A prison officer has reportedly escaped serious injury after allegedly being attacked while on duty.

Wife remains critical as family gathers to mourn the "baby" of their family, Ivan Maheno, who was shot dead at his home.

Four people were arrested after an alleged assault on a police officer attending a noisy Gisborne party.

A man with more than 100 convictions has escaped being locked up for life after an armed robbery.

Man due to appear in court tomorrow charged with murder after turning himself in at a police station.

Man waits for bar to start closing before robbing it, striking staff with a rifle in the process.

A paedophile who took photos of his children's friends as they played together looks set to return to NZ.

Wife of accused drug-dealing policeman says there's "no way" he's involved with a gang.

A murderer whom authorities warn could kill again is to return to NZ and is unlikely to be monitored.

An inmate is seriously ill in hospital following a stabbing in the country’s most notorious cell-block.

Rapist's case referred to High Court to consider a sentence of preventive detention.

Northland police were involved in a pursuit which lasted more than 100km in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Award-winning cop accused of making meth and collecting debt on behalf of gang members.

Tears shed in court as a man was jailed for sexual offending against two girls.

Judge sees no remorse in a letter of apology written by an arsonist to the school he torched.

A cold case that was solved by DNA has resulted in a rapist being sentenced to five years jail.

Man believed to have held up a dairy for cash and cigarettes doesn't get far as a member of the public stops him on the street outside.

A sworn policeman is among a group of 10 people arrested today in an Auckland drug bust.

Police have charged two men with murder in relation to the death of Terrance Smith.

Police hunt for three men who broke into a Waihi home armed with garden tools and beat up a man.

A soldier has admitted having a loaded rifle when he was drunk at home the day after his discharge from the army.

A young woman jailed for importing MDMA is told worse offenders have gone on to lead useful lives.

Convicted murderer Shayd Robinson's father has been sentenced for stabbing another man.

A man who punched a census collector in the face for knocking at the door while he was on the toilet was sent to jail for 10 months yesterday.

Man hailed as a hero after saving his children from house fire has been jailed for throttling his partner on the roadside.

Transient woman has admitted neglecting and assaulting her own children over 10 years.

Teen in custody after disastrously half-baked robbery where just about everything went wrong.

Judge tells reckless driver of the suffering his actions caused after crashing at a speed up to 152kmh.

A woman who killed two people while on P cannot drink alcohol while on parole.

MegaUpload founder granted leave to appeal his case against the Crown in the Supreme Court.