Crime

A 50-year-old man is accused of murdering five people by setting Wellington's Loafers Lodge hostel alight in 2023.

The alleged offending happened in New Lynn, Mt Eden, Mt Albert, Auckland central and Newmarket, police say.

A Wānaka couple accused of defrauding family, friends and associates out of more than a $1 million through a fake cancer scam are now facing further charges.

The 37-year-old was remanded on bail until her next court appearance on Wednesday.

A 36-year-old woman has been charged.

The soldier was convicted after trying to give restricted military information, but narrowly avoided being sent to a civilian prison.

A protest was being held at the same location, but it was not clear whether either the offender or the victim were a part of that protest.

Officers have found and seized four guns and one knife in Levin over the past couple of days.

A judge has blasted a key player in a lucrative ACC fraud, in which clients tried to steal more than $1.5 million.

The officers have been left with minor injuries after the incident during an arrest in Lower Hutt.

The 33-year-old was allegedly attacked by fellow inmates at Auckland Prison.

The Mongrel Mob and the Nomads both have a presence in the region, police say. Audio

His party has previously stated it would not repeal the legislation, if it became government.

The soldier at the centre of the case was less James Bond and "maybe more like a bumbling wannabe-spy".

While staying with a host family in the Bay of Plenty, the man who should have been offering her safety and hospitality in a foreign country, betrayed her trust, and that of her parents, by indecently…

Former Dilworth housemaster Ian Wilson, who is serving jail time for sexually abusing several students, has been grilled on whether he has other victims he has yet to disclose.