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Head Hunters assets case: Police win long fight to seize pad, millions in profits

The major blow to the Head Hunters follows long police investigation Operation Coin.

'Key information' being withheld: Police urge person to come forward over scientist killing

Cordons around the scene have been lifted but there is still a large police presence.

New Zealand Herald Premium live panel: Inside the Gangs

Inside NZ's gangs - an exclusive insight into how they operate and the new law to ban patches

'You know damn well': Tense cross-examination at Polkinghorne trial

Polkinghorne's lawyer has engaged in a tense exchange with a detective in court.

'Can't think of a worse crime': Adoptive mum confronts woman who caused infant's severe brain damage

This month's hearing marked the second time Shana Tooman has been sentenced.

Steve Braunias at the Polkinghorne trial: Private passions made public

Opinion: Monday was possibly the murder trial's maddest and most lurid day yet.

Drunken sailor crashed car while drinking '8 or 9' beers on drive home from sea

He understood the seriousness of what he’d done and how he’d placed other drivers at risk.

'I've got a knife': Man said before allegedly raping teen in changing rooms

The 20-year-old had been messaging the 16-year-old on Snapchat before they met in person.

'Friendship' or 'double life'? Polkinghorne jury views intimate messages with tabloid star escort

The eye surgeon is accused of having murdered his wife before staging a suicide.

'We are going to last 100 years,' Polkinghorne told escort after wife's death

A detective revealed Hanna had set a calendar reminder for the night of April 5.

'Not mature enough': New security guard called police about a fake supermarket shooting

Leah Grayling made several hoax 111 calls and would laugh when police turned up.

Gang and drug problems on the rise in Tonga as Pacific leaders gather

Australia could face push-back from Pacific nations for its deportations policy.

Diary of an abused wife: Victim reveals why she can't just leave

Their relationship started well - but then his controlling behaviour kicked in.

Model jailed over teen's death boasts on social media while fighting to keep name secret

The same week she was battling to keep her name secret, the woman was posting on TikTok.

Suspected boat burglar swims away from police in slow-motion chase

Officers, including a police dog, followed the man in an inflatable boat.

'Vile and violent': Widow with a grudge makes 24 threats to kill

Olesya Yugova believed her late husband’s lawyer somehow contributed to his death.

Blockhouse Bay homicide: Police cordon off multiple areas

Police have cordoned off the area around the Blockhouse Bay Tennis Club and recreational reserve on Rathlin St. Video / NZ Herald

Was a church-going granddad gunned down in a case of mistaken identity?

Here's what we know so far about Tuipulotu Vi's 'shockingly violent' death.