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Crown seeks record-breaking reparation for powerboat crash that destroyed historic ferry

The captain of the other ship suffered a broken neck and remains paralysed.

Copper theft on the rise in Christchurch

Police are appealing for information after a recent spate of copper thefts in Christchurch. Video / NZ Police

'A hunting ground for criminals': Auckland man charged over Facebook Marketplace scams

Police offer advice for platform users, saying scams are on the up.

Mama Hooch rapists: Brothers' appeal to be heard in October

Herald reveals High Court date for Christchurch's Mama Hooch rapist brothers.

'Shocked and mortified': TSB Bank teller stole from customers to feed gambling habit

The woman picked her victims carefully - they were either elderly or had health issues.

120kg drug bust: Man caught near ship claims he was 'practising to become a boat captain'

Kupa Koinaki didn't realise police had already taken the cocaine he was meant to collect.

'Open the till': Teen BK employees stabbed in unprovoked attack

“I want the money. Give me the money or I’m going to stab him,' Ethan Simon told staff.

Transgender woman off to men's prison after violent hammer attack

Crown says jail challenges for trans woman not "something she should get a discount for".

24 days in hell: Blowtorch-wielding kidnappers wanted cryptocurrency password

The victim was forced to dig what was supposedly her grave at a remote Far North property.

Police officer run down, driver shot during search warrant, manhunt under way

Emergency services were called to the incident around 7am.

'She knew what she was doing:' Woman sent injured child overseas to avoid police probe

The 35-year-old was accused of assaulting the girl who turned up at school with injuries.

Steve Braunias: What the jury did - and did not - hear in Scott Watson trial

OPINION: The defence has submitted two grounds to appeal the conviction.

'Monster hiding in plain sight': Man jailed for sexually abusing girls after meeting mum on Tinder

The man subjected the little girls to 'monstrous' sexual abuse after meeting their mum.

Man charged with murder after woman found dead in West Auckland

The accused is due to appear in court tomorrow after homicide investigation.

'Give me your drugs, cash, jewellery': Sleeping residents woken by armed burglar

Kohl Gibbons was wearing a headlamp and holding a .22 sawn-off rifle.

Revealed: Eye surgeon jailed for attempted murder was dating district court judge

The judge can finally be named today after a year-long suppression fight.

Firefighter recalls finding alleged murder victim's body in dark, burnt-out room

Emma Field was alive but likely unconscious when the blaze took hold of her bedroom.

Te Kūiti baby death: 'Inconsistencies' in parents' stories - police

The baby had been known to police due to previous 'non-accidental' injuries, police say.