A High Court jury will continue deliberating this morning on verdicts for five people charged over the fatal bashing of Wairarapa man Glen Jones.

Reeva Steenkamp sent Oscar Pistorius a photo of her blowing a kiss to the athlete just a month before her death, it was revealed at his murder trial today.

'I'm scared of you and how you snap at me,' wrote Reeva Steenkamp in text messages to Oscar Pistorius, as the prosecution painted a picture of a jealous boyfriend.

Gerrie Nel, the state prosecutor, stunned the court at Oscar Pistorius's murder trial last week, asking for an adjournment until tonight.

A 16-year-old who admitted assaulting Stephen Dudley - who later died - has been discharged without conviction and had his identity permanently suppressed.

Oscar Pistorius is selling the Pretoria home where he shot dead his girlfriend, as the mounting costs of his trial for murdering her spiral out of control.

Prosecutors expect to wrap up their murder case against Oscar Pistorius early next week after calling "four or five" more witnesses. The court has been adjourned until Monday.

New details of Teina Pora's appeal to the Privy Council have emerged as the twice-convicted murderer and rapist applies for bail.

A High Court judge has reserved his decision on whether twice-convicted murderer and rapist Teina Pora will be granted bail.

She can see it, that moment almost a year ago when her husband was shot and killed.

A woman who drove four people accused of murdering a Featherston man to his flat thought they were just going to scare the 40-year-old, a court has heard.

Ngatai "Mellory" Manning had vowed to go straight and clean up her life just weeks before she was brutally raped and murdered.

A mystery DNA sample could hold the key to tracing other people the Crown believes were involved in Mellory Manning's brutal murder.

Jurors in the Ngatai 'Mellory' Manning murder trial have been sent home for the night, and will resume their deliberations tomorrow.

A South Auckland woman who was attacked on her daily pre-dinner walk will today lead a pedestrian march aimed at reclaiming the streets from violence.

It took less than 20 minutes for the Mongrel Mob to pluck sex worker Ngatai 'Mellory' Manning off the street before raping, bashing, and murdering her, the Crown alleges.

The trial of three men allegedly behind a near more than a year earlier than the original date of May 2015.

Murder accused Mauha Fawcett, who is conducting his own trial, has elected not to take the stand, after declaring 'his life is on the line'.

A Masterton toddler is fighting for his life in hospital and police have arrested a man for allegedly assaulting him.