Warriors rugby league stars have paid tribute to Luke Tipene after the talented teenager died in the early hours of this morning.

The family of a New Zealand-raised businessman murdered in Bali say they are "increasingly concerned" about the lack of information they've received.

Mercy is not what the innocent seek. It's justice, writes Brian Rudman. An independent body, sifting all the facts in a dispassionate way, is the best way to get to the truth.

The body of an Auckland-raised business magnate murdered in Bali this week will arrive in New Zealand tomorrow ahead of a private funeral.

A multimillionaire businessman murdered in Bali and dumped in a rice field, allegedly on the orders of his wife, will be farewelled in New Zealand.

Oscar Pistorius was "gun toting", "trigger happy", "jealous" and "combustible", says Reeva Steenkamp's mother.

The hero mum-of-six who suffered serious head injuries as she came to the aid of a shopper being mugged says she has been given a second chance at life.

"Isn't it unfair I'm having to be the one to answer for all of this?" yelled mother of Luke Batty, the boy bashed and stabbed to death by his father.

A homicide investigation was launched in west Auckland overnight following the death of a man at a Kelston address.

An East Auckland father of three killed in a hit-and-run in a carpark outside a karaoke bar was out celebrating his wife’s birthday.

The recent detailed analysis of DNA collected from a shawl, allegedly of one of Jack the Ripper's first victims, appears to carry a fundamental maths error.

The 41-year-old man who died after being hit by a vehicle outside an east Auckland Karaoke bar on Saturday has been named by police.

A man was killed after a karaoke bar argument over a woman turned vicious in the early hours of yesterday.

Two men have today pleaded guilty to manslaughter charges after an assault on a Christchurch man that saw him die two weeks later of serious burn injuries.

Detectives reviewing the Crewe homicide case received fresh testimony from a world expert who said the abandoned toddler was fed in the five days before being found.

The home of a 49-year-old Meremere man is under guard while Waikato police investigate his death.

Police will not say how many Kiwi victims of sex offending entertainer Rolf Harris have come forward, but are encouraging any others to contact them.

The police officer accused of planting a cartridge case in the Crewe double-murder inquiry went to his grave denying he fitted up Arthur Allan Thomas.

Daughter of a New Zealand man who died after an assault in Australia last month has made an emotional plea for information into his death.

Husband of mother left with severe head injuries after she tried to stop a bag snatch says: "She is very sore and extremely tired."

Hero mum-of-six Lucy Knight has asked about the welfare of her youngest children – her first brief sentences since undergoing brain surgery after a shocking daylight attack last week.

The husband of Lucy Knight, the woman seriously hurt after intervening in an attempted bag snatch, says the response from the public has been mind-boggling.

Lucy Knight's family have spoken about her progress in hospital - and their gratitude to the public, who have donated more than $160,000 to help her recovery.