The victim of a brutal home invasion attack is "very, very pleased" to hear an arrest has been made and is keen to return home.

The family of slain pizza-maker Jordan Voudouris have made the difficult journey back to where he was killed exactly a year ago.

Paeroa locals say they are frustrated that a year after their popular pizza man was shot his killer is still at large.

Police are investigating photos appearing to show celebrity chef Nigella Lawson being choked by her husband during a row at a London restaurant.

Mark Lundy's last-ditch attempt to clear his name begins tomorrow night (NZ time) when his appeal against a double murder conviction goes before the Privy Council in London.

The family of Auckland schoolboy Stephen Dudley hope his death will serve as a constant reminder of the tragic, unintended consequences that violence can have.

A member of the public is being praised for rescuing a man from a brutal robbery and assault on the streets of Ngaruawahia early on Friday.

Hundreds of health workers are being bitten, head-butted and assaulted while they look after sick, injured and distressed patients.

The man accused of a double murder in the Far North was further remanded in custody today when he appeared before Judge Greg Davis in the Kaitaia District Court.

Police are searching cellphones for video footage of a fight which claimed a 15-year-old boy's life.

The parents of the 15-year-old boy killed in a fight at rugby training say it's any parent's worst nightmare - but now is not the time to be angry.

Where Jordan Voudouris died, flowers will grow. A garden will be planted near the corner of the alley where his murdered body was found, at the back of the Mykonos pizza shop in Paeroa.

The Kelston Boys High School community is struggling to come to terms with the death of a student described as a "beautiful boy" and a "rugby star'.

An alleged assault which left Auckland schoolboy Stephen Dudley dead may have been filmed, police say.

Two teenagers have appeared in court in relation to the death of a 15-year-old boy after a violent incident at a school rugby training session in West Auckland.

A 15-year-old boy died after a violent incident at a school rugby training session in West Auckland in an incident locals say is out of character for the school.

A man serving a life sentence for killing his wife with an axe has appeared at the High Court to argue he has been wrongly denied parole.

Oscar Pistorius' court hearing was adjourned until August 19 after a brief appearance last night in which the magistrate railed against media coverage of his case.

A top police officer being investigated for an alleged assault is back on the board of trustees of a school.