Crime

Woman altered partner's will to benefit herself

A woman took her dementia-suffering partner to an accountant before he died to sign a will that instructed more of his estate to go to her and less to his... Read More

Mix of verdicts in Tauranga rape trial

Warning: This story deals with details of alleged sexual violence, which some readers may find upsetting. A woman was raped by an RSE worker after... Read More

Pair jailed after hitting man with car killing him

A teen would never have run a man over, twice, killing him and leaving him for dead on the street, if it were not for the instruction from Ephron Ronaki... Read More

Murder accused not a 'Wicked Witch of the West'

A woman charged with murder following the death of a Tauranga man in an alleged gang retaliation killing, is no 'Wicked Witch of the West” according... Read More

Enforcer wanted on ‘multiple’ warrants

Police are appealing for sightings of a Black Power enforcer with an extensive criminal history that includes torturing his former cellmate for two weeks. Multiple... Read More

Court for man charged with Rotorua murders

A 52-year-old man has appeared in court today in relation to the deaths of three people in Rotorua in September. Justin Matthew Jeffries appeared in Rotorua... Read More

Crown closes case in Tauranga murder trial

Mongrel Mob members purposefully swarmed a property to seek retribution, not to share their Long White vodka drinks, the Crown has emphasised to a jury as... Read More

Name released for one alleged Tauranga vigilante

An Auckland man accused of committing serious assaults and posting videos of the alleged attacks online can now be named. He was one of three men arrested in... Read More

Rotorua rapper found guilty in shooting trial

A Rotorua man found guilty of shooting a stranger in the face out the window of his car after collecting his children from primary school is a rapper who... Read More

Jury to decide: Rape or regretted one-night stand

Warning: This story deals with details of alleged sexual violence, which some readers may find upsetting. A man of any nationality, culture or language... Read More

Arrests after stores targeted by thieves

Five youths have been arrested after several Waikato stores were burgled and damaged this week. Police allege the youths, travelling in a stolen vehicle,... Read More

How a drug-dealer's wife laundered cash

A woman convicted of laundering more than $430,000 in drug money spent tens of thousands on 'lifestyle” expenses, including overseas holidays,... Read More