New Zealand crime

After investigating the death of an elderly couple on a rural West Auckland property, police have identified the offender, but he won’t serve a day in jail.

The new NZ leader makes a new pledge on deliverables.

Golriz Ghahraman has admitted she stole from stores in Auckland and Wellington. She is likely to seek a discharge without conviction, a legal expert predicts.

The court recognised ‘neurodiversity’ had an impact on the behaviour of the man. The Free Speech Union is now looking at appealing the name suppression order.

‘Boot camps’ have come and gone for the past 53 years in New Zealand, and now the National Party-led government is giving them another try.

‘Gangs have become more violent and more present in our communities ... this needs to stop,’ NZ Police Minister Mark Mitchell wrote to the commissioner.

The tri-party coalition plans major moves on infrastructure, health, education, and criminal justice.

New Zealand’s newly elected government plan to mandate makeovers in its efforts to eradicate gang violence.