Police seek dashcam footage after young girl reportedly abducted in East Auckland
The young girl was transported to the Kidz First Children's Hospital in at Middlemore.
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East Auckland street hit twice by gunmen in one week
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The man was charged with the possession of GBL [also known as Fantasy or Liquid Ecstasy].
Glen Innes, East Auckland, street hit by gunmen twice in one week
The men, aged 23 and 25, have been arrested on drug and firearm charges.
Car-jacker who left baby on roadside admits motor theft, disputes abduction
There was a baby inside the stolen vehicle who was then abandoned on a berm.
Unaddressed trauma and grief: Why teen stabbed a heavily pregnant woman
Court told the 19yo had lured the woman to an address under false pretences.
Car mounts kerb, fatally strikes man walking dog in rush-hour crash
The Serious Crash Unit is investigating the fatal incident.
Man arrested after spiked vehicle crashes into road workers
A man wearing a balaclava was arrested after crashing into a traffic control vehicle in Papakura following a high-speed drive across Auckland. Video / NZ Herald
Two hairs and a photo: The evidence Scott Watson’s fate rests on
Convicted killer has always denied murdering pair in the Marlborough Sounds.
Three courts rule conviction remains for man who attempted to rape friend
The man took his case all the way to the Supreme Court... and lost.
'Simple but ingenious' meth import plot saw baggage handlers exploit major border weakness - Crown
The duo are the last men standing after all other co-defendants pleaded guilty.
Body of Ronny Okeke found in Kaimai Range – 130km from where he was last seen
The 60-year-old man disappeared from Sandringham nearly two months ago.
Sudden death of child in Rānui
Emergency services responded to a report of the death at about 7.50am on Tuesday. Video / Ben Dickens
Death of Otago prisoner 'preventable' - coroner
The inmate who died had been considered mentally 'unwell' and 'unpredictable' in the past.
'Shame': Man impersonated lingerie store manager to get nudes, then blackmailed victim
The man said he needed the images to get her correct size in a sheer bra.
‘Cold’ and ‘calculating’ conman defrauded businesses out of $450k
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Kiwi sports star pleads guilty after wild Cup Day incident
The man, whose name is suppressed, will be sentenced in October.
Man accused of bedroom fire murder either a 'failed hero' or 'caught red-handed'
Emma Field was alive but likely unconscious when a fire took hold of her bedroom.
Woman allegedly murdered in bedroom blaze was unconscious, trapped
Emma Field was alive when the fire took hold.
Bus passenger says stab attack on driver was 'dumb, drunken', but it wasn't his first
The serial stabber also attacked a man at Auckland Hospital, resulting in kidney loss.
Crown seeks record-breaking reparation for powerboat crash that destroyed historic ferry
The captain of the other ship suffered a broken neck and remains paralysed.
Copper theft on the rise in Christchurch
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'A hunting ground for criminals': Auckland man charged over Facebook Marketplace scams
Police offer advice for platform users, saying scams are on the up.
Mama Hooch rapists: Brothers' appeal to be heard in October
Herald reveals High Court date for Christchurch's Mama Hooch rapist brothers.
'Shocked and mortified': TSB Bank teller stole from customers to feed gambling habit
The woman picked her victims carefully - they were either elderly or had health issues.
120kg drug bust: Man caught near ship claims he was 'practising to become a boat captain'
Kupa Koinaki didn't realise police had already taken the cocaine he was meant to collect.
'Open the till': Teen BK employees stabbed in unprovoked attack
“I want the money. Give me the money or I’m going to stab him,' Ethan Simon told staff.
Transgender woman off to men's prison after violent hammer attack
Crown says jail challenges for trans woman not "something she should get a discount for".
24 days in hell: Blowtorch-wielding kidnappers wanted cryptocurrency password
The victim was forced to dig what was supposedly her grave at a remote Far North property.
Police arrest three people on drug charges after Āwhitu shooting
A fifth person who escaped into the bush is still on the run.
'He’s had a tough time': Teen who smashed brick into man's head keeps name secret
His 69-year-old victim says the attack's left him a 'shadow' of his former self.
Hunt for fugitive Tom Phillips: Police get 70 tip-offs including 'credible' reports
Police offered an $80,000 reward for information on Phillips' three children.
Fatal shooting following 501's machete attack; two men jailed for manslaughter
Barber Brian James was shot to death during a tussle for a gun in a pitch-black bedroom.