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In the last 2 hours

'Hot-box' murder: Accused says rival gang bigger issue than patched member's theft New Zealand Herald03:11

In the last 4 hours

Arrest Made In Relation To Homicide Of Kaea Karauria Scoop00:29

In the last 8 hours

Attack on Iran’s state media – Israel bombs IRIB building in new war crime Asia Pacific Report21:38 16-Jun-25

Self-Defence And Acceptable Murder: Netanyahu Dreams Of Regime Change Scoop21:37 16-Jun-25

Murder victim’s family say she would still be alive if killer’s deadly past was known NewsTalk ZB20:17 16-Jun-25

Yesterday

Man charged after woman's body found in bushland Yahoo! New Zealand16:12 16-Jun-25

Four people handed suspended jail sentences over Vinicius Jr effigy Radio New Zealand15:09 16-Jun-25

Mushroom murder accused engaged in 'sinister deception' Radio New Zealand04:09 16-Jun-25

Tribesmen's alleged 'hotbox' murder after gang member's unauthorised online shopping New Zealand Herald03:45 16-Jun-25

'I should remain where I am': A double killer's warning Radio New Zealand01:08 16-Jun-25

In the last 7 days

How organised crime in the Pacific poses risks for New Zealand New Zealand Herald01:26 14-Jun-25

What Patterson told mushroom murder trial during week in witness box Radio New Zealand01:40 13-Jun-25

New Zealand's warning about drugs in the Pacific Radio New Zealand23:27 12-Jun-25

Good Police Work Coughs Up The Dough Scoop22:05 12-Jun-25

'Sufficiently troubling': Private investigator reviews ex-cop's rape conviction Radio New Zealand13:52 12-Jun-25

Man who murdered real estate agent Yanfei Bao to be sentenced Radio New Zealand13:31 12-Jun-25

Mushroom poisoning murder-accused grilled on eighth and final day in witness box New Zealand Herald03:27 12-Jun-25

Mushroom murder trial: Accused denies resetting phone to deceive police Radio New Zealand01:47 12-Jun-25

Why Spain's flood response failure is under a criminal probe New Zealand Herald13:10 11-Jun-25

Mushroom murder trial: Children fed lunch leftovers despite illness Radio New Zealand02:11 11-Jun-25

Man charged with murder of Northland toddler named Radio New Zealand23:40 10-Jun-25

Joint Statement On Use Of Facial Recognition Technology (FRT) In Retail Settings Scoop23:34 10-Jun-25

Triple-murder accused disputes testimony of witnesses, including her own son Radio New Zealand05:22 10-Jun-25

In the last month

73-year-old man charged with Northland murder New Zealand Herald21:14 9-Jun-25

Man Charged With Murder Following Horeke Homicide Scoop20:44 9-Jun-25

‘I'm haunted by visions’: Mental health patient jailed after elderly woman’s murder NewsTalk ZB20:23 9-Jun-25

Man admits New Year's Day murder of baby, violent attack on two others New Zealand Herald19:33 9-Jun-25

'Insider threat': NZ and Pacific being corrupted by organised crime - experts New Zealand Herald13:07 9-Jun-25

Australia’s Anti-Smoking Push Fuels Crime, Fails To Curb Smoking Scoop15:56 8-Jun-25

Can the intellectually disabled be executed? US Supreme Court to reconsider Radio New Zealand04:27 7-Jun-25

Mushroom poisoning trial: Woman denies murder of three family members New Zealand Herald22:04 6-Jun-25

Weinstein concedes he acted 'immorally' as jury deliberations pause Radio New Zealand19:18 6-Jun-25

Man charged with murder after 30-year-old woman struck in Hamilton crash New Zealand Herald20:30 5-Jun-25

Man charged with murder of Hamilton woman struck by ute Radio New Zealand20:23 5-Jun-25

Fiji Football against election of leader with criminal conviction Radio New Zealand19:29 5-Jun-25

Housemates charged with murder in case of missing teen Pheobe Bishop New Zealand Herald17:32 5-Jun-25

Australian and NZ anti-corruption bosses embroiled in 'chaos' in PNG Radio New Zealand16:29 5-Jun-25

Boy in the Water, The Detail win national podcast awards NewsRoom14:43 5-Jun-25

Vanuatu Citizenship Office hits back at Tate report Radio New Zealand20:26 4-Jun-25

Police Commissioner Welcomes Report From The Office Of The Privacy Commissioner Scoop21:40 3-Jun-25

