Crime

A second Northland man facing sex offence charges, who is linked to a secretive sect known as the Two by Twos, is fighting to keep his name secret.

The trophy, with 24 gold plaques and valued at $130,000, was stolen and later mysteriously returned.

Todd Williams was sentenced to three years and seven months in prison after a transnational investigation linked him to 8928 images and videos of child sexual exploitation.

Syd Te Rata said wearing the gang patch was a way of honouring his friend who had died.

The dog escaped without serious injury, but the offender was sentenced to eight months' jail.

Police say key CCTV from an Auckland storage site was lost as Hakyung Lee's trial over her children's deaths continues.

Paul Goldsmith is not sure how to resolve suppression issues in the Tom Phillips case but is promising to do so.

Local police arrested four people on suspicion of "malicious communications".

The latest accusations bring the total number of offences laid against the 84-year-old to 44.

The seizure was part of a wider operation that uncovered drugs worth $9 million being imported into New Zealand.

The 27-year-old still faces a charge of second-degree murder in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

Police reportedly tap into the Auckland-based Auror system 250,000 times a year, often outside big retailers and petrol stations.

Police have charged a Christchurch man with possession of an offensive weapon after a police shooting that left a woman dead in the suburb of Bryndwr last month.

A 23-year-old man has been charged after a match ended in a fight that left a player with a broken jaw.

The move follows revelations people with convictions for violence or sexual abuse were adopting children overseas.

The officer who extradited a woman accused of murdering her children and hiding their bodies in suitcases says she told him she did not do it.

Officials allege Yordanis Cobos-Martinez attacked and killed Chandra Nagamallaiah in front of his wife and son.

The potential deployment is part of Trump's broader effort to expand his anti-crime push nationwide.

Inland Revenue said Richard Jody Rapana and Marlanna Shirley Diana Harris received just over $115,000 they were not entitled to between 2019 and 2022.