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'.

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.

A 21-year-old man arrested on suspicion of stabbing a French soldier in the neck in Paris was flagged to French intelligence months ago over fears that he had been radicalised, it was claimed.

Police have charged Michael Adebowale with the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby who was hacked to death last week as he returned to his army barracks.

The suspected Woolwich murderer Michael Adebolajo made a second attempt to travel to Somalia to join extremists there just last year, the Daily Telegraph understands.

Lyn Rigby had come to the spot where her son's life was brought to a brutal end, but as she arrived at the murder scene, it became more than she could bear.

British Prime Minister David Cameron has visited MI5 headquarters to thank spies for their round-the-clock work.

A woman who was dragged behind a car she had just bought earlier told three of her children that she was going to give them $100 each. But she did not come home.

At least two judges were among 21 court staff assaulted in courtrooms in the past two years, documents released under the Official Information Act show.

A man's ear was torn in half and his face and neck were slashed when he was attacked with a glass at a pub early this morning.

The man charged with the murder of Christchurch woman Michelle Mary Lawrence has appointed a new defence counsel, which has potentially delayed his trial.

The trial of a man charged with the 2008 murder of Christchurch prostitute Mellory Manning is likely to start next year.