Family of Colorado antisemitic attack suspect taken into ICE custody Radio New Zealand17:11 3-Jun-25

Report Confirms Facial Recognition Can Be Used Responsibly To Reduce Retail Crime Scoop16:39 3-Jun-25

UN demands investigation as 27 Palestinians killed near aid site Radio New Zealand15:09 3-Jun-25

Man charged with murder after injured victim dies in hospital Radio New Zealand02:59 3-Jun-25

Investigation Launched, Man Charged In Relation To Death Of Man, Tokoroa Scoop02:28 3-Jun-25

Top cop's court battle: Is there public interest in alleged objectionable material? New Zealand Herald22:51 2-Jun-25

MBIE Disrupts Organised Crime Scoop22:18 2-Jun-25

Defibrillator theft among 18 charges man faces over alleged crime spree NewsTalk ZB22:02 2-Jun-25

Boulder attack suspect faces murder and hate crime charges, bail set at $16.6m New Zealand Herald18:45 2-Jun-25

Colorado man charged with federal hate crime after gasoline-bomb attack Radio New Zealand18:18 2-Jun-25

'Regime of corruption': Divisive election to choose judges by vote New Zealand Herald03:17 2-Jun-25

'The defence will call Erin Patterson': Alleged poisoner to testify New Zealand Herald02:47 2-Jun-25

'The system failed us': Father speaks after daughter's tragic death New Zealand Herald21:11 1-Jun-25

Jailed 'cold-blooded' killer still denies stabbing German hitchhiker 20 years ago Radio New Zealand22:43 31-May-25

Criminalisation Of Istanbul Bar Assoc & Dismissal Of Executive Board, A Chilling Attack On The Independence Of Lawyers Scoop04:30 31-May-25

Cyber crime crackdown: 15 foreign nationals jailed in Nigeria New Zealand Herald19:27 30-May-25

Erin Patterson trial: Mother’s Day text message aired in court New Zealand Herald05:22 30-May-25

West Coast Warrants Scoop00:39 30-May-25

Dunedin school recovers $365K in misappropriated fund NewsTalk ZB00:06 30-May-25

Eye surgeon convicted of attempted murder to be released on parole Radio New Zealand20:21 29-May-25

Confessed Ellerslie double murderer handed life sentence for bloody plot New Zealand Herald19:56 29-May-25

Disgraced eye surgeon gets parole but banned from Canterbury NewsTalk ZB19:41 29-May-25

Lois Tolley murder case unravelled due to poor practice Radio New Zealand02:01 29-May-25

'Rare case': Woman's murder charge dismissed after three-weeks of evidence New Zealand Herald22:10 28-May-25

Judge drops murder charges after deeming unsafe for jury to convict Radio New Zealand20:14 28-May-25

Tate brothers face 21 charges, including rape, human trafficking, in UK Radio New Zealand17:17 28-May-25

Murder trial told of swapped SIM card, shopping list Radio New Zealand04:53 28-May-25

How a day of football celebrations turned to chaos in Liverpool New Zealand Herald01:13 28-May-25

Comanchero v Comanchero crime: Second man admits terrorising bodybuilder's family New Zealand Herald21:22 27-May-25

Nationwide Climate Protests Target ANZ, Shane Jones No-show Scoop19:19 27-May-25

Driver of Liverpool car which ploughed into crowd suspected of taking drugs New Zealand Herald15:11 27-May-25

How to get away with murder: form a company Aardvark14:51 27-May-25

Retailers relieved at police commissioner's clarification Radio New Zealand14:32 27-May-25

PSNA condemns NZ’s ‘indifference to mass murder’ as Israel blocks aid to starving Palestinians Asia Pacific Report07:30 27-May-25

Police Commissioner On Controversial Shoplifting Directive Scoop03:10 27-May-25

'Giving liberty to the criminals': Shopkeeper speaks out on police memo Radio New Zealand03:00 27-May-25

Man who raped, murdered elderly woman to stay behind bars Radio New Zealand23:16 26-May-25

Sensible Sentencing Trust Slams Police For Dangerous Shift In Shoplifting Investigations Scoop22:11 26-May-25

'All crime is crime': Police Minister on 'confusing' shoplifting loss threshold memo New Zealand Herald20:54 26-May-25

NZ's top cop censures staff shoplifting memo as ‘confusing and unhelpful’ NewsTalk ZB20:28 26-May-25

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