Crime
Midday Report Essentials for Wednesday 19 November 2025
Testing companies are getting busy as the spread of potentially contaminated children's play sand reaches council libraries; Fifteen years on from the Pike River disaster, some families are meeting… Audio
Rescue chopper crew chase down offenders after laser pen strike
The crew onboard a rescue helicopter who were struck by a laser pen, followed the car the laser came from until police could intervene. Helicopters Otago managing director Graeme Gale spoke to… Audio
The Epstein bill's possible path in the Senate
It's not yet clear how many Republican senators are willing to vote for the bill but momentum is now fully behind it.
Police name man killed in Auckland hit-and-run
An investigation into Dion Raymond Kainamu's death continues.
If we can't trust the police, who can we trust?
Government pressed for action as scandal over police handling of McSkimming complaints sparks national reckoning
Police face deepening crisis of trust
Government pressed for action as scandal over police handling of McSkimming complaints sparks national reckoning. Audio
Fatal fire: Sanson deaths being treated as homicide, police confirm
Police have confirmed they are now treating the fatal incident - where three children and their father died - as a homicide.
Accused killer rejected by wife of stabbing victim
Gurjit Singh's wife told court she rejected Rajinder's profile from a marriage bureau in India around 2022.
Stabbing victim planned to install security cameras before death
Gurjit Singh was found on the lawn of his home, stabbed more than 40 times.
Kaitāia reels at violent death of 'relentlessly optimistic' businessman
A 57-year-old woman is facing murder charges after Monty Knight was found critically injured at his home on Sunday.
Man accused of murdering father and son in house fire named
He has pleaded not guilty to murdering the pair.
The rising crisis of child sexual exploitation in NZ
Sexual exploitation of children is seen as one of the worst crimes out there - but do the prison terms reflect the severity?
Kaitaia reeling following violent death of local identity
The Far North town of Kaitaia is reeling from the violent death of one of its best-known identities and entrepreneurs. Peter de Graaf reports. Audio
The rising crisis of child sexual exploitation in NZ
Sexual exploitation of children is seen as one of the worst crimes out there - but do the prison terms reflect the severity? Audio
Man jailed for using fake identities to gain NZ residency
The man and his partner admitted 16 charges of immigration and identity fraud.
'He was soaked in blood' - witness on finding murder victim
A friend of a Dunedin man stabbed more than 40 times has described finding his unresponsive body soaked in blood.
Soldier admits behaving badly, but denies strangling his former partner
The Army corporal is facing court martial after pleading not guilty to two charges of assaulting his former partner, who was also in the Defence Force at the time.
Woman jailed for more than $120k in false Covid-19 relief claims
Kahureremoa Fleur Mantell was found guilty of 33 dishonesty charges.
Well-known entrepreneur named as alleged murder victim
Monty Knight was a well-known wine-maker and local politician, inducted into the Northland Business Hall of Fame in 2010.
Midday Report Essentials for Monday 17 November 2025
Police are still searching the scene of a fatal house fire in Sanson following the death of three children and their father; There is concern the potential cost to early childhood centres to remove… Audio
