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Road rage rumble: Driver assaults mother in front of daughters

A woman has been charged with dangerous driving, assault, and making threatening remarks.

Man who killed person with his car convicted again 40 years later

Peter Napier killed a motorist with his car in 1982 and then a pedestrian in 2022.

Man loses name suppression bid over Snapchat of sex with underage girl

His father was worried about the humiliation that would follow his son being named.

'Likely there will be another victim': Journalist's high-risk killer set for prison release

Nicho Waipuka's reason for the fatal beating was that he was 'just young, I guess'.

Courier driver avoids conviction for crash that left motorcyclist dead

An NZ Post van and motorbike collided head-on along a rural road.

Alcoholic unsure he could honour bail conditions asked for instant sentence

Defendant describes his criminal record as 'a colourful one - in the wrong way'.

Man who scaled courtroom barrier to attack relative's murderer admits guilt

Arohaina Henare was stabbed to death by Moses Mohi Taua in 2022.

Family kidnapped over $200k of missing meth, one tortured with pliers

The victim's toes were squeezed so hard with pliers, he feared they would 'pop off'.

Fiery suburban beauty store ram raid being treated as arson, fire lit after car smashes into shop

Investigations are continuing into the fire and wider damage done to Infinity Clinic.

'Devastated': Store owner speechless after car crashes through doors, catches alight

She said this is the fourth time her store has been targeted this year.

'We are very tired and scared': Couple to close dairy after 16 years due to violent robberies

The store's last day of operation is this Friday.

Police officers in three districts are facing far more assaults than rest of NZ

Those districts have reported at least 100 assaults yearly since 2021.

Who killed Wiremu Birch? Third trial over 11-year-old Taupō murder begins

The defence says there's another man who has escaped blame all these years.

'This is the last thing I will ever see': Man blinds flatmate in eye-gouging attack

He asked his flatmate why he had been 'tracking' him before launching the frenzied attack.

Jealous man allegedly set fire to ex’s house and her new flatmate’s BMW

The man was allegedly shouting outside her house, calling her a liar and a b****.

Mt Wellington homicide investigation continues with autopsy, identification of body today

Man found dead on Penrose Rd on Saturday. Gunshots were reported earlier.

Auckland police find weapons cache during Dairy Flat search warrant

A 42-year-old man has been arrested and is due in court at a later date.

After violent home invasion, one brother threatened to kill a cop, the other tried witness tampering

The Leupupa brothers had a family reunion this week - in a sentencing dock.