A man has been arrested in relation to the assault on Lance Michael Scullin in Tauranga on Saturday.

Lance Scullin was "always there in times of trouble", but after a violent clash with a group of youths he turned down offers of help. 12 hours later, he was dead.

A policeman sitting in his car with his family warned a gang member not to do anything stupid moments before being punched in the head.

The family of a suspected murder victim say police should be renewing their hunt after 27 years and that a television documentary maker may hold some keys, reports Phil Taylor

A policewoman is being investigated following a complaint that she assaulted a taxi driver earlier this month.

The family of murdered Wellington woman Rongmei Fan have described her as a beautiful daughter and a caring mother.

Verbal trespass notices have been served on ringleaders of a brawl between more than 30 people outside McDonald's in Ashburton on Sunday morning.

A man who had his neck broken during a brutal attack in an Auckland park might have died or been left paralysed if not for the help of a stranger.

Children's Commissioner Russell Wills has written an open letter to the men of New Zealand about the impact of violence on children.

Men overestimate how much their peers tolerate derogatory comments towards women and underestimate other men's willingness to step in to stop violence, a new paper says.

Members of the west Auckland community shaken by the Roast Busters scandal will march against violence towards women tomorrow.

The thugs responsible for brutal assaults on journalist Phillip Cotrell and trainee teacher Tarun Asthana show we have a problem with street violence, Paul Thomas says.

The family of slain Wellington woman Rongmei Fan will arrive in the country this weekend, police say.

The man found guilty of kidnapping and murdering Hamilton woman Rae Portman maintains his innocence, his lawyer says.

A British woman pleaded guilty to the murders of three men whose bodies were found dumped in ditches.

The man accused of killing Rae Portman claims the defendant had no reason to kill her, according to his lawyer.

Two police officers accused of assaulting a woman in her Auckland home have been discharged without conviction.

Notorious child-killer Peter Holdem has had his jail term extended by three years, to at least 29 years behind bars, to make him one of New Zealand's longest serving convicts.

A 27-year-old naval rating has been charged with the manslaughter of a trainee primary school teacher.

A former Iraqi soldier who murdered his wife in Wellington by stabbing her 55 times has had his latest appeal against his sentence turned down.