Two men have today pleaded guilty to manslaughter charges after an assault on a Christchurch man that saw him die two weeks later of serious burn injuries.

Detectives reviewing the Crewe homicide case received fresh testimony from a world expert who said the abandoned toddler was fed in the five days before being found.

The home of a 49-year-old Meremere man is under guard while Waikato police investigate his death.

Police will not say how many Kiwi victims of sex offending entertainer Rolf Harris have come forward, but are encouraging any others to contact them.

The police officer accused of planting a cartridge case in the Crewe double-murder inquiry went to his grave denying he fitted up Arthur Allan Thomas.

Daughter of a New Zealand man who died after an assault in Australia last month has made an emotional plea for information into his death.

Husband of mother left with severe head injuries after she tried to stop a bag snatch says: "She is very sore and extremely tired."

Lucy Knight's family have spoken about her progress in hospital - and their gratitude to the public, who have donated more than $160,000 to help her recovery.

A 17-year-old Manurewa youth charged over an attack on an Auckland mother of six who intervened in an alleged street robbery will seek bail tomorrow.

Family and friends of a mother of six who was beaten when she intervened in an attempted bag-snatch say they are not surprised she didn't hesitate to help someone else.

A Sri Lankan man accused of murdering a woman in Switzerland in 2000 has been released on bail.

A 17-year-old man has been arrested and charged over the attack on good samaritan Lucy Knight yesterday afternoon.

A Kaitaia hostel owner has had fresh charges laid against him since his appearance in court.

"Another kick in the teeth for the family", is how the father of teenager William Lewis has described a parole hearing for his son's killer.

Two men involved in a fight outside a children's basketball game are blaming each other for the altercation - and police say witnesses will be key to establishing who the instigator was.

At what point paradise becomes lost depends on whom you speak to.

An Auckland grandmother who beat a 77-year-old man unconscious before setting him on fire will spend at least the next 15 years in prison.

A teenager who participated in a brutal, premeditated, armed hold-up has had a potentially lengthy prison term slashed because of his assistance to police.

A 13-year-old charged with the murder of a West Auckland shopkeeper faces a wait to find out whether he will get bail.

Police are continuing to call for more information relating to a string of suspected indecent assaults allegedly carried out by Northland lodge owner Michael Harris.

A young man suffered multiple facial fractures when he was assaulted after a 21st birthday party at a Christchurch cricket club early this morning.

Gold Coast murder accused Gable Tostee is alleged to have assaulted police officers in the months before Kiwi woman Warriena Wright plunged from his balcony.

Judge Thokozile Masipa was contemptuous of Pistorius' snot and tears during his performance on the stand, writes Kerre McIvor.

Eyes widen around Kaitaia when you ask about Michael Harris. Before Monday, he was known, but "not someone that noticeable". Since then, he has become infamous.

Potential victims are still coming forward in the wake of the arrest of a Kaitaia lodge owner who has been charged with sexual assault.

A man who ran at a young dad outside a fundraising dance, kneeing him in the head and leading to a fall that killed him has been jailed for three years.