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- Kaitaia police staffer faces sentencing after systematic $29,000 overtime fraud triggered by financial strain
Published: May 1, 2026
Section: Australia & Oceania
Riki Toby, a former non-sworn Authorised Officer at the Kaitaia Police Station, has been charged with obtaining by deception after a internal audit revealed he claimed nearly $30,0...
- Parole Board Deems Removal of Mark Lundy’s Electronic Monitoring "Premature"
Published: Apr 24, 2026
Section: Crime
Convicted double murderer Mark Lundy is maintaining a high level of compliance nearly one year after his release from prison, but the Parole Board has declined to provide a specifi...
- Senior First Responder Faces Trial Over Child Exploitation Material Charges
Published: Apr 24, 2026
Section: Crime
A senior first responder accused of possessing and exporting child exploitation material is set to stand trial in October. The man, who currently benefits from interim name and occ...
- Police Launch Investigation After Discovery of Body in Burnt-Out Vehicle on Kāpiti Coast
Published: Apr 24, 2026
Section: Crime
A police investigation is currently underway on the Kāpiti Coast after emergency services discovered a body inside a burnt-out vehicle. Police were dispatched to the beach area nea...
- Ngāi Tahu Confront 'Whack-a-Mole' Battle Against Persistent Pounamu Theft
Published: Apr 24, 2026
Section: Crime
The sacred taonga of Ngāi Tahu is increasingly under threat from a sophisticated black market, leading to a surge in illegal extraction and high-profile police interventions. This...
- Escalating Conflict Preceded Fatal Shooting in Remote Taranaki Settlement
Published: Apr 23, 2026
Section: Crime
The High Court at New Plymouth has heard harrowing testimony regarding the volatile relationship between neighbors in the rural community of Waitaanga, leading up to the death of S...
- Nineteen-Year-Old Man Pleads Not Guilty to Murder of Elderly Woman at Rural Canterbury Property
Published: Apr 18, 2026
Section: Crime
A teenager has formally denied charges of murder and assault following a violent incident at a Burnham residence that left an elderly woman dead in January. The defendant appeared...
- Dunedin Officers Defy High-Level Ban on Pay Protest Materials
Published: Apr 18, 2026
Section: AXL News
Tensions within the New Zealand Police have escalated in Dunedin, where frontline staff have begun posting "Repay the Risk" campaign stickers inside the Dunedin Central Police Stat...
- Christchurch Teacher Avoids Deregistration After Violent Martial Arts Assault
Published: Apr 18, 2026
Section: Crime
A registered teacher with over two decades of martial arts experience has been allowed to keep his teaching credentials despite a violent assault that left a bar patron with lastin...
- Taranaki Man Jailed After "Excessively Corroded" Trailer Fatal Collision
Published: Apr 17, 2026
Section: Crime
A 19-year-old South Taranaki man, Roger Sydney Samson, has been sentenced to two years and four months in prison following a fatal accident on State Highway 3. The tragedy, which c...
- Convicted Offender Jailed Following Multiple Breaches of Child Safety Zones
Published: Apr 17, 2026
Section: Crime
John Tekuru, a 20-year-old man previously imprisoned for attempting to abduct a toddler with sexual intent, has been returned to custody after violating strict release conditions w...
- Christchurch Teacher Sentenced After Indecent Acts in Public Changing Rooms
Published: Apr 11, 2026
Section: AXL News
David Gregory Shaw, a 63 year old teacher, has been sentenced in the Christchurch District Court following two disturbing incidents of indecent behavior at a local swimming pool. S...