A burglary, two stolen cars and a vehicle set alight are being investigated as police look into whether a string of incidents across several suburbs are linked.
Crime and Justice
5:40pm
British police arrested a 28-year-old man late Saturday on suspicion of murder over the death of former politician and reality TV contestant Ann Widdecombe.
11:39am
Police said officers were called to reports of fighting inside a bar with about 500 patrons inside on Karangahape Rd at around 12.30am.
8:27am
Waihi Beach Volunteer Coastguard says thieves stole 1200 litres of petrol within days of its tank being refilled, leaving the charity thousands of dollars out of pocket.
6:00am
A small plane crashed in North Andros, located in waters west of the Bahamian capital of Nassau.
Saturday 4:25pm
Police said the assault occurred at a car park on Beachcroft Avenue at around 7.50am.
Saturday 3:03pm
Accused Tyler Robinson was charged with aggravated murder and could face the death penalty.
Saturday 1:00pm
Ohio officials were set to approve NZ$1.7m to help the small Vinton County cope with the "emergent and developing child protection crisis".
Saturday 8:30am
Widdecombe, 78, was found dead in her Haytor Vale home in southwest England after sustaining what police said were "serious injuries".
Saturday 6:59am
Kent local Dean Foord was arrested in December 2025 in an attempt to evade policemen, which saw him wedge himself into his fridge and refuse to come out.
Fri, Jul 10
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Eight men were indicted on murder and terrorism conspiracy charges for their alleged roles in a thwarted drone and sniper attack on the UFC cage-fighting show staged at the White House in June.
Lance Twiggs described the interaction with Robinson at their apartment in an interview with law enforcement that was aired by prosecutors.
A 34-year-old man, who was allegedly in a "domestic relationship" with the teenager, was charged days after she was found unconscious.
Thu, Jul 9
The US president's lawyers immediately appealed but were denied an emergency order to block the payment from being made.
Ruth Ellis, 28, was hanged on July 13, 1955, for the murder of race-car driver David Blakely outside a London pub.
The damage in Tawa caused multiple signal issues and disrupted services, police said.
Cabinet has abandoned a proposed ban on crypto ATMs after further analysis found a more flexible, targeted approach was available to address the risk of criminal misuse.
Politics
David Waine appeared in Hamilton District Court on Wednesday on three charges of theft by a person in a special relationship and one of false accounting.
The 41-year-old doctor administered a lethal mixture of various medications to patients who were under palliative care.
In one case, a man had tried to start a physical fight with a neighbour in front of the man's grandchildren and told him to "sleep with one eye open".
Prosecutors say the chats served as an online predator network of mainly Chinese men targeting mostly Chinese women in the country.
Wed, Jul 8
The pounamu represents a piece of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints history and the museum was "shocked" by the theft.
The Department of Homeland Security said Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican national, attempted to ram an agent who fired his weapon in self-defence.
Prosecutors say they intend to seek the death penalty in the case.
Police were called to an address on Hinau St after Michelle Tangimataiti was found unresponsive shortly before midnight on June 18.
