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'Most prolific' serial killer's deathbed confession
Drawings based on his memories of some of his female victims were released by the FBI.
He always hated women. Then he decided to kill them
Scott Paul Beierle hatred of women drove him to violence in a Florida yoga studio.
Gay couple attacked on London bus
Two women who refused to kiss in front of a group of men were punched in the face.
Courage under fire: Kiwi stabbed gunman before he was shot dead
Police say heroic New Zealander's actions may have saved others from being killed.
Road rage: Man avoids charges for punching girl
No charges for man who punched a teenage girl in the face during a road rage incident
'Go back to your own country': Woman in headscarf shoved at Auckland mall
'We just feel like after what happened in Christchurch, it's just not fair.'
Defence force probes what went wrong in Whenuapai bomb scare
Any intrusion into a NZDF camp or base is a matter of concern, the defence force says.
Racial attack: Kiwi beaten, abused in daylight assault
Man assaulted, racially abused on an Auckland street - in broad daylight.
'Execution' survivor: My husband admired alleged killers' gang
Survivor testifies with a bullet still lodged in her head which was wrapped in a scarf.
Family of guard found lifeless and in a pool of blood thank man who saved her
Male patient had grabbed an oxygen cylinder and attacked the woman.
Daughter of security guard seriously assaulted at Waikato Hospital last month
Daughter of security guard seriously assaulted at Waikato Hospital last month
Hitch-hiker brutally bashed, robbed in back of stranger's car
Man asked for a ride and was assaulted.
Bashed hospital guard faces months of recovery
Woman was severely beaten with an oxygen cylinder while on duty.
She played dead to survive: Comanchero gang duo on trial for 'execution'
A South Auckland man and his wife were shot in the head in the street.
Ice axe attack: Offender jailed for tattoo parlour wounding
Rose Beaumont caused grievous bodily harm to a former colleague with an ice axe.
Editorial: Well past time for justice for Jane Furlong
We say: Somewhere out there, someone knows who killed Jane Furlong. Time for them to talk.
Offender put in motel after eviction from Housing NZ home-detention address
Offender put in motel after eviction from home detention address, new violence charges.
Virginia Beach shooter named, denied publicity
Police have identified the man who killed 12 of his work colleagues.
Three Auckland students 'violently and randomly' attacked
Principal Davida Suasua has alerted parents after 'random' attack by a group of six men.
Not guilty plea for man accused of hit on gangster
Notorious gangster Joshua Masters was shot at a Harley Davidson store in Auckland.
Man admits killing Epalahame Tu'uheava
"He was just a humble guy and a really good dad and husband."
Hawke's Bay toddler killer Benny Haerewa admits more abuse against children
Benny Haerewa is responsible for one of New Zealand's worst child abuse cases.
Secrets of the Beehive: Intoxicating but not for the faint of heart
COMMENT: Parliament likely won't adopt all recommendations, but protections are necessary.
Friends, family gather to mourn 21-year-old shot in Auckland park
Close friends and family of Sam Tupou are today gathering at his mother's Mangere house.
'I survived a suicide cult': Heaven's Gate survivors speak out
In 1997, 39 Heaven's Gate cult members killed themselves, leaving just two survivors.
Brutal reality of everyday life in dangerous Tijuana
Seven people were murdered daily in this city last year.
Ōtāhuhu shooting: Victim would not have known killer
The man killed at Seaside Park, Ōtāhuhu, has been named by police.
Jayme Closs speaks for first time as abductor sentenced
The kidnapped 13-year-old has revealed how she outsmarted her captor.