After a 27-day-old baby's dad stuck his finger down her throat, the young child almost drowned in her own blood as it poured from the wound.

A female jogger was attacked in Hamilton on Wednesday night and police are appealing for help to find the offenders.

The father of an Auckland schoolgirl strangled to death by her boyfriend is fronting an anti-violence group in a bid to save others.

Forty-two seconds was all it took to destroy an Auckland family. While the men responsible face years in prison, their victims will pay for the rest of their lives.

A British professional cyclist assaulted while competing in New Zealand can only now finally open his jaw properly, almost six months after being attacked.

A Christchurch sex worker has been assaulted following a dispute over payment, police say.

Police say a man repeatedly punched an officer in the face in front of his grandchildren during a stolen firearms raid this week.

Mendoza police are reported to have detained one person suspected of involvement in the murder of a New Zealand tourist in Argentina.

A young referee king-hit by a rugby player - who has been banned from the sport for life - says he is counting the days until he can return to the sport he describes as his life.

A mother appeared in court today charged with the murder of three young disabled children.

As the dog lead tightened around her neck, Maxine Lozell feared she would die at the hands of her attackers.

A mother who provided round-the-clock care for her three severely disabled children was last night being questioned on suspicion of murdering them while they were alone together at their home.

A former ITM rugby player will face a judiciary hearing this week for punching a referee in the head during a club game.

A man has appeared in court in relation to a serious assault on a police officer on Thursday.

Stephen Dudley's grieving mother - who shot her husband while threatening to shoot herself - has today avoided penalty over the incident.

Reeva Steenkamp's sister hasn't held back in a new media interview about Oscar Pistorius' murder trial - branding him a 'disgusting liar' who's trying to avoid jail.

A grieving mother who shot her husband was threatening to shoot herself, according to the police case.

An Auckland teenager who stomped on another man's head has been told that only his age will save him from going to jail.

Two weeks ago, tourists Michaela Brand and Niki Honda arrived in Auckland, excited and ready for the trip of a lifetime around New Zealand.

A 17-year-old died after a brutal assault near an area that had developed into a "serious alcohol fuelled violent zone'', an inquest into his death has found.

Police have confirmed tonight that human remains found in a drain at a North Shore park are those of missing woman Cissy Chen.

Teina Pora is "overwhelmed" by a Parole Board decision that will see him released from prison after more than 21 years, his lawyer says.

Convicted murderer Teina Pora is appearing before the Parole Board in his latest bid for freedom.

The mother of a man whose headless skeleton was found in an Auckland garage is "sick to the stomach" her son's killer is appealing the length of his sentence.

Libyan police may never be able to arrest whoever is responsible for the execution-style murders of New Zealander Lynn Howie and her British boyfriend Mark De Salis, a close associate of the Briton says.