Crime
Midday Report Essentials for Thursday 31 October 2025
In today's episode, 13 measles cases are confirmed across New Zealand, with more than 2-thousand close contacts identified so far; The Waitangi Tribunal has found New Zealand's citizenship laws are in… Audio
Pacific islands at risk of becoming 'narco-states', NZ crime advisor warns
The chair of New Zealand's Ministerial Advisory Group on transnational and serious organised crime says "business as usual" would mean "we will continue to go backwards". Audio
Hundreds of thousands to fix DOC damaged signs
The Department of Conservation is pleading with vandals to stop targeting its signs, with repairs last year costing more than 350-thousand dollars The Department says it's green and yellow signs have… Audio
ASB warns of new scam risk for businesses
Scammers pretending to be from the bank's fraud team warn a customer's account is at risk.
Tonga bets on China to modernise farming ahead of polls
Experts say the move could unlock productivity but implementation, infrastructure, and market compliance will be critical for success.
Man who blamed metal music in murder of jogger now eligible for parole
The man says anti-Christ lyrics from a thrash metal band were the backdrop to the fatal moment that ended the mother-of-two's life.
More inappropriate material found as police staff probed after McSkimming
Several police staff are under investigation after an audit of internet usage.
'So nasty at times': Mother shared concerns about son in weeks before her death
Police have been searching for Jeremy Robertson since Karen Gilbert-Palmer was found dead.
'Untrue, illogical': Crown responds to murder accused self-defence argument
David Bridgwater was fatally shot outside a property in Aranui, Christchurch in 2024.
'It played out like a B-grade movie': The obsession with the Louvre heist
Ever since the audacious Parisian break-in, art historian Penelope Jackson's phone has been ringing off the hook.
Air rifle fired into Dunedin house window
Police are asking anyone who saw anything unusual around the Sawyers Bay area to come forward.
Sightings of car sought in relation to Gisborne murder
Bill Maangi was shot in the early hours of Monday, 29 September.
Dozens arrested in nationwide firearms crackdown
Police have arrested 43 people and seized 96 weapons in a national crackdown on illicit firearms.
Greens want public feedback on cannabis laws
More than two dozen people have been jailed mainly for cannabis offences in the last year, the party's co-leader says.
The battle to stop a tide of child sexual abuse material
The Child Exploitation Operations Team deals with the worst of the worst, and has "more work than we can handle".
Border patrols for child predators
The amount of child sexual abuse material entering New Zealand is increasing and getting 'more violent' - and the Customs team managing it can't keep up. Audio
'Inappropriate': Teacher falls pregnant after becoming caregiver for teen she used to teach
A teacher has lost her job after falling pregnant to a troubled teen who moved in with her after she became his caregiver.
Widow of convicted murderer wants to clear his name
Ross Appelgren was accused of beating a fellow prisoner to death in 1985 - but his wife and legal team say fresh evidence will prove he was innocent. Audio