Police say a young female officer was repeatedly punched and eye gouged in the back of a patrol car while being driven to the station with an alleged drink-driver.

A woman has been seriously injured after being stabbed in Ponsonby, Auckland, tonight.

Gable Tostee, the man accused of killing a NZ woman by throwing her off a Gold Coast balcony, has reportedly changed his name by deed poll.

A man charged with a double stabbing at a South Auckland birthday party and the woman who allegedly tried to help him avoid arrest have denied the offending.

Murder accused Gable Tostee has been sentenced to 10 months in jail after admitting to a drunken, high-speed cross-border police pursuit in his father’s car.

The man accused of murdering New Zealand woman Warriena Wright has been sharing dating tips on an online bodybuilding forum.

When her son was murdered by his father at cricket training, Rosie Batty used her grief to highlight domestic violence. Now she has been named Australian of the Year.

The victims of a violent axe attack that took place in Wellington last year have had their name suppression lifted, after a man appeared in court today.

Bali police have shot and arrested the man who allegedy organised the murder of New Zealand-raised businessman Robert Ellis.

A father whose baby died in suspicious circumstances more than four months ago is furious detectives have still not told him how his son died.

An examination of the scene of a homicide at a Woodville property has been completed.

Aaliyah Ashlyn Chand died at Christchurch Hospital on Wednesday with her parents by her bedside.

Christchurch's tight-knit Fijian-Indian community is looking to rally around the parents of a 1-year-old baby girl who died after suffering serious head injuries.

Two American tourists who were viciously assaulted less than 48 hours into their holiday say it won't ruin their time here.

A man who was found dead at a house in Woodville on Sunday was shot, police confirmed today as they released his name.

Less than 48 hours into their holiday, two US tourists were the victims of a "vicious and unprovoked" attack in Northland - and one will need reconstructive surgery.

Police have confirmed that a man attacked at an Auckland motel died of head injuries.

Family of man who died in hospital after attack Auckland motel say they are shocked as post-mortem examination to uncover exact cause of fatal injuries.

A senior policeman is recovering from facial injuries after an alleged attack by a man he pulled over at the weekend - not the first time he has been assaulted on the job.

A woman has been charged over the death of a man at a 21st party in Auckland at the weekend.

A 36-year old man has been charged with murder after a death at a 21st birthday party, which police say may have been sparked by an argument over the music.

A person has reportedly been stabbed to death this morning. Just after 1am police were called to an address in Otara where a person was stabbed and believed to have died from the injuries.

A missing jacket and sightings of a vehicle are part of the focus by police investigating the axe murder of a woman in Upper Hutt last Thursday.

Three people have been charged with the murder of Hutt Valley man whose body was found near his Toyota Corolla in thick bush off Paekakariki Hill Road.

The man accused of stabbing his wife to death and attempting to murder his stepdaughter and her boyfriend in Auckland will defend the charges.

The man charged with killing a New Zealander whose remains were found in a chilly bin in rural Queensland is due to have his case heard in court today.

The family of an Otago man beaten to death in a prolonged and brutal attack cried out with pain and relief as his ''gutless'' killers were found guilty of murder.

The scene where an Upper Hutt mother died in a brutal axe attack remains cordoned off today, with investigators combing the area.