Young people have been out at "ungodly hours" playing Pokémon Go, Whanganui Police say. Senior Sergeant Andrew McDonald said police

A man who tried to use Old Testament bible verses to justify sexually abusing a teenager has been found guilty of his crimes.

A story a Whanganui teenager wrote about being sexually abused was nothing but a piece of fiction, a defence lawyer says. The girl

Alleged sex offender Wytse De Vries would pray with the complainant when she went to bed, then return later in the night to indecently

A Whanganui man used Old Testament bible verses to say his alleged sexual abuse against a teenager was consensual, a court has heard.

A man who allegedly tried to grab a police officer's taser has been declined bail. Shane Oswald Solomon is accused of disorderly

A man who received stolen tools worth more than $1600 tried to sell them at Cash Converters for $150. Brad Haig Freddrick Johnston

An man who allegedly assaulted an ungrateful drunk appeared in court on Tuesday. Peter George Flesher at a property on July 16, where

Dragging his partner by the hair and banging her face against a wooden pole has earned a man a community work sentence. Shane Manson

A man who allegedly rammed a stolen car into a police vehicle - injuring the officer inside - before running off, has been found by police.

A Levin woman has been sentenced to 120 hours community work for allowing a horse to slowly starve to death.

Two men have been arrested after being caught with 65 stolen beehives, prompting a call for public vigilance.

A man has had his prison sentence extended after telling a police officer a protection order wouldn't protect the victim if he got

A woman has been accused of obtaining $45,060 by deception. Vicky Anne Frith, a 48-year-old caregiver, appeared in the Whanganui

An "absolute blind drunk" woman who kicked a police officer in the leg appeared in the Whanganui District Court on Tuesday. Gina

Michael William Pomana's victim hid in the toilet as Pomana stood outside his lounge window with a baseball bat, yelling for him to

A driver who fled police might have been worried about being breath-tested, a judge said. Tolo-Li Moala was spotted by police on

A man will be sentenced next month for growing cannabis in the family flat. Three children also lived in the building where Louis

A father with his nine children and a woman with her golden retriever were just two groups who came to Clifflife Church on Saturday

Andrew Gillick tests his driving and cycling skills in Tongariro National Park.

Police are asking the public to be vigilant after a "handful" of petrol thefts in the Whanganui East area. "If they're driving

A woman who found a handbag in a supermarket trolley took out $2500 and spent it on Christmas presents.

The Corrections Department says it was prepared to back an ex-gang affiliate working in prisons until it found out he was a patched member.

A woman who stole thousands of dollars worth of wool told police she needed money to help pay for a family funeral. Flora Elizabeth

A man accused of entering someone's house while they slept and demanding money was denied bail on Tuesday. Robert Paul Coleman applied

"Did the logs go up?" asked Sheree Paul when police questioned her about an attempt to set her neighbour's fence on fire. Paul was

A woman's car was repossessed after her ex-husband forged her signature on documents putting the vehicle up as security for a personal

A man accused of assaulting a woman with a knife and a baton and unlawfully detaining her has denied the charges. Grant Butler appeared

A man who used Trademe to cheat people out of hundreds of dollars was sentenced in the Whanganui District Court on Tuesday. William

A woman has admitted breaching a suppression order by publishing names of victims on Facebook. Nicola Jayne Witheford, whose partner