Police have laid manslaughter charges against two teens after the death of a young man in central Auckland early on Sunday.The incident occurred at 2.35am on Sunday near the intersection of Customs St East and Commerce St and involved…
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Local Focus: From opera to rugby sevens
She is performing with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra in a series of upcoming shows, but Te Pumanawa o Toku Ate Rogers has her eyes set on a rugby career instead of opera.The Rotorua 15-year-old started singing opera to a live…
'Generation of hopelessness': Youth workers say children involved in ram raids need help amid crime wave
Youth workers are warning against coming down hard on children involved in a spate of ram raids – saying they need help, not harsher punishment.They’re warning of a “generation of hopelessness” that is turning to crime as a way…
Crown seeks preventive detention for Napier man who raped 94-year-old woman, battered son
Warning: This story contains references to sexual violence that some readers may find distressing A 26-year-old Napier man raped a 94-year-old woman during a brutal home invasion. Hawira Duncan pleaded guilty to the rape among…
Police catch children, youngest 12, breaking into cars in Kāpiti
Police have caught a group of young people, the youngest aged 12, breaking into cars on Kāpiti Coast. Members of the public called police between 12.15am and 1.15am today, reporting youths were interfering with vehicles in…
Auckland: Four teenagers in police custody after alleged Manurewa shoplifting attempt
Four young people have been taken into custody after allegedly trying to shoplift at a Manurewa convenience store. Footage of the incident at Browns Rd Suprette shows members of the public appearing to detain the youths. One person…
New Plymouth bar one-punch attacks: Two men knocked out, home detention for attacker
A violent attack at a bar has left a young father with ongoing health problems, forced him and his wife out of their farming job and their home, and left them $70,000 out of pocket. The man was knocked out by a single punch, causing…
National's Nicola Willis wants Grant Robertson to revive Parliamentary Budget Office
National’s finance spokeswoman Nicola Willis has written to Finance Minister Grant Robertson asking him to re-open discussions for an entity that would cost policies. Labour and the Greens had been keen on such an organisation,…
Elizabeth Zhong homicide: Opening statements repeated as Fang Sun murder trial restarts
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Testimony was set to begin today in the high-profile trial of Fang Sun, accused of killing Auckland businesswoman Elizabeth Zhong after a multimillion-dollar business fallout. Instead, most of the day…
Westport, Buller floods cost KiwiRail more than $3 million
KiwiRail has spent more than $3 million fixing rail assets as a direct result of the July 2021 and February 2022 floods which hammered the Westport area.The State-rail operator is now on board as work is finalised on the business…