Crime

A man charged with corruption over millions of dollars of public sector construction contracts has been named.

Police are continuing to look for evidence as they investigate the death of Zahquiel Taipeti.

A shooting in the Whangārei suburb of Ōtangarei left the victim with moderate, non-life-threatening injuries, police say.

It boasts some of the nation's best beaches and the cradle of NZ history - but some argue the region should be just as well known as a setting for crime fiction.

The 32-year-old has been suspended and an employment process is ongoing, police say.

An Australian forensic pathologist has told the jury in Philip Polkinghorne's murder trial he does not believe Hanna's death was suspicious.

The defence has called an expert forensic pathologist to give evidence on whether Pauline Hanna died by suicide or was murdered.

The number of historical sex charges laid against a Northland man who was part of a secretive sect has tripled since police arrested him last month.

The boy died from his injuries and two other victims were seriously hurt.

The defence case opened today for a man facing multiple sexual assault charges, with his lawyer saying the defence is simply that his client always believed the interactions were consensual.

The jury at the murder trial of an Auckland eye surgeon have heard evidence of how his wife could have died.

The Children's Minister says she and colleagues decided against officials' advice about the best way to combat serious youth offending.

The 79-year-old was arrested during an investigation into accusations of sex offending when he was part of the secretive sect.

The alleged offender made two theft attempts in the same night - but was caught by security.

Detective Senior Sergeant Dave Thompson said the 31-year-old handed himself in at the police station.

The men face charges of threatening to kill, burglary, and possessing drugs for supply.

Philip Polkinghorne was the one in the relationship to deal with finances, his former accountant has told the jury.

Police say a man had been shooting pigeons at his home - which borders the school - with a BB gun.

Police have released the name of the man killed in Onehunga on Saturday night.

A man and woman charged with the murder of a man in Auckland's Mt Wellington on the weekend have been granted interim name suppression.