree of violence that also injured two other men.
10:45am
1:30
Fifth and final sentencing in the two-and-a -half-year investigation and prosecution that followed Perry’s fatal overdose at age of 54.
10:26am
As Parliament calls for submissions on a law change to make deepfake crimes easier to prosecute, victim Summer Murphy shares her traumatic story.
6:00am
5:25
Kaixiao Liu, his wife Lanyue Xiao and his parents Xiuyun Li and Jingui Liu have each denied the kidnapping and manslaughter of Shulai Wang.
Wednesday 6:59pm
Xu Yao was found guilty of poisoning Lin Qi, the founder of Yoozoo Games, which holds the film adaptation rights for the science-fiction trilogy.
Wednesday 6:39pm
Xiaozheng Lin, 25, was originally jailed for 14 years for the manslaughter of Yuqi Luo and Hyun Sook Jeon in 2022.
Wednesday 6:00pm
Victims were violently assaulted and robbed in four separate incidents over a weekend earlier this month.
Wednesday 5:12pm
The cause of the death was determined to be mechanical asphyxia, which is when an object or physical force stops someone from breathing.
Wednesday 4:45pm
A 37-year-old man is charged with murder in relation to the death.
Wednesday 4:35pm
Freeman triggered one of Australia's largest manhunts after he killed two officers at his home in Victoria's high country in August 2025.
Wednesday 4:30pm
Rising fuel prices and police efforts have failed to deter street racers who continue to tear up Manawatū's roads.
Wednesday 4:01pm
Two people are being referred to Youth Justice and the recovered antlers are being returned to the owners.
Wednesday 3:12pm
The 39-year-old was due to appear in the Auckland District Court today on the new charges.
Wednesday 1:36pm
The morning's headlines in 90 seconds, including Europe’s record breaking heatwave, and the race to save seven people trapped in a cave.
Wednesday 8:47am
Emergency services were called to the scene on Mount Wellington Highway between Te Horeta Rd and Rowlands Ave just after 6.30am Tuesday.
Wednesday 6:19am
Rebecca said the cat had wandered into her yard while Velma was outside.
Tue, May 26
4:51
