Crime

Truck driver Sarah Hope Schmidt sent 45 Snapchat messages and received 85 while driving.

A 32-year-old who bound and assaulted an elderly man during a robbery failed to have his sentence reduced by the Court of Appeal.

A 19-year-old caught with dye-stained hands has been jailed, after helping uplift almost a kilogram of methamphetamine.

The Australian airline says there's no impact to frequent flyer accounts and that financial details have not been compromised.

A drunk driver, dragging his dog suspended from a window, pulled the fingers at motorists who were honking and yelling at him to stop.

Australian authorities knew the Alameddine crime network wanted Suman Mokhtarian dead long before his shooting this week.

A 36-year-old man, charged with murdering the woman, appeared in the High Court at Christchurch.

Police were called Winston Peters' home in St Mary's Bay after "a report of wilful damage" .

An amendment to the Policing Act will allow police to collect and use images in public spaces.

Emma Van Der Hoek had only just moved to London from Sydney when her phone was stolen.

Husamettin Dogan was the only one to have maintained his appeal after the first trial last year of 51 men, including Pelicot's husband.

Police said they were called out about the body just before midday.

"He never said anything, he just stood there, then I saw his hand reach through the window," Mary says.

RNZ has obtained two statements a worker gave to police as part of an internal investigation.

Tuariki Delamere admitted he made a "dumb decision many years ago".

A 36-year-old man and his 11-year-old son died in a house fire in Bucklands Beach last week.

The pair had been at odds over several matters, including access to a shed on a shared driveway.