A mother is accused of immersing her 2-year-old son's hands in boiling water then failing to seek medical treatment for at least eight months.

A woman who murdered a 3-year-old boy has had an application to appeal her conviction thrown out by the Supreme Court.

It is too early to say how a man came to be hit by a car during a brawl in Rotorua, police say.

The family of a man accused of murder tried to snatch the body of his alleged victim from the funeral home where it lay.

Police have confirmed the body found at a rural property in Ardmore on Thursday afternoon is Rae Portman.

A police forensic team is searching a shed near the makeshift South Auckland grave of a body believed to be missing pregnant woman Rae Portman.

A man accused of murdering an Auckland father was so forensically aware, he trimmed his nails and hair and burned bloody clothing, a court has been told.

Child protection officials believe New Zealand may be finally tackling its child abuse problem after the first drop in abuse cases for at least eight years.

Murdered teenager Emily Longley's parents want to visit New Zealand schools to tell their daughter's tragic story and educate young women about domestic violence.

A violent gang member was free to kill despite committing crimes while on bail for five consecutive years.