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Boys' parents also on crim charges

The parents of both boys charged over the death of a dairy owner are in jail or facing active criminal charges.

Mourners farewell slain dairy owner

Slain shopkeeper Arun Kumar was cremated today as hundreds of mourners gathered to remember him.

'I'll never hug my son'

Angry parents say justice system is protecting boys whose attack after rugby ended their 15-year-old’s life

Dairy stabbing: Accused's gran 'sad for family'

The grandmother of a 13-year-old charged with murdering Arun Kumar says her thoughts are with the dairy owner's family.

Teen admits assault on schoolboy

An Auckland teenager has admitted his role in attacking schoolboy Stephen Dudley and will be sentenced in August.

Man admits assaulting Justin Marshall

Police silent on how tot fatally hurt

Police will not be drawn on how Wellsford toddler Stevve Lawson received fatal head injuries, or whose custody she was in when she was hurt.

PM confident Parata did not hit staffer

Prime Minister John Key is confident Education Minister Hekia Parata did not hit a staff member, as alleged by Labour MP Trevor Mallard yesterday.

Ranui double murder-accused in court

A West Auckland man accused of murdering his wife and daughter will be assessed by a psychiatrist to determine his fitness to stand trial.

Ranui shooting: Courtroom cleared

The public gallery in a West Auckland court had to be cleared today as a father and son pleaded not guilty to charges related to a fatal shooting in Ranui.

Accused can't be named

A man has accused of the murder of Blessie Gotingco has appeared in court this morning, and been granted name and image suppression by a judge.

Blessie accused in court

The man accused of killing Auckland woman Blessie Gotingco has appeared in court this morning.

Family gather to share grief

The three children of slain mother Blessie Gotingco were last night reunited with their father at their family home where a steady flow of relatives, friends and neighbours came to pay their respects.

Victims injured in separate serious attacks in Christchurch

One-punch killer jailed for two years

The mother of trainee teacher would often worry her son would get into trouble on a night out, and today his killer was jailed for two years and four months.

The cycle of revenge killings

We may never know why teenage gang member Mohammed Hussain was in rival territory after dark on 1 April last year - even with armed back-up waiting close by in the car.

Feud may have sparked shooting

A double shooting which left one man dead and one critically injured may have been the result of a neighbourhood feud, police say.

Suburb reeling from third death

Residents in the West Auckland suburb of Ranui are dealing with three deaths in less than a week, after another violent incident.