The wife of a man accused of bashing his teen daughter, then forcing her to hide her injuries behind a burqa, denies failing to seek medical attention for the girl.

A father has denied criminal charges laid over allegations he beat his daughter and then imprisoned her at home to hide her injuries, which included a broken nose and broken tooth.

"I stood up and then bang, (Packer) hit me straight away." The young man assaulted by NRL player Russell Packer has spoken exclusively to the Herald.

A teenager has been arrested after a man was stabbed in the stomach in Central Auckland early yesterday.

A witness who saw the injuries inflicted on a pair of teenaged tourists says one of them was barely recognisable after the Boxing Day attack.

Four teenagers charged over a vicious attack on two German tourists will remain behind bars until their next court appearance.

Police have been overwhelmed by a nationwide outpouring of support for two young German campers beaten and robbed in an "appalling and mindless" attack yesterday.

A Nelson man has been arrested and charged with hitting another man over the head with a spade.

Australian entertainer Rolf Harris is facing three additional sex assault charges involving two new alleged victims, one aged "seven or eight" at the time.

The partner of a Muslim man who police say bashed his 15-year-old daughter and hid her injuries under a burqa has appeared in court.

Phil Nisbet's sister says she was forced to launch her own investigation into her brother's death after police rejected her claims he was murdered.

More details of a Muslim father's alleged reign of terror over his daughter have emerged.

Two women jailed for killing Amandeep Singh last year were part of a local culture of females using promises of sex to swindle migrant Indian workers, a defence lawyer says.

Police have dropped court action against an Auckland public relations agency chief who was accused of physically abusing her property developer former husband.

A teenage girl police believe was beaten at home was forced to hide her facial injuries behind a burqa while Muslim community members allegedly hushed up the abuse.

The wife of a man left with a permanent brain injury after he was attacked by a drunk and violent teen - who later stabbed three people while on bail - has lashed out at the slow court process.

Police say they have no idea why two masked men assaulted a 65-year-old woman in her south Otago home last night.

Bassett Rd machinegun murders 50 years ago solved swiftly but mystery remains over one of the gunmen

Investigators have released a photo of a man being sought over the attempted abduction of a 13-year-old girl who was dragged off her bicycle into bush near Timaru.

Queensland police say the victims of a machete attack in Rockhampton have terrible wounds to their legs, arms and bodies.

A description of the man accused of dragging a 13-year-old girl off her bicycle and into bushland near Timaru last night has been released.