Twenty years ago Teina Pora was sentenced to life imprisonment for the rape and murder of Susan Burdett, but doubts over his conviction grow.

The lawyer for a man charged with kidnapping Rae Portman, who was later found dead, says his client has fears for his safety.

A teenager accused of murdering Ashburton mother Sina Solomona has pleaded not guilty in Youth Court today.

The former army commando who murdered New Zealander Charles Jones in Thailand has been sentenced to nine years and five months in jail.

Police broadly do the best they can, but are continually let down by soft-touch judges and the mental health system.

A Taupo dairy farmer charged with intentionally injuring an Ironman cyclist in an alleged road rage attack reappeared in the Taupo District Court today.

Three prison guards in Fiji have been sacked over a video of detainees being beaten and tortured.

A Hamilton teen who claims police pushed her to the ground before dragging her face down from a party has complained to the Independent Police Conduct Authority.

The mother of tortured Rotorua three-year-old Nia Glassie has been denied parole, with the board saying she remained an undue risk to the community.

Parliament will be asked to condemn the brutal beating and torture of Fijian prisoners, which Fiji's Prime Minister is standing by.

Sam Doyle's miraculous recovery from a stabbing through three layers of bone in his skull has made him even more grateful for his life.

Fijian Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says he will support his men if they were involved in the repeated beating an escaped prisoner.

An Auckland PR executive has appeared in court charged with physically abusing her prominent property developer husband while a protection order was in force.

A man accused of brutally bashing and robbing an elderly couple in their Christchurch home has been remanded in custody today.

Amnesty International is investigating a graphic video posted on the internet, which show men being beaten and tortured in Fiji.

The 59-year-old man hunted in connection with a serious assault on an elderly couple in Christchurch last week has been arrested.

A New Zealander who injected a friend with heroin at a drug-fuelled Sydney stag night has pleaded guilty to manslaughter.

A teenager on bail when he robbed an 81-year-old woman, breaking her hip and wrist and disabling her for life, has been sentenced to home detention.

Christchurch police are looking for a 59-year-old man, as they investigate the traumatising assault of an elderly couple.

A woman who fought off an attacker is furious to hear her alleged assailant could face a reduced charge.

Almost a quarter of a century after the murder of a senior drug-busting Federal Police officer, another inquiry is about to open into a case that continues to intrigue Australia.

One of the men involved in a gang-related brawl outside a child's first birthday party says he deeply regrets his actions as they have robbed his children of their father.