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‘Don’t check your pockets’: Guard who smuggled drugs into prison blamed actions on menacing note

The prison guard said he feared for his safety if he didn't comply.

Upper Hutt dairy incident caught on camera

The owner of an Upper Hutt dairy was confronted by a man wielding a weapon this morning. Video / Supplied

'It is sickening and they are evil': A teenage pack-rape survivor speaks out

Three men raped her. She was in pain, felt powerless, 'frozen' and too afraid to resist.

‘Love you mum’: 501 sentenced for stealing $249k Porsche before police pursuit

Pinched Porsche 911 eventually recovered after dramatic wrong-way police pursuit.

'I was a mess': Sisters reveal what it's really like to confront sex abuser in court

'I’ve grown my wings... like I'm free and I feel really good that it’s all now out there.'

‘Quite unusual’: Woman’s extravagant lengths to get free rent

After being arrested, Christine Scott carried out more offending.

Five arrests over $1m damage, theft in the Kinleith Forests

Several gates across the forests had been cut open to allow alleged offenders access.

‘We’re a different kettle of fish’: Inside the three-year police investigation that busted the Comancheros gang

Jared Savage pieces together four different covert investigations which targeted the gang.

Bullied prisoner slashes another inmate's face with razor from eye to chin

Reihana Cooper tied makeshift weapons to his hands before the attack.

Man, 28, charged with murder of Thames victim, appears in court

Maxwell Connor died earlier this week following an alleged altercation.

NZ Herald Live: Nelson policewoman Lyn Fleming’s farewell

The funeral for slain policewoman Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming

'I don’t have a mum': Girl was disowned after revealing her stepdad’s sexual abuse

The girl's mother chose to stand by her partner, who was jailed for 11 years.

‘Now a low risk to others’: Teen involved in $378k Michael Hill robbery avoids jail

Chedin Thompson's strong whanau support has helped him stay out of jail.

'You will regret it': Kidnapper's sinister words to woman who thought she would die

The woman was kidnapped, strangled, and robbed by her ex-partner.

Boat owners worried their vessels may have been torched in suspicious Akl fire overnight

Emergency services called to the scene on Tāmaki Dr about 9.30pm.

Auckland man faces charges after alleged incidents in upmarket suburbs

Police say the man allegedly punched two people at separate points on Ponsonby Rd.

‘Constantly looking over my shoulder’: Man's relief at being caught after five years on the run

The 36-year-old, who stole $47k from businesses, was finally found after drink driving.

‘Furious and violent’: Masseuse assaulted in motel after refusing refund

Judge calls attack 'sustained and gratuitous' over money dispute.