Crime and Justice

Eric James Forrest was found guilty of murdering David Collisson, 53, on a rural property near Mudgee, in central western NSW, in September 2023.

'Brutal and cold‑blooded': Man jailed for rural NSW execution

The NSW Supreme Court heard the victim begged for his life before being shot multiple times and burned, leaving his family unable to bury him.

7:50pm

A thousand cannabis plants discovered in Christchurch operation

Police estimated value of the plants at around $1.1 million.

6:31pm

A Nelson driver who was "all over the road" and had three near misses with other motorists recorded a "shockingly high" reading of nearly five times the legal alcohol limit last night, police say.

‘Shockingly high’ alcohol reading from swerving Nelson driver

Police say the 25‑year‑old driver was seen weaving across the road, narrowly missing other vehicles, before being stopped.

6:25pm

Around 115kg of methamphetamine was found concealed in jars of pickles bound for Melbourne.

Two Australians charged over 115kg of meth hidden in pickle jars

The failed import was uncovered during a joint Australian–Canadian investigation, with arrests in Australia and Canada.

5:30pm

DOC appealing for information about poisoned protected gulls

Ten tarāpuka died after ingesting a rapid-acting narcotic bird control agent in Te Anau on January 18.

4:53pm

'Brutal and cold‑blooded': Man jailed for rural NSW execution

The NSW Supreme Court heard the victim begged for his life before being shot multiple times and burned, leaving his family unable to bury him.

7:50pm

A thousand cannabis plants discovered in Christchurch operation

Police estimated value of the plants at around $1.1 million.

6:31pm

‘Shockingly high’ alcohol reading from swerving Nelson driver

Police say the 25‑year‑old driver was seen weaving across the road, narrowly missing other vehicles, before being stopped.

6:25pm

Two Australians charged over 115kg of meth hidden in pickle jars

The failed import was uncovered during a joint Australian–Canadian investigation, with arrests in Australia and Canada.

5:30pm

DOC appealing for information about poisoned protected gulls

Ten tarāpuka died after ingesting a rapid-acting narcotic bird control agent in Te Anau on January 18.

4:53pm

Radio hosts Kyle Sandilands and Jacqueline ‘Jackie O’ Henderson will no longer present the KIIS FM breakfast program together.

'Battle lines drawn' in shock jock Kyle Sandilands fight

As the Sandilands saga develops, Radio host Jackie-O could be drawn into a legal battle by her estranged co-host.

4:46pm

A file image of a courtroom coat of arms.

Restaurant exploited underpaid, overworked migrants

An investigation uncovered a "consistent pattern of excessive hours, underpayment, and deductions from wages".

4:38pm

While Dunedin South Countdown was initially supposed to be closed for 48 hours, the store’s reopening date was constantly being pushed back – as more rodents were found.

Woolworths fined $33,000 over rat-infested Dunedin store

The supermarket chain’s Dunedin South branch, then called Countdown, was shut for nearly three weeks in February 2024.

4:09pm

Images from Al Noor mosque in 2019. (File image).

Christchurch mosque terrorist's appeal costs nearly $500k so far

Legal aid and specialist court technology for Brenton Tarrant’s appeal have already cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, with final costs expected to rise.

2:45pm

The group runs sports retailer Rebel Sport and household goods retailer Briscoes.

Women arrested with trolley loads of clothes taken from Rebel Sport

The women allegedly ran out of the Hamilton store carrying armfuls of clothing, worth more than $5000, and leading police to more clothing and cosmetics from multiple stores.

1:55pm

The pursuit extended nearly a kilometer.

Police chase offender over fences in 1km foot pursuit

In the same case, a wanted woman arrived at a property being searched by police, making for a substantially easier arrest.

11:38am

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Opinion: What I learned from Julian Batchelor’s defamation case against TVNZ

Anti co-governance campaigner Julian Batchelor lost his defamation case against TVNZ. Te Aniwa Hurihanganui, the reporter at the centre of the case, explains why that matters.

11:09am

The college represented nearly 1500 self-employed midwives, known as lead maternity carers (LMCs) in a class action which began in August 2024.

High Court rules in favour of College of Midwives class action

The Government says it plans to appeal the decision that it failed to ensure self-employed midwives receive fair and reasonable remuneration.

Thursday 6:33pm

Auckland ratepayers have forked out more than $1.2 million to cover vandalism and graffiti at parks and playgrounds in the past year

Auckland's million dollar bill for graffiti, vandalism at parks

Ratepayers fork out more than $1.2 million to cover vandalism and graffiti at parks and playgrounds in the past year.

Thursday 4:40pm

Thomas Sewell was allegedly among 40 men accused of storming Camp Sovereignty on Sunday evening.

NZ-born neo-Nazi leader to stand trial for Australian camp attack

Thomas Sewell, 33, charged with leading a group that stormed Melbourne's Camp Sovereignty site after an anti-immigration protest.

Thursday 3:42pm

Sergeant Matthew Lee said the highest recorded speed, up to 170km/h, was logged on Wednesday.

Rental car seized after speeding more than 100 times

A rental company contacted police after tracking dozens of speeding alerts across the lower South Island over the past week.

Thursday 12:44pm

Police said they were called to Grove Street in Nelson after 9pm after reports of an argument between two people.

Man in custody after 11 hours on roof in Nelson

The man spent the night on a roof on Grove St following an argument.

Thursday 12:12pm

Teacher injured, student in custody after Tuakau College incident

Secondary school has closed for the day after a young person taken into custody following the incident involving a teacher.

Thursday 11:59am

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It is Guthrie's first interview since her mother was reported missing on February 1.

Savannah Guthrie in first interview appeals for help finding missing mum

Based on security footage, authorities believe Nancy Guthrie was kidnapped or otherwise taken against her will.

Thursday 11:34am

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Covid-19 support schemes were rolled out in a high trust model to get help to people who qualified for it as quickly as possible. (File image).

Man forged bank statements from mother as part of Covid support fraud

Harold Hyde, the now bankrupt former Wellington tax agent, was sentenced for offending against both IR and MSD after forging documents related to Covid-19 relief schemes.

Thursday 10:26am

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