Harvey Weinstein appears in state court in Manhattan as jurors return to deliberations on a remaining charge in his retrial on June 12, 2025, in New York. (Source: Pool photo via AP)

Two jurors claim they were bullied into convicting Weinstein, his lawyers say

Lawyers for the disgraced movie mogul argued that the guilty verdict was marred by "threats, intimidation, and extraneous bias".

2:45pm

Jackie O attends the 2024 GQ Australia Men Of The Year Awards

Stalker sent up to 2000 messages to Aussie radio host Jackie O

The co-host of the Kyle & Jackie O Show was inundated with direct messages from a stranger on Instagram over five months.

10:35am

Smith & McKenzie Steak House.

Gang associate charged over Father’s Day restaurant robbery

Two women were also arrested after a search warrant was conducted at a property in Enderley, police said.

Friday 5:52pm

Victoria Cafasso.

'Someone must know': $1m reward for Tasmanian beach cold case

Victoria Cafasso, a 25-year-old Italian tourist, was found dead at Beaumaris Beach on the state's picturesque east coast in October 1995.

Friday 5:35pm

Person using a computer.

Two men sentenced for possessing child sexual exploitation material

The men were sentenced this week in the Manukau District Court and the Invercargill District Court.

Friday 5:04pm

Police were called when a Whangārei woman reported her vehicle stolen after visiting friends in Dargaville at around 4.45pm.

Three-hour search in Northland bush for alleged teen car thief

Police tracked the 15-year-old through bushland in Northland with a dog team for hours before arresting him back in town after a short foot chase.

Friday 3:06pm

Some of the cannabis seized by police.

Half a tonne of cannabis seized in raids across Auckland's west

Significant amount of cash, MDMA and ketamine also recovered among the commercial cannabis grow set-ups, police said.

Friday 2:50pm

New South Wales police arrest someone allegedly connected to a "kill car" network in Sydney.

Alleged contract killers, 'kill car' network uncovered in Sydney

"The use of kill cars has emerged as a common denominator in serious and violent crimes linked to organised crime, including murders, kidnappings, and other high-risk offences," NSW Police said.

Friday 1:44pm

Some of the 3D-printed and homemade guns seized by police in Henderson.

Police seize 3D-printed, homemade guns with ammo in Auckland raid

A 20-year-old man was arrested following the search in Henderson, attended by the Armed Offenders Squad.

Friday 12:01pm

The MP received online death threats in March 2025.

Man charged over death threats made against MP

Police said the threats were sent via a social media platform in March 2025, with the "nature and volume" of them serious enough to prompt a formal investigation.

Friday 11:29am

A 29-year-old man appears in court, charged over the incident.

Man accused of smashing Winston Peters' window pleads not guilty

The 29-year-old appeared in the Auckland District Court this morning on a charge of burglary.

Friday 11:03am

Gisborne fishers caught with more than 150 undersized pāua

Gisborne fishers caught with more than 150 undersized pāua

All 157 pāua recovered were undersized with the smallest measuring 60mm – less than half the legal size of 125mm.

Friday 10:58am

1:31

Winston Peters addresses the UN General Assembly.

Peters says partner injured by glass in wake of attack on window

Peters said his partner, Jan Trotman, had this morning cut herself on some glass from the attack.

Friday 10:14am

Police were alerted to a 69-year-old woman being assaulted on Hinemoa St shortly before 4pm yesterday.

Public assist woman after 'callous' assault in Rotorua

After seeing the assault, members of the public quickly intervened and provided immediate care for the 69-year-old woman.

Friday 7:54am

1:31

Riley Brown's cause of death was anaphylaxis due to peanut allergy, a post mortem says.

Man died from meal with peanut traces at mental health facility

The man's mother says she's "horrified", calling her son's death a "senseless waste of a life".

Friday 7:22am

1:31

Gisele Pelicot leaves the courthouse for a break during the appeals trial in the case of a man challenging his conviction.

French court increases sentence for man who raped Gisèle Pelicot

Husamettin Dogan, a 44-year-old construction worker, had been sentenced to nine years in prison in the first drugging-and-rape trial last year.

Friday 7:16am

1:31

An aerial view shows the devastation left by the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades section of Los Angeles.

Man charged with sparking most destructive wildfire in LA history

Investigators allege Uber driver Jonathan Rinderknecht lit the fire shortly after midnight on New Year’s Eve, 2024.

Thu, Oct 9

The 50-year-old was convicted of killing three lunch guests with a poisoned beef Wellington in 2023.

Why prosecutors are appealing Erin Patterson's life sentence

The 51-year-old was sentenced to life in prison with a non-parole period of 33 years for the murder of three members of her estranged husband's family.

Thu, Oct 9

One of the cell towers attacked by alleged arsonists in Wānaka.

'Mindless attacks': Suspicious fires lit at cell towers in Otago

Police in Otago are investigating a series of "suspicious" fires targeting cell towers, warning they could pose "serious risk" to communities in the area.

Thu, Oct 9

A fire damaged house in Massey

Suspected Auckland drug lab set on fire as police approached

A 54-year-old man has been charged with arson, producing or manufacturing methamphetamine, injuring a police dog and resisting police.

Thu, Oct 9

0:31

Former UFC star Suman Mokhtarian in 2019.

Former Sydney UFC fighter gunned down in broad daylight

Authorities believe Suman Mokhtarian, 33, was out for a walk in Riverstone when he was shot dead.

Thu, Oct 9

Police at the scene in New Lynn earlier this week.

New Lynn homicide: Police name victim

Detective Senior Sergeant Ryan Bunting said a 28-year-old will appear in the Auckland High Court on October 22 and is charged with murder.

Thu, Oct 9

1:30

This undated handout photo shows Derrick D. Groves, one of the inmates who escaped from a New Orleans jail on May 16, 2025.

Last of 10 New Orleans jail escapees captured under a house in Atlanta

Shirtless, shoeless and shackled at his wrists and ankles, Derrick Groves was the last to be captured after he and nine others absconded through a hole behind a jail toilet in May.

Thu, Oct 9

1:30

The man responsible for the attack was shot and killed by responding officers.

UK synagogue attacker pledged allegiance to Islamic State, police say

The attacker, Jihad Al-Shamie, called emergency dispatchers during his deadly attack on October 2 to express his commitment to the terror group.

Thu, Oct 9

1:30

This courtroom sketch depicts former FBI Director James Comey, second from left, and his attorneys.

Former FBI director James Comey pleads not guilty to federal charges

Lawyers for the former FBI director say they plan to argue the prosecution is politically motivated and should be dismissed.

Thu, Oct 9

1:30