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Child hospitalised after being hit by bus while riding a bike in Auckland
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nate McKinnon A child is in hospital after being hit by a bus while bike riding in Auckland. Emergency services were called to the...
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‘Everyone is grieving’ – fatal Wairoa crash devastates community
Source: Radio New Zealand Wairoa mayor Craig Little believes the people in the car were all from the same family. Nick Monro A deadly crash involving a car and a...
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Otago University urges students to ‘stay off roofs’ after campus accident
Source: Radio New Zealand Otago University vice-chancellor Grant Robertson is warning students to stay off roofs after a young man was critically injured falling from a building at the Dunedin...
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Out of control Dunedin university party weeks sparks police concern
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF There is concern that some behaviour at Dunedin’s annual ‘Flo’ and ‘O’ weeks is out of control and highly dangerous, with students clambering onto roofs....
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Ten dead after a school shooting in Canadian province of British Columbia
Source: Radio New Zealand Canadian police responded to reports of an active shooter at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School on Tuesday afternoon (local time). Google Maps Nine people have been killed...
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‘Reckless’ use of flare blamed for Auckland house fire
Source: Radio New Zealand Crews found the rooftop fully ablaze when they responded to the call in the Auckland suburb of Rānui. RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King An overnight house fire...
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Man arrested after stabbing at Christchurch block of flats on Monday
Source: Radio New Zealand The man appeared in the Christchurch District Court on Wednesday. RNZ / Nate McKinnon Police have arrested a man after another man was stabbed at a...
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Woman arrested over alleged 18-year romance scam
Source: Radio New Zealand The alleged scam began online in 2006. (File photo) Unsplash/ Rupixen A woman has been arrested over an alleged 18-year romance scam which saw a Dunedin...
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Arrest made in serious assault, Christchurch
Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Detective Sergeant Ben Rolton, Christchurch Metro Crime: Police investigating the serious assault at a residential property on Fitzgerald Avenue on Monday have made an...
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Police seek information about Rānui fire
Source: New Zealand Police Waitematā Police is seeking information about a fire at a Rānui house in the early hours of the morning. Emergency services attended Vino Cina Heights after...
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Busted: Woman arrested over elaborate 18-year scam
Source: New Zealand Police Dunedin and Auckland Police have got together, making an arrest over an alleged romance scam that has spanned nearly two decades. Over this period an unsuspecting...
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Teen allegedly steals e-bike at knifepoint, falls off while being tracked by police helicopter
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / REECE BAKER An alleged e-bike thief was caught by police after he crashed the bike he is believed to have stolen. Police were called...
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Police request public’s help in finding Hastings stabbing suspect
Source: Radio New Zealand Police said the alleged offender fled the scene prior to their arrival. RNZ / Richard Tindiller A man remains in critical condition after being stabbed in...
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Hastings stabbing – Police appeal for footage
Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Acting Detective Senior Sergeant Karli Whiu: Hastings Police are seeking information as they investigate a serious stabbing that occurred in the early hours...
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Reckless ride ends in court for teen
Source: New Zealand Police A teenager’s reckless ride on an electric bike through the North Shore found him making a hard landing into court. On Tuesday night, Police initially responded...
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Person dies days after Wellington motorway crash
Source: Radio New Zealand The person died in hospital from injuries sustained in the crash. (File photo) RNZ / Nate McKinnon One person has died after a crash on Wellington’s...
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One dead, two critical after Wairoa crash
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Patrice Allen One person has died and two others remain in critical condition following a crash in Wairoa. Police say the crash was reported...
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Morning Report live: Paul Goldsmith defends pulling the plug on retail crime group
Source: Radio New Zealand Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The Justice Minister says it’s uncharitable to say a government retail crime advisory group was a waste of...
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Family violence reaches highest levels since 2018 – Salvation Army report
Source: Radio New Zealand Overall violent crime has decreased but family violence is at its highest since 2018. 123RF Overall violent crime has decreased but family violence is at its...
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St Bede’s College told of priest’s sexual offending nearly 20 years ago
Source: Radio New Zealand Friar Rowan Donoghue outside the Christchurch District Court last month. Nathan McKinnon / RNZ St Bede’s College was told nearly 20 years ago of allegations of...
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Cyclist dies after car crash in Upper Hutt
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. RNZ Police say a cyclist has died following a crash with a vehicle in Upper Hutt on Tuesday. Emergency services received a report of...
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Australian satanic child sex abuse ring has alleged links to NZ
Source: Radio New Zealand A police sign outside a station in Brisbane, Australia. 123RF Police are working with Australian counterparts on an investigation into a satanic child sex abuse material...
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Dirt bike rider seriously injured in Whangārei crash
Source: Radio New Zealand The latest crash came just as Northland police were highlighting the severe injuries suffered by a three-year-old boy being doubled on his father’s dirt bike. File...
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Motorcyclist nearly twice the limit after fleeing Police
Source: New Zealand Police A motorcyclist’s decision to flee saw his wheels impounded and a variety of illicit drug items seized this morning. The Papatoetoe man was also allegedly found...
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Police arrest group over vehicle crime
Source: New Zealand Police Police have caught up with a group of young people likely involved in a wave of vehicle crime across parts of Auckland. Frontline units deployed across...
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Two students hit by cars before school on Monday morning
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied / St John Two Auckland students are in Starship Hospital after being struck by cars before school on Monday. Police said one intermediate-aged student was...
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Body recovered from Bay of Plenty river
Source: Radio New Zealand The body was recovered from the Waioweka River in Ōpōtiki on Tuesday morning. Police say they recovered a body from the Waioweka River on Tuesday morning...