Crime and Justice

The attack occurred on Tuesday when Taiatini Nelson, a long-time lover of horses, was riding along the Bay of Plenty beach on his horse Hero — something his wife Aimee said he did regularly.

Horse badly injured in attack by two dogs on Bay of Plenty beach

Taiatini Nelson urged his horse Hero into the sea to escape a prolonged attack by two off-leash dogs at Pāpāmoa Beach on Tuesday.

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Police recruit showed colleague pornography, asked sexual questions

Police upheld the allegations made against the recruit as "serious misconduct".

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ECE relief teacher kissed 3-year-old on the lips, twice

While there was "no sexual or indecent motivation", a tribunal found that Ankui (Ian) Gui's behaviour amounted to serious misconduct.

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Lu Jianwang waits to enter a federal courthouse in New York

NYC 'spy' accused of running Chinese outpost says it was place to play mahjong

US prosecutors say it was a secret Chinese spy outpost - lawyers for the man accused of running it, Lu Jianwang, contend it was a community centre.

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The Huapai Tavern in norwest Auckland, 25 minutes outside of the city.

Pub where man confronted family over child's behaviour granted licence

A rural Auckland tavern where a three-year-old child was allegedly "assaulted" by a patron will continue serving alcohol after being granted an on-licence renewal.

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Horse badly injured in attack by two dogs on Bay of Plenty beach

Taiatini Nelson urged his horse Hero into the sea to escape a prolonged attack by two off-leash dogs at Pāpāmoa Beach on Tuesday.

33 mins ago

Police recruit showed colleague pornography, asked sexual questions

Police upheld the allegations made against the recruit as "serious misconduct".

2:28pm

ECE relief teacher kissed 3-year-old on the lips, twice

While there was "no sexual or indecent motivation", a tribunal found that Ankui (Ian) Gui's behaviour amounted to serious misconduct.

1:59pm

NYC 'spy' accused of running Chinese outpost says it was place to play mahjong

US prosecutors say it was a secret Chinese spy outpost - lawyers for the man accused of running it, Lu Jianwang, contend it was a community centre.

12:34pm

Pub where man confronted family over child's behaviour granted licence

A rural Auckland tavern where a three-year-old child was allegedly "assaulted" by a patron will continue serving alcohol after being granted an on-licence renewal.

12:18pm

A document that was included in the U.S. Department of Justice release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, photographed Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, shows a Metropolitan Correctional Center report with photos of Epstein after a suicide attempt on July 23, 2019.

Judge releases note Epstein's cellmate says he found after suicide attempt

Few people had known about the note until a former police officer serving a life sentence for killing four people mentioned it on a podcast last year.

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Eugene Bareman with UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya.

City Kickboxing takes anti-violence, coward punch programme nationwide

The gym is working with charities and police to run programmes for at-risk young people around the country.

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Ruatiti is located near the Whanganui National Park, around 21km southwest of Waimarino (National Park).

Man charged with murdering central North Island couple

Brendon and Trina Cole were found dead at their property on Murumuru Rd in Ruatiti, located around 21km southwest of Waimarino (National Park), on December 13.

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A makeshift memorial set up at the scene of a double homicide outside Southwest Elementary School in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Wednesday, May 6, 2025.

Teen boy, woman fatally shot in Michigan football dispute

A young man who was turned away from an informal football game in Michigan fatally shot a 14-year-old boy and killed a woman who tried to help the victim, all in the presence of other kids, local police said.

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Police claim man accused of sexual offending is obstructing investigation

Police say an investigation into a man accused of sexual offending against four young boys is being hampered by a "high degree of obfuscation" by the defendant and his wife.

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