Crime

The then-17-year-old's mother initially egged him on from the passenger seat of her Nissan Teana.

The baby had fractures to her ribcage, ankle and arm, police revealed.

The 35-year-old, who has interim name suppression, appeared in the Christchurch District Court via audio-visual link on Monday.

The old hospital buildings have been targeted several times in the recent months.

Benjamin Woods' offending left his young victims "broken", "scared" and unable to trust others.

A prison officer was lured from his office and then shanked and stabbed by an inmate, who was upset at not being able to contact his pregnant partner.

Authorities are investigating whether the fire was linked to a disturbance at an Israeli restaurant, also in Melbourne and on the same evening.

A couple who arrived in New Zealand and set up a French patisserie cut a swath of deceit before leaving the country suddenly.

A scene examination of the Foxton Beach home was completed earlier in the week and a homicide investigation has now commenced.

The court heard Helen Gregory distrusted banks and kept her savings stashed around her house in plastic packets.

An 18-year-old will appear in the Whangārei District Court tomorrow.

Tribesmen Aotearoa president Conway Rapana says he didn't want Mark Hohua to die that day.

Police were alerted to three separate reports of arson around Rolleston.

A forensic scientist claims a hair found on the dead woman did not match the victim or the accused.

Jury in Helen Gregory murder trial told that blood looked like it had been applied with fabric.

Police have received several reports of suspicious bush and scrub fires.

A 20-year-old man faces one charge over the crash on the Niagara-Tokanui Highway.