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Police shot at during pursuit to help teen avoid arrest on bail

The 18-year-old was involved in the armed robbery of two bottle stores.

UFC star Israel Adesanya avoids drink-driving conviction

He pleaded guilty at his first appearance in September.

Ex-Nats MP cleared by police after family fight at mum’s tangi

Police say Alfred Ngaro and his whānau were cleared of assault claims.

Two more charged with participating in gang brawl, five months after Head Hunter's death

Seven people now face various charges.

Man thrown off jetty and held underwater in vicious day-time assault

The assault occurred on Sunday afternoon at the Lee Breakwater.

Manurewa shooting: Single gunshot killed one, left another fighting for life in unsolved attack

A single shotgun blast through a car window left two men critical, with one later dying.

True crime podcast: No justice for victim 90 years after love-triangle killing

Murdered man had two great loves in the last year of his life, and neither was his wife.

Tenant told the rain 'won't last forever' when rental property flooded

Tenancy Tribunal: "The property should not have been offered for residential tenancies."

Charges filed against man accused of speeding off in $50,000 police car, then crashing it

The alleged joyride only lasted minutes before a crash that injured another motorist.

‘We thought they were growing tomatoes’: Inside NZ's biggest cannabis bust

Police uncovered a large cannabis growing operation linked to Vietnamese organised crime.

Fatal Lower Hutt shooting: Police execute search warrant at gang-linked property

One man was fatally shot at a birthday party, another was left fighting for his life.

Police give update on Christchurch homicide

Detective Inspector Nicola Reeves gives an update on a homicide investigation in Christchurch, asking for sightings of a white Toyota after a man was found dead on Carisbrooke St, Aranui. Video / Sam Sherwood

Who are the victims of unsolved murders in the past 20 years?

The impact of unresolved homicides on families is devastating.

Summer reads: An inside look at New Zealand’s gang scene

A behind-the-scenes look at NZ's criminal underbelly.

The ultimate betrayal: Woman's shocking find on husband's phone

"This was my husband who had no reason to do this other than to satisfy his own sickness."

Manurewa shooting: Man’s van damaged in incident overnight in South Auckland

'Suddenly heaps of cops' - man initially thought the shots on the street were fireworks.

Security breach: Trio in high vis gear allegedly broke into Port of Tauranga

Alleged burglars found in imported shipping container area.

The confession that provided new hope in a 50-year-old cold case

A Herald investigation in 2019 uncovered fresh evidence in a 50-year-old unsolved murder.