Home linked to Mongrel Mob meth network forfeited as part of $4m asset crackdown, with a man arrested for contempt of court.
Crime and Justice
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Seventy-eight-year-old pedestrian beaten to death with a metal pole during a spree of violence that also injured two other men.
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Fifth and final sentencing in the two-and-a -half-year investigation and prosecution that followed Perry’s fatal overdose at age of 54.
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As Parliament calls for submissions on a law change to make deepfake crimes easier to prosecute, victim Summer Murphy shares her traumatic story.
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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.
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Victims were violently assaulted and robbed in four separate incidents over a weekend earlier this month.
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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.
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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.
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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
Ilaisaane Malupo targeted members of the Tongan community with interest rates of up to 15% per week.
Around $3000 worth of fuel was discretely extracted through a hole in the bottom of the offender's car.
Police were alerted to a stolen vehicle in Bishopdale around 2pm.
Freeman led police on one of Australia's largest manhunts after he killed two officers while they were serving a warrant at his home in August 2025.
Shulai Wang's body was found in layers of plastic bags floating near the Gulf Harbour marina in March 2024 by a member of the public.
RNZ revealed last year that about 130 police officers were under investigation throughout the country after 30,000 alcohol breath tests were "falsely or erroneously recorded".
The new legislation will allow police to act earlier, recognising stalking as a pattern of behavior rather than isolated incidents.
The owner of the now-liquidated company was fined $40,000 for migrant worker exploitation, which also included a failure to keep proper records and to pay minimum wage rates.
