CrimeTwice-weekly badminton date? Judge rubbishes offender's home detention expectationsThe car dealer is the third and final co-defendant to score an appeal victory.28 Aug 05:08 AM
CrimeFour firearm-wielding offenders caught after Taupō robberyThe men, aged 25, 27, 31 and 38, will appear in court in the coming months.28 Aug 03:55 AM
Crime'You corrupted my innocence': Ex-Dilworth housemaster sentenced third time for student sex abuseHe was already serving three years and seven months for abusing five students.28 Aug 02:44 AM
New ZealandCorrections claim 'absconder' rates for offenders wearing bail bracelets are still lowAbsconders are wrapping their bail bracelets in foil to avoid detection.27 Aug 11:39 PM
VideoAuckland street fightPolice take a step back as Auckland street fight starts. Video / SuppliedWatch27 Aug 11:24 PM
New ZealandRevealed: Number of people accused of homicide wearing ankle braceletsIt comes after the Herald revealed concerns about bailees 'foiling' their bracelets.27 Aug 10:03 PM
CrimeCorrections says monitoring device tampering can be detectedCriminals are regularly wrapping tinfoil around their ankle bracelets and reoffending.27 Aug 09:17 PM
New ZealandWatch: Auckland home invasion victim threatened with hammerThree men broke into the victim's house in Kelston and threatened him with a hammer, saying they would come back and kill him if he called the police. Video / NZ HeraldWatch27 Aug 05:00 PM
Crime'She trusted us, we couldn’t keep her safe': Caregivers walk away after losing faith in the systemThe little girl they were looking after had been abused by her previous caregiver.27 Aug 12:58 AM
New Zealand'Foiled' ankle bracelets: National wants changes to bail systemLeaked report says public safety is compromised due to 'systemic monitoring limitations'.26 Aug 09:45 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandCriminals dodge detection by using tinfoil to cover ankle braceletsLeaked report says public safety is compromised due to 'systemic monitoring limitations'.26 Aug 05:00 PM
CrimeUni student assaulted four women - he claimed 'sexsomnia'Four women were victimised by the defendant.26 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandBetrayal, loss and recovery: Woman's fight for justice after friend stole life savings'When she claimed she got hacked, she cried … she came here and she cried'.25 Aug 11:00 PM
New ZealandHeartless act: Burglars target family who lost everything in Cyclone GabrielleResidents who lost everything in the floods have now been the victims of callous thieves.25 Aug 08:20 PM
New ZealandFormer high-flyer’s fall from grace into drugs and violence lands him in prison'You have not suffered trauma like many who come before the criminal court'- Judge Rielly.25 Aug 07:31 PM
New Zealand'How could someone do this?': Firebombing victims had seconds to escapeCouple traumatised by Molotov cocktail attack and have lost all of their belongings.25 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandLawyer doesn't feel safe after Auckland CBD homicide“It’s not the Queen Street I used to know,” says Olinda Woodroffe.25 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandGunshots reportedly fired from vehicle at two locations in AucklandPolice say no one was injured in either incident.25 Aug 10:22 AM
Crime'Was he crying? Was he pleading with you?': Murder defendant grilled as she enters witness boxLawyers say Jimel Burns-Wong-Tung not the "cold-blooded killer" of Rangiwhero Ngaronoa.25 Aug 05:52 AM
CrimeFarm worker death: Jurors weep as young mother acquitted of murder, guilty of manslaughterJacob Ramsay was beaten, chained to a car and towed along a tanker track.25 Aug 03:25 AM
New ZealandThe women who brought down the Mama Hooch rapists, in their own wordsRoberto and Danny Jaz were jailed for more than 16 years.25 Aug 12:45 AM
New ZealandFocus: The Mama Hooch trialBrothers Danny and Roberto Jaz have been jailed for sexually attacking women at the Mama Hooch bar in Christchurch. Video / NZ HeraldWatch24 Aug 11:59 PM
New ZealandArrest after high-speed motorbike red-light runner flees police, tracked from air over South AucklandPolice tracked the motorbike from the air as it travelled through Auckland streets.24 Aug 09:25 PM
New ZealandMotel terror, Mama Hooch and flood recovery packages | Focus Morning Bulletin August 25, 2023Mother describes motel terror as Epsom homicide investigation continues, why the Mama Hooch rapists won’t likely be let out early and councillors react to Auckland’s $2-billion flood recovery package. Video / NZ HeraldWatch24 Aug 07:26 PM
New Zealand'Really scary': Mum's motel homicide night of terror while visiting AucklandOne person was taken into custody after a death at a central Auckland motel.24 Aug 05:00 PM
CrimeNot the buzz: $120k loss to beekeepers after man irked by bees taking his pollenHe was angry the bees were taking pollen from his flowers.24 Aug 05:00 PM
Crime'Extremely angry': Woman incited grisly tanker track attack, Crown suggestsJacob Ramsay was beaten, chained to a car and towed along a tanker track.24 Aug 07:30 AM
New ZealandSecurity footage shows busy Mama Hooch nightclubSecurity footage shows Robert Jaz and another male leave the busy Mama Hooch nightclub. Video / SuppliedWatch24 Aug 07:02 AM
New ZealandMama Hooch: Danny Jaz partying in the club Cellphone footage shows Danny Jaz partying in the Mama Hooch nightclub. Video / SuppliedWatch24 Aug 06:57 AM
New ZealandMoment after Mama Hooch's victims had their drink spikedCCTV Footage shows the moments after Katherine and Penny had their drinks spiked in the Mama Hooch nightclub. Video / Supplied Watch24 Aug 06:52 AM
New ZealandCalendar Girls security footage of Mama Hooch victimSecurity footage inside Calender Girls shows one of the Mama Hooch victims visibly drowsy and drinking water. Video / SuppliedWatch24 Aug 06:34 AM
New Zealand'Level of your offending is unknown in this country': Mama Hooch rapist brothers jailedRoberto and Danny Jaz were jailed for more than 16 years.24 Aug 06:00 AM
New Zealand'Callous disregard': Mama Hooch rapists handed hefty prison termsMama Hooch rapists - brothers Danny and Roberto Jaz - are being sentenced today.24 Aug 05:27 AM
New ZealandEpsom motel death: Teenager accused of murder to deny chargeOne person was taken into custody last night.24 Aug 01:54 AM