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To the little girl injured in Myers Park, I am so very, very sorry
An attack on a child in Myers Park in central Auckland has shocked a city.
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Family, fraud and “the vilest criminal ever tried in NZ”: The infamous Timaru poisonings
Greg Dixon on a husband's plan to poison his wife and snatch her fortune.
What will it take to stamp out tribalism, bullying and ‘bad apples’ in our police force?
Ongoing scandals suggest not much change in police culture since the Louise Nicholas case.
Jazz Thornton fronts new docuseries spreading awareness of terrifying harassment
As new anti-stalking laws come into effect, three women share stories of being stalked.
Cop-turned-novelist writes handbook on police procedures out of frustration over common crime-writer mistakes
How to write a crime novel that rings true - and the most common mistakes writers make.
Milk, Madness and Mayhem: The Ruahine Triple Axe Murders
Was it an act of temporary, alcohol-induced madness? Or plain bloody murder?
The Listener 2025 collection: Our most popular crime writing
From contemporary court cases to historic murders, 2025's best read crime stories.
Steve Braunias on the sentencing of the mother responsible for the ‘suitcase murders’
Mercy for Hakyung Lee was bartered for at sentencing.
Foreigner, bigamist, killer: The wild life and dubious conviction of a colonial double murderer
Faced with a double murder that rocked colonial NZ, police were quick to find a suspect.
Six of the best: Crime writing which made NZ sit up and read
A selection of the most popular crime reporting from listener.co.nz
Steve Braunias: The enduring interest in the Polkinghorne trial
It's strange to keep talking about the trial but a morbid curiosity flickers at its edges.
Organised crime and drug trafficking surge in the Pacific – are we in danger of becoming a narco-region?
Drug trafficking threatens to overwhelm the Pacific, but our govt is playing catch-up.
The new drug smuggling tool of choice
Drug trafficking threatens to overwhelm the Pacific, but our govt is playing catch-up.
Colonial Injustice: Was the only New Zealander executed for treason a scapegoat?
Hamiora Pere's execution has led to far-reaching questions about justice and fairness.
How the insanity defence fell apart: Steve Braunias on the trial of Jasmine (Hakyung) Lee
Part II on the trial of a mum who killed her children and hid their bodies in suitcases.
A twist in the tale: Steve Braunias on the trial of the mum who killed her children and hid their bodies in suitcases
The courtroom realisation that changed everything: "I have never seen anything like it."
Steve Braunias on the latest Scott Watson case decision: ‘Smug complacency and stupid intransigence’
A response to the Court of Appeal's decision not to quash Scott Watson's convictions.
Alone and vulnerable: Steve Braunias on the murder of a lone security guard
The violent and senseless death is raising questions about the security industry.
Trickster, Tailor, Liar, Spy: The Kiwi conman who made legal history
Mary Eileen Jones's body was never found, but her wedding dress helped make legal history.
She was on the spectrum, he was a 'fat chubby nerd': Madison Ashton on Polkinghorne
After the Polkinghorne trial, Steve Braunias sat down to lunch with Madison Ashton.
Murder, he wrote: Steven Braunias on covering NZ’s most high-profile crime cases
"I've spent quite a lot of my professional life these past 20 years at murder trials."
The mystery of Minnie Dean: Was the only woman executed by law in New Zealand innocent?
Notorious "baby farmer” Minnie Dean hanged for infanticide but did the judge get it right?
Justice with heart: Steve Braunias spends a day at NZ’s court for the mentally ill
Our one specialist court assessing whether a defendant is mentally fit to enter plea.
Eyewitness doubts continue to haunt Scott Watson case 25 years after conviction
Eyewitnesses to solve crimes is a standard policing procedure, but how reliable are they?
No DNA, no CCTV, no chance: The 50-year hunt for what really happened to Mona Blades
Reassessing evidence in the Mona Blades case and the orange Datsun that led NZ astray.
Shoot to kill: The bloodiest manhunt in New Zealand history
Stanley Graham's neighbours feared tragedy — none imagined the horror about to unfold.