A floral shrine to Connor Morris continues to grow on the berm at the place where he was killed, while his girlfriend and mother have thanked the public for their support.

Someone who bought a $14.4 million winning Powerball ticket in a small South Island town could buy 44 average-priced homes there with the sudden windfall.

Once a tea girl, a nursing assistant and a journalist imprisoned for her beliefs, the woman who will pass judgment on Oscar Pistorius' fate has retired to consider her verdict.

Blues rugby player Peter Saili is alleged to have beaten a 13-year-old boy whom he caught burgling his home.

It seems incredible two young men can walk away scot-free, without a blemish to their name, after assaulting a schoolboy who later died.

"Dead men walking": Threats of retribution against the killers of Connor Morris are escalating seven days after his death during a fight.

Millie Elder-Holmes tried to save the man who made her feel safe. She cradled Connor Morris, holding towels to the back of his head while screaming for help.

Police investigating the death of Connor Morris have located a number of items of interest but say it is too soon to say if they have the weapon that killed him.

Millie Elder-Holmes paid an emotional tribute to her "soulmate" and the man she credited with saving her life.

The frustration of Stephen Dudley's family boiled over in court this morning when the judge decided not to convict a teen who assaulted the schoolboy.

More than one hundred bikes lined the street outside a gang headquarters in Auckland as mourners turned out to pay tribute to Connor Morris.

A High Court jury has been told by the Crown that a man accused of murder killed the mother of his three children "in the most horrible way" imaginable.

Man accused of murdering two pawn shop workers has denied the offending.

Connor Morris had rejoined the Head Hunters in recent months, which could increase the risk of retaliation over his death despite police saying it wasn't a gang hit.

Millie Elder-Holmes has made an emotional visit to the Auckland gang headquarters where the body of her slain boyfriend Connor Morris lies.

A man has admitted a firearms charge over a fatal West Auckland shooting but police say there will be no more serious charges laid.

A High Court murder trial has been told that police lost an opportunity to gather forensic evidence during an East Coast homicide inquiry.

Oscar Pistorius has sold the luxury Pretoria house where he killed his model girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on St Valentine's Day last year.

Too scared to sleep in his own home after a violent invasion, a 73-year-old man is seeking the public's help to track down the attackers.

A fresh allegation of potential evidence tampering has emerged in the Crewe murder case - but this time it is not against the police.

A fire allegedly started by a Gisborne man accused of burning his partner to death was so hot it melted a fire fighter's helmet, the High Court at Gisborne has been told.

A police review has taken nearly four years and come no closer to answering the question that has puzzled the country for nearly 44 years: who killed the Crewes?

Rochelle Crewe says she's pleased her aunt and grandparents have been cleared over the deaths of her parents.

An Auckland woman is recovering in Middlemore Hospital following a serious assault in Otara overnight.

The man accused of assaulting a parking warden says he's "deeply remorseful" the other man got hurt, but will contest the charge laid against him.

Police have apologised to Malcolm Rewa's victims over the length of time it took to catch the serial rapist and prevent his offending.

A parking warden was admitted to hospital after being attacked on duty in Auckland - and the assault was so bad, it kept him in hospital for five nights.

Residents of Chicago were agonising again yesterday on what ails their city after another weekend of gun violence in which the victims included an 11-year-old girl shot dead.