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Struggle as Longleys return to NZ
After placing their lives on hold for a year, Mark and Caroline Longley return to New Zealand seeking normality.

Soccer: Punch a painful end to years as a ref
For eight years, Len Gattsche took to the soccer field to referee games around Auckland - but one punch destroyed that.

Victim 'tried to help accused'
Slain journalist Derek Round met the man charged with his murder in a gym where he trained each day.

Dad-of-three faces 36 abuse charges
A father who allegedly bashed his children with a machete and cricket bats is facing eight years behind bars.

Parents' agonising wait for verdict
The heartbroken father of Emily Longley hopes his family's torment will soon be over.

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

Reasonable doubts
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.

'Innocent man' in jail 20 years
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.