A teen involved in a service station armed robbery has received a flurry of discounts that has reduced his sentence by 65 per cent. From facing a... Read More

A burglar's dreams were dashed when their plan to steal some bedroom furniture was interrupted by night shift staff from a Waikato Public Safety Team, says Hamilton... Read More

A former probation officer who became the girlfriend of a 'serious criminal” 32 years her junior has been sent to jail after trying to persuade his... Read More

Identifying email scams is getting increasingly more difficult. Here are some tips to avoid getting scammed, how to identify a scam email, and what to do if... Read More

A young woman who defrauded the Ministry of Social Development of more than $60,000 later found out she would have been eligible for other benefits if... Read More

The name of an Auckland-based ethnic supermarket chain is being used to target Nepalese nationals in a fake job offer scam. The Nepalese consultate office... Read More

A skipper who decided to leave a fishing spot and travel home in weather conditions that resulted in the death of five men, has been found not guilty. Lance... Read More

A man who stole more than 330 beehives, costing the industry at least $184,000, did 'immense harm” financially and to the wider ecosystem. Judge... Read More

'Haha, you're funny all right.” That was Kansas Tareha's response when he was asked in the High Court at Hamilton if he was the person who stabbed... Read More

For three days, Scott McIntosh has denied being the person who burnt down his ex's house after earlier setting fire to a BMW belonging to a man he thought... Read More

A topless boy who had already been thrown to the ground, assaulted and kicked in the head, was forced to then do 100 star jumps and 100 'burpees”... Read More

Whitianga residents have described hearing two explosions, one after the other, early today on the waterfront. Police are investigating after three vehicles... Read More