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Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Police are warning of scams from overseas visitors after a tourist from the UK swindled tens of thousands of dollars from a couple. It is the 14th prosecution in the past three years by the Auckland City Financial Crime Unit of a foreign national for a scam. Andrew Yeshua Glauberman,…
Source: Radio New Zealand Police saw vehicles that had been broken into, alongside equipment used to siphon fuel. AFP or licensors Two men are due to appear in Tauranga District Court following a fuel theft from a construction site. Police saw vehicles that had been broken into, alongside equipment used to siphon fuel, on Takitimu…
Source: Radio New Zealand Rose-Maree, 23, and Sapphire-Hope, 3, died after a fire tore through their home. Supplied A heartbroken Christchurch family is mourning the loss of a 3-year-old with an infectious smile that lit up a room, and her mother with a heart of gold. Sapphire-Hope Couch, 3, died after a fire tore a…
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Alexander Robertson Roadside drug tests are rolling out nationwide, as the government aims to crack down on impaired drivers. The new tests could detect THC, methamphetamine, MDMA and cocaine. Transport Minister Chris Bishop said around 30 percent of road deaths involved an impairing drug. “If you take drugs and…
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Richard Tindiller Two Christchurch police officers followed two stolen cars at speed in dark and wet conditions against policy, the Independent Police Conduct Authority has found. It ended in one of the cars, driven by an unlicensed 15-year-old, crashing into a train. The teenager was not injured but the…
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ/Calvin Samuel Twenty people have been arrested following a major investigation that has spanned nearly a year into alleged corruption within several prisons. Detective Inspector Colin Parmenter, of the National Organised Crime Group, said on Thursday Police began investigating criminal activity at the Mt Eden Corrections Facility (MECF) in July 2025.…
Source: Radio New Zealand Police were called to Ponsonby’s Williamson Ave on Wednesday evening. (File photo) RNZ A man has been charged for allegedly stealing a car outside an Auckland supermarket and forcing a child out of the front seat. Police were called to Williamson Ave in Ponsonby after 6.15pm on Wednesday. Senior Sergeant Dave…
Source: Radio New Zealand Police were called to Ponsonby’s Williamson Ave on Wednesday evening. (File photo) RNZ A man has been charged for allegedly stealing a car outside an Auckland supermarket and forcing a child out of the front seat. Police were called to Williamson Ave in Ponsonby after 6.15pm on Wednesday. Senior Sergeant Dave…
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF A pedestrian is in critical condition after being hit by a van north of Auckland. The police said emergency services went to Whangaparāoa Road in Red Beach after 9pm on Wednesday. A man was taken to Auckland City Hospital. The driver of the van was uninjured. Sign up for Ngā…
Source: Radio New Zealand One week from now, the government will open the books on its third Budget. RNZ One week from now, the government will open the books on its third Budget, the last of this term. So far, there has been a great deal of focus not on where the money might go,…
Source: Radio New Zealand Unsplashed/Supplied The dangers of misusing prescription drugs have been highlighted by the death of a young Dunedin woman, a coroner says. Wynter Horrell, 20, died at her South Dunedin home in December 2021 after diluting her prescribed tramadol with water and injecting the opioid painkiller into her bloodstream using her portacath…
Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland courier driverTuipulotu Vi was shot and killed in 2024. Supplied / Facebook An Auckland courier driver was allegedly murdered by a US-based hitman after Customs intercepted 18kg of cocaine and firearms police believe were linked to an international organised crime syndicate. The killing followed a series of shootings across South…