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Minister of Customs Casey Costello provides an update on operations

Minister of Customs Casey Costelllo provided an update on customs operations. Video / NZ Herald

Man's 11-day crime spree targets police by spitting and threatening to kill staff

'I will kill you and then I’ll kill your wife and then I’ll kill your kids,' the man said.

'Trying to survive': Woman alleges years of daily sexual violence by 'sadistic' ex

The man is defending physical and sexual violence allegations made by five exes.

Avondale man accused of murdering partner loses name suppression

Name suppression for Hao Feng lapsed after four months of court-ordered anonymity.

Nine fires in five years: Environment Court rules on scrap metal dealer

Training, stockpile monitoring and management and lithium battery handling orders made.

Ellerslie double murder: Co-defendant's secret guilty pleas can now be revealed

On the first day of his scheduled trial last week, Shu Poon admitted killing the couple.

'The pain, the pain': Woman's screams after suspected Auckland street stabbing

Police confirmed one person is in custody after the fight in Mt Wellington.

German tourist stabbed by drunk man who couldn't find his car keys

Kenneth Green swung a knife 35 times, stabbing the victim he had been drinking with twice.

'Every day I hear his music': Family mourn hip-hop artist as killer driver jailed

She had three chances to rectify her bad driving before the fatal crash occurred - Crown.

'I felt trapped': Woman says partner raped her three weeks after childbirth

Four ex-partners have alleged they were raped and physically abused by the man.

'Upsetting incident': Woman charged with murder in Manurewa homicide probe

The 32-year-old accused will appear in Manukau District Court tomorrow.

Former top cop John Dewar revealed as businessman convicted of theft, deception charges

John Dewar was jailed in 2007 for covering up Louise Nicholas' rape allegations.

Sadistic chivalry with a power tool: Gang member admits drilling holes in stranger's thigh

A man slapped a woman's bottom in a nightclub... her boyfriend got cruel revenge.

Released: Double killer Mark Lundy walks free after 23 years

Lundy has spent more than 23 years behind bars for killing his wife and daughter.

'Worst nightmare’: Boy escapes abduction on first day walking by himself

A stranger attempted to abduct a boy in Manurewa on Monday afternoon.

Police investigating after man seen kicking, punching girls at Avondale College

Confronting footage showed two girls holding a pupil down while the man kicked her.

'Thought I was going to die': Port worker fell 12m into the sea at night

No one knew he'd fallen after a guard rail gave way while he was loading containers.

'There’s a fire in your playground!': Hero schoolgirl alerts staff, saves lives in restaurant blaze

Nine-year-old Harper Davis saw "a flicker of fire" and raced to tell McDonald's staff.