A man charged with the murder of Rae Portman - who was missing for four months before her body was found - can now be named.

The British-Iraqi man killed in last month's quadruple Alps shooting had access to a bank account linked to Iraq dictator Saddam Hussein.

A Martinborough volunteer firefighter is in intensive care battling for his life after going to the aid of a group of young women.

A former Mana Party candidate and Green Party member has appeared in the Rotorua District Court charged with assaulting a woman and possession of cannabis.

A teen who stabbed a fellow partygoer to death over a kiss has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum sentence of 11 years.

Blanket suppression details on an arrest from the Rae Portman murder investigation were lifted today, although name suppression of the accused remains in place.

Christie Marceau woke up to her mother screaming. Moments later, she was dead.

Closure is a long way off for the parents of an Auckland man who was bashed to death by Killer Clown Fiend gang members.

A 20-year-old who has admitted breaking into his 95-year-old neighbour's home and stabbing the elderly gentleman in the head could face an indefinite prison sentence.

Amanda Kennedy stared down the killer who took the life of her friend and flatmate, as he was sentenced to five years in prison today.

The man who fatally punched Sky TV employee Billy Dawson has been sentenced to five years in prison.

The connection between animal abuse and the abuse of humans will be explored at this year's New Zealand Companion Animal Conference.

Four men will appear in court tomorrow charged over a stabbing in central Auckland late on Friday.

New Zealand rock musician Graham Brazier, the singer in band Hello Sailor, has been charged with assaulting his ex.