Paeroa business fined over ‘callous exploitation of vulnerable migrants’
A Paeroa business has been fined more than $150,000 after migrant workers were forced to work up to…
Financial adviser ‘deliberately misled’ clients, has licence cancelled
A Christchurch-based financial advice provider has had its licence cancelled by the Financial Markets Authority after it found…
Young man arrested over $4.5m of meth discovery at Auckland Airport
A 19-year-old man has been arrested after Customs officers found 15.17kg of methamphetamine in his luggage at Auckland…
Trio ‘violently assaulted’ while trying to stop alleged mall shoplifters
Two people are set to appear in court after what police described as a ‘violent assault’ during an…
Swiss national pleads guilty to fatal Canterbury crash
A Swiss national wiped away tears as he pleaded guilty to a careless driving charge following a fatal…
‘Corrupt’ baggage handlers, gang members arrested amid massive drugs probe
Police and Customs have arrested eight members of the 28 Brotherhood MC gang, including their president, as part…
Westpac NZ fined $3.64m for breaching responsible lending laws
Westpac NZ has been fined $3.64 million in the Auckland High Court for breaching lender responsibility laws after…
One with serious injuries, police seek cars
Police are searching for two vehicles after a shooting in Hamilton left a 37-year-old man seriously injured. Emergency…
Mother who killed children, hid bodies in suitcases jailed
Hakyung Lee, the mother guilty of killing her two children and hiding their bodies in suitcases, has been…
Arson charge laid after large Waiuku recycling fire
A 30-year-old man has been charged with arson following a large recycling fire in Waiuku, south-west of Auckland,…
Mother to be sentenced on murder charges today
The woman found guilty of murdering her two children and hiding their bodies in suitcases inside a storage…
Police tried to take license off trucker twice before worker killed
Police wanted a trucker, who was jailed for three years for manslaughter on Thursday, to lose his operating…