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.

Lucille Scollay loved her husband dearly, but after 20 years of misery, she finally snapped and plunged the blade of a kitchen knife deep into his chest.

The mother of tortured Rotorua three-year-old Nia Glassie has had her parole revoked by the Parole Board.

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.

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.

A Wairarapa supermarket worker was fatally bashed by a group in a "vigilante attack'' in retaliation for an alleged rape, a court has been told.

Serial killer Joanna Dennehy joined the ranks of Rose West and the Moors Murderer Myra Hindley yesterday when she became only the third woman to be given a "whole life" jail term.

Two men found guilty of murdering Lee McMurdo during a robbery at his west Auckland home have today been handed hefty jail terms.

A specialist scheme to identify high-risk violent spouses needs a consistent national approach, says a report into fatal domestic abuse.

A month after telling police he took part in the brutal murder of Christchurch prostitute Mellory Manning, Mongrel Mob prospect Mauha Fawcett backtracked on his story.

Police are having to deal with increasing numbers of people who are so drunk they are a danger to themselves and others, statistics reveal.

A 27-year-old Navy sailor has been allowed to remain on duty after pleading guilty to the manslaughter of trainee teacher Tarun Asthana.

The children of a Dunedin man killed by one punch are pleased his death is helping to prevent similar acts of violence.

A 27-year-old naval rating has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of trainee teacher Tarun Asthana.

A man left fighting for his life with severe head injuries after an assault at a party following the NRL Nines league tournament is awake and has spoken to police.

Murder victim Mellory Manning's DNA was found on a knife recovered just metres from where her body was dumped in a Christchurch river, a court heard today.