Police have arrested a man after a 38-year-old woman was found dead in an Invercargill hostel.

The family of a young Levin father stabbed to death on Friday night say the past four days have been like 'living in a nightmare'.

Officers will today examine a car to look for clues over the death of Shalvin Prasad, who is believed to have been killed before being set alight.

Police have this morning found the Toyota RAV 4 owned by Shalvin Prasad, whose body was found in a fire near Auckland.

A disagreement over 'minor matters' resulted in a fatal attack on a Levin man who was once hailed as a hero after pulling a woman from a drink-driver's path.

Three men have been arrested after a 27-year-old Levin man was stabbed to death at a rural Levin property last night.

Sir Owen Glenn vowed to give part of his fortune to community projects, but services say they've been told of funding delays.

Police believe a man whose body was found in Gisborne may have gone to the Rhythm and Vines music festival before he went missing almost a month ago.

A booze and gambling-fuelled night ended with All Black Zac Guildford allegedly assaulting a partygoer at a Christchurch house 10 days ago.

A bar manager has been accused of trying to destroy evidence after a man was brutally beaten outside a central Auckland nightclub.

A teenager will reappear in Youth Court today charged with the murder of young Ashburton mother Sina Solomona.