Thousands have turned out for a candle-lit march tonight to remember murdered Auckland mother Blessie Gotingco.

The father of a woman murdered 14 years ago in similar circumstances to Blessie Gotingco says the pain of losing his daughter will never go away.

The son of a 77-year-old woman tied up and assaulted in a brutal daylight home invasion in January knows the man charged with his mother's attack.

A neighbour of the man charged with the murder of Blessie Gotingco says the accused lived alone and only moved to the area a few months ago.

The public gallery in a West Auckland court had to be cleared today as a father and son pleaded not guilty to charges related to a fatal shooting in Ranui.

A man has accused of the murder of Blessie Gotingco has appeared in court this morning, and been granted name and image suppression by a judge.

The man accused of killing Auckland woman Blessie Gotingco has appeared in court this morning.

The three children of slain mother Blessie Gotingco were last night reunited with their father at their family home where a steady flow of relatives, friends and neighbours came to pay their respects.

A double shooting which left one man dead and one critically injured may have been the result of a neighbourhood feud, police say.

Residents in the West Auckland suburb of Ranui are dealing with three deaths in less than a week, after another violent incident.

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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.

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.

A friend who was with Nicholas Heyward as he was gunned down in Argentina has detailed how she tried to help him, as two men are arrested over the attack.

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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.