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.

Officer accused of beating up his partner now charged with conspiring with the woman to make false statements.

The three men accused of killing Wellington man Matthew Stevens have pleaded not guilty at the High Court in Wellington today.

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.

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.

A Stratford man who admitted to killing his mother will spend at least 16 years in jail.

The inmate whose death is the subject of multiple inquiries was on the brink of escaping the life which put him behind bars, friends have told the Herald.

Trial for the man accused of murdering Connor Morris will begin a year to the day 26-year-old died.

A woman accused of a stabbing spree in a Wellington suburb last month has been charged with murder.

Bruce Andrew Mortimer spent the last few years trying to keep out of trouble before he got killed in a hostel, his former partner says.

Man who stabbed two men to death at a south Auckland pawn shop jailed.

The mother of a 5-year-old autistic boy who was allegedly murdered at his Christchurch home has been charged with failing in her legal duty as a carer.

A man's family has broken down in tears as he pleaded guilty to two counts of being an accessory to murder.

A man has appeared in Porirua District Court charged with two counts of assault after a six month-old baby died from head injuries on Monday.

A man facing a murder charge after allegedly stabbing a woman to death at a south Auckland home they shared has pleaded not guilty.

A man is recovering in hospital and another is due to appear in court after a stabbing in Lower Hutt last night.

A homicide investigation has been launched after a 6-month-old baby girl died after sustaining head injuries in Wellington.

A woman interviewed over a murder nearly two decades ago wants to change her police statement.

A man who indecently assaulted and burgled an elderly woman at knife point has been jailed for seven and a half years.

A housekeeper has been sentenced to community work after she assaulted her partner and her brother in a series of violent outbursts.

"While the laying of charges is an important step in the inquiry, there is still a lot of work to be done regarding the ongoing investigation."