Person attacked with hammer, car stolen in south-east Auckland

Police say 'we could have done better' as new stalking laws come into force

The new legislation will allow police to act earlier, recognising stalking as a pattern of behavior rather than isolated incidents.

Kiwifruit company owner fined after making worker pay $23k to secure job

The owner of the now-liquidated company was fined $40,000 for migrant worker exploitation, which also included a failure to keep proper records and to pay minimum wage rates.

Man shot in Auckland's Mount Wellington, police investigate

Emergency services were called to the scene on Mount Wellington Highway just after 6.30am on Tuesday.

Gulf Harbour body trial: Rice bags around body led to the accused

Shulai Wang, 70, had come to New Zealand to seek religious instruction from Kaixiao Liu, one of the people accused of killing her.