Anneke Smith

The mother of a Mangawhai toddler at the centre of a murder trial has described finding her baby girl limp and unconscious.

Aaron Archer is on trial in the High Court in Auckland - accused of… Audio

The ambassador of Ukraine has vowed to track down anyone distributing the accused Christchurch gunman's manifesto and prosecute them.

A neo-Nazi in Ukraine is reproducing the document in paperback… Video, Audio

A court has heard a man accused of murdering a Northland toddler looked "like a rabbit in the headlights" after the girl died.

Aaron Archer is on trial in the High Court in Auckland - accused of… Audio

The accused Christchurch gunman's manifesto is being republished in paperback and sold through an instant messaging app.

A neo-Nazi in Ukraine is distributing the document through an online channel… Audio

A jury has heard a man accused of murdering a Mangawhai toddler told first responders he accidentally dropped the girl.

Two-year-old Ariah Dawn Roberts died in the care of her mother's former… Audio

Fisilau Tapaevalu and Mesui Tufui have been jailed for their roles in an execution-style murder linked to the Comancheros gang. Video, Audio

The Solicitor-General is challenging a finite jail term imposed on one of the country's worst sex offenders.

Alosio Taimo was found guilty of nearly 100 sex charges relating to 17 victims after a… Audio

Police are reporting a sharp drop in dairy robberies after the government dished out more than $2 million for extra security measures.

National set up a $1.8 million fund to cover half the cost of… Audio

A man who targeted an Asian family in a road rampage near Auckland has been jailed for two and a half years. Fraser Milne appeared in the High Court at Auckland this morning to be sentenced for what… Audio

Kiri Brackenridge, who murdered his mother and set fire to her Mt Roskill home, has been jailed for life with a minimum non-parole period of 10 years. Audio

South Auckland man Ueta Vea, who murdered a church bell-ringer he suspected was having an affair with his wife, was sentenced to life in prison this morning in the High Court in Auckland. Audio

One of the country's top lawyers want the government to fund special reports that help sentencing judges understand an offender's background.

The Ministry of Justice stopped paying for cultural… Audio

Two cousins linked to the Comancheros have been found guilty of murdering a man and trying to murder his wife in Māngere last year. Court reporter Anneke Smith has the details. Video, Audio

Alfred - or Fred - Keating was found guilty in April after he tried to film his colleagues on the toilet for his own sexual gratification. He was sentenced today to home detention. Audio