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Police Minister Mark Mitchell heads to Australia to discuss crime trends, youth offenders
Mark Mitchell will be chewing the fat with police chiefs as officers in this country talk openly about the appeal of crossing the Tasman.

School athletic director arrested for framing principal using AI voice synthesis
Police uncover plot to defame principal with AI-generated racist and antisemitic comments.

Rugby team attacked in Hastings wants points for abandoned match
The club whose players were fired at with a shotgun and pursued down Hastings streets by spectators are considering legal action over the scoreboard.

Trial adjourned for mother arrested over children’s bodies found in suitcases
Hakyung Lee, the mother of the two children, has had her trial adjourned for fair trial reasons.

Boy killed in alleged hit and run a ‘quiet, respectful student’
Kaea Conan Matua, 14, was killed in an alleged hit and run in March. Now, a 30-year-old woman has been arrested in relation to the incident.

Police arrest alleged Riccarton peeping Tom
A 56-year-old man has been arrested over a string of incidents where young women were recorded in bathrooms without their knowledge.

Man admits attempted murder of 11-year-old family member
A 52-year-old walked behind an 11-year-old girl and slit her throat and then tried to suppress her screams.

Name suppression lapses for accused man in body in burnt out car case
The man standing trial for the murder of Patrick Te Tini Reweti can now be named.

More than 100 arrested in Spain over WhatsApp scam
A gang of scammers stole almost a million euros pretending to be relatives in distress, police say.

Two charged over Sycamore Gap tree felling
Two charged with causing criminal damage to the famous Sycamore Gap tree and Hadrian's Wall.

North Carolina police examine whether multiple shooters involved in killing of four officers
Four officers from the US Marshals Office were killed while serving an arrest warrant in North Carolina on Monday.

Deepfakes in the courtroom: US judicial panel debates new AI evidence rules
Panel of eight judges confronts deep-faking AI tech that may undermine legal trials.

Rugby star attends rehab, reveals personal struggles
Former Lions fullback says he was “significantly affected“ by online abuse after he was arrested and charged with threatening behaviour.

Two arrested after Hastings rugby van shooting
The team’s van was shot at after violence from spectators ended the game, now two people have been arrested.

Identity of man found dead in burnt-out car in Hastings revealed
A homicide investigation was launched after police found a body in a torched out car in an orchard in Napier.

Woman accused of killing 79-year-old Wellington woman charged with fraud
The person accused of a Wellington woman's murder has also been charged with obtaining more than $1000 by deception.

Car occupants asked to come forward to assist homicide probe
They may have information about the death of Patrick Rewiti, whose body was found inside a burnt-out car in Hastings last month.

Trump trial shown expletive-laden texts on Daniels deal
A lawyer testified about a deal to pay for Ms Daniels' silence about allegedly having sex with Mr Trump.

35 arrested at Cal Poly Humboldt pro-Palestinian encampment

Constance Marten and Mark Gordon jury retires to consider verdicts
The jury in the manslaughter trial of Constance Marten and Mark Gordon was sent out on Tuesday.

Ex-Google workers say firings for protesting Israel contract were illegal
The group of former Google workers have filed a complaint with the US National Labor Relations Board over their termination.