A father who allegedly bashed his children with a machete and cricket bats is facing eight years behind bars.

The heartbroken father of Emily Longley hopes his family's torment will soon be over.

A 24-year-old man was stabbed in the back at a 21st birthday party in Hamilton overnight.

Susan Burdett was bludgeoned to death 20 years ago but questions are growing over whether the right man was convicted of her rape and murder. Phil Taylor explains why.

Detective with expert knowledge of the crime says an innocent man is in jail for one of New Zealand's most notorious cases of rape and murder.