A man who shot himself in Auckland's Woodhill Forest as police were closing in to question him has been formally identified.

Glenys Stanton was remembered for living life to the full and having a "smile that would light up a room" at her funeral in Auckland yesterday.

A young security guard, killed on his first night on the job, was filling in for a permanent staff member who had requested the night off for his birthday, a court has heard.

Police are to speak to the coroner today about the formal identification of the man believed to have shot dead his ex-girlfriend and her friend.

Chris Good keeps pinned to his fridge the original missing person appeal put out by police after Jane Furlong's disappearance. The typewritten note on yellow paper, stapled to a photo of Furlong, comes from a bygone era.

Hundreds of mourners yesterday farewelled Trevor Waite, the man gunned down alongside Glenys Stanton near Papakura last weekend.

Hundreds of mourners today farewelled Trevor Waite, the man gunned down alongside Glenys Stanton near Papakura last weekend.

A man who shook, smothered and repeatedly punched a 5-month-old baby has been sentenced to just over three years in prison.

Fallen Chinese politician tries to discredit former top aide as unreliable witness.

Bo Xilai, formerly one of the most powerful and charismatic men in Chinese politics, has admitted that his wife left him because he cheated on her.

The detective in charge of the investigation into the death of Javed Mills has told families who have not seen their missing loved ones to get in touch with police.

James Cooper has been found not guilty of the 2009 murder of Javed Mills but guilty of his manslaughter.

David Bain has been denied access to documents linked to a report into compensation for wrongful imprisonment.

His son was shot four times in a matter of seconds - once to his arm, knocking him to the floor, then twice in the back, and once in the head - and the man who pulled the trigger has walked free.

A diminutive middle-aged monk was bashed unconscious and left in handcuffs during a violent robbery at a monastery.

Danielle Cameron remembers her friends showing up laden with presents for her 10th birthday at the L&P cafe in Paeroa.

The daughter of a man fatally stabbed during a confrontation at a Mt Albert mansion said her father's life was "cruelly and unjustly taken from him".

A businessman has been sentenced to four years in prison for manslaughter after a fatal stabbing at his Auckland mansion.

The teen arrested over the death of a homeless man in Auckland will have his name kept secret for a while longer despite strong opposition from police and the victim's family.

A career criminal confessed to friends he stood guard while Jane Furlong was murdered and helped dispose of her body.