Crime

A 17-year-old female has been charged with intent to injure and is set to appear in Napier District Court on 9 October.

The grounds for the appeal were not outlined, and documents have not been formally lodged.

The unlicensed driver who drove up to 139km/h on the wrong side of the road has been released without conviction due to a brain injury he suffered in the collision.

The man told the High Court of a violent beating he endured from people looking for Anaru Moana.

A Kiwi amateur league has become a global betting goldmine, raising red flags about the risk of illegal on-field activity.

Attacker Sarangi Lim told police she intended to kill the woman she bashed with a hammer.

A 34-year-old woman has appeared in court on charges of murder, and wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.

All areas of Kawerau have been subject to strong chemical smells over the past week.

The West Coast mine closed in 1967 and since then, many artefacts have been stolen.

Nearly two years after the toddler's death, RNZ can reveal police have made significant progress in solving the case that shocked the nation.

'You are in some trouble. There's no doubt about that,' a judge told Daniel Perring.

Mana Brown was prosecuted under the Gangs Act 2024 after being spotted on CCTV cameras wearing a cap that included the word 'Nomad'.

The tools - worth $50,000 - were stolen from a work vehicle in 2023, only to be auctioned off on behalf of police more than two years later.

Police are investigating the burglary and arson.

The final report from the Ministerial Advisory Group on Organised Crime is delivered today, and it makes for frightening reading.