Crime

They are facing charges of manslaughter and kidnapping 70-year-old Chinese woman Shulai Wang, as well as obstruction and providing false immigration information.

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Construction firm director allegedly threatened to go to the police, Inland Revenue and Immigration if employee didn't pay him the money that was missing from the company coffers.

Community leaders highlighted immigration, health inequalities and crime as key areas of concern in a meeting with Labour chief Chris Hipkins.

Police have logged more than 14,200 incidents of hate crime offences motivated by the victim's race or ethnicity since January 2020.

A man believed to be a gang member purportedly threatened the former chairperson of the New Zealand Indian Business Association over a civil dispute.

Owner of Toyworld in Sylvia Park hopes security can be improved after targeted attack.

The government is introducing a new aggravating factor targeting offences against small business owners whose homes and businesses are interconnected.

Community groups also highlight disproportionate political representation, health inequalities, rising crime and foreign interference in a meeting with Prime Minister Christopher Luxon.

Offences against public transport workers to be considered an aggravating factor in sentencing in a bid to curb violence.

Community leaders unimpressed by recent government announcements on restoring law and order

Two Kiwi Indians have been tapped to join ministerial advisory group discussions on ways to tackle crime.

The members of a government advisory group on crime are close to being announced, but there's still plenty to work through before business owners feel safe.

Crime in Takanini, Papakura, Papatoetoe, Manurewa and Manukau Central grows 7.8 percent in the first eight months of the year.

Offenders aged less than 18 years old involved in more than three-quarters of ram raid proceedings and nearly half of aggravated robberies in the past five years.

The Papatoetoe chef has been told by doctors he will be unable to work for at least 18 months.

Mother of a nine-year-old girl who was reportedly attacked in an Auckland hotel bathroom is seeking therapy for her daughter.

A technological breakthrough is believed to have led police to finding the remains of the missing Christchurch woman.

Detective Inspector Nicola Reeves said the remains were accepted by the Coroner today.

The two people charged in relation to a homicide investigation sparked by a body found in the Gulf Harbour in March can now be named.