An Auckland teen charged with murder, who allegedly escaped bail and evaded authorities for four days, will remain behind bars until trial.

The judge in the Luke Tipene murder trial has told the jury the teenage defendant can be found guilty even if the act was unplanned and "instantly regretted".

A Taupo man who killed his partner in an "unprovoked and cowardly" hammer attack has told the woman's daughters he was enjoying prison.

A teenager deliberately stabbed a rugby league starlet in the neck and must have known death was likely, the Crown says.

A fight over a taxi left a young man lying in the middle of a central Auckland road with critical head injuries at the weekend.

Toxicology results from the second autopsy performed on Maggie Watson showed traces of chemicals or drugs in her system, her grandfather claims.

A 13-year-old boy convicted of manslaughter was supposed to be taken into CYF care a month before he killed an Auckland dairy owner last June.

The man accused of murdering a Christchurch toddler last month has been granted bail.

The friend of a teenager accused of stabbing an up-and-coming rugby league player has described seeing his mate's look of shock moments after the fatal incident.

Name suppression has lapsed for a man accused of bludgeoning an elderly man to death with a bottle.

We demand action. But equally we should be dispassionate and rational in demanding measures that seek to prevent these things occurring, writes Jarrod Gilbert.

A man accused of stabbing his partner to death after she had finished an exam sobbed in the dock this morning as he changed his plea to guilty.

One of two people arrested in relation to the discovery of an elderly man's body in a public toilet last night has appeared in court charged with murder.

A man armed with a hatchet attacked patrons in a movie theatre in the Nashville, Tennessee, area before he was shot and killed by police officers.

A homicide investigation is underway in Manawatu following the discovery of a body outside a block of units this morning.

Two people who came to the aid of a woman who was assaulted in Dunedin on Saturday are being asked to contact police.

A man accused of fatally stabbing a woman at a party will stay behind bars until his trial next year.

Families of homicide victims have spoken candidly about their experiences in a new study aimed at documenting how losing a loved one to crime affects the lives of those around them.

Justice Minister Amy Adams has told police to revise their guidelines so they can secretly warn people if their partner has a history of violent abuse.

A group of six to eight men allegedly assaulted the two male tourists - one from France and the other from the UK - outside the Vagabond Backpacker in Christchurch.

Two tourists who were attacked by a group of people outside a Christchurch backpackers were victims of "random bad luck", the hostel owner says.

A white United States police officer who shot a black motorist after stopping him over a missing licence plate pleaded not guilty yesterday to charges of murder and voluntary manslaughter.

A teen found guilty of killing West Auckland dairy owner Arun Kumar will be eligible to be released from prison before he turns 17.

Fifteen-month-old Ihaka Stokes died in hospital after suffering multiple blunt force injuries including broken bones.

A University of Cincinnati police officer was indicted on a charge of murder for fatally shooting an unarmed black man during a traffic stop this month.

The woman who created a Givealittle page for Leon Jayet-Cole, set up after the 5-year-old was allegedly murdered, says refunding donors is the right thing to do.

Just a year before he allegedly shot Douglas Witeri between the eyes and killed him, Troy Vincent McHugh shot another man who owed him money, a jury was told yesterday.

The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by Jeremy McLaughlin, who was found guilty of killing the 13 year-old at her home in Christchurch in 2011.

Minister had said probation staff did all that was necessary to prevent Tony Robertson from re-offending but now he wants a review.

The current Transport Minister was a Crown prosecutor for Tauranga back in 2005 when Tony Robertson was convicted of several offences.