New ZealandPukekohe couple tied up and robbedAn elderly couple were assaulted and tied up in a brutal home invasion in Pukekohe last night.08 Nov 11:34 PM
New ZealandSightings of man wanted for sexual assault of elderly womanSeveral witnesses have reported seeing a man who matches the description of a suspect wanted wanted in relation to the attack and sexual violation of an 87-year-old woman.08 Nov 11:30 PM
New ZealandJudge keeps eye on rockerHello Sailor frontman Graham Brazier will be personally monitored by a District Court judge for 18 months to ensure he exorcises his alcohol demons.05 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandSinger sentenced on assault chargesHello Sailor frontman Graham Brazier has been sentenced to intensive supervision and community work for assaulting his former and current partners.05 Nov 03:48 AM
New ZealandDeath sparks mayor's assuranceMayor Len Brown says there has been progress in making central Auckland safe, but admits more needs to be done to prevent deaths like that of Tarun Asthana.04 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandNavy sailor charged over fatal attackThe Royal New Zealand Navy has refused to say whether sailor Grenville McFarland has been stood down from service while on bail.04 Nov 06:22 AM
New ZealandAssault victim diesA 27-year-old has appeared in court in connection with an attack on a trainee primary teacher who died in Auckland hospital this morning.03 Nov 11:22 PM
New ZealandSeries of intruder incidents in WaikatoHamilton residents are being advised to check their home security following a series of intruder incidents in the east of the city on Sunday.03 Nov 10:46 PM
New ZealandRae Portman trial continuesThe trial of two men accused of being involved in the kidnap and murder of Hamilton woman Rae Portman continues in the High Court at Auckland this morning.03 Nov 06:31 PM
New ZealandMum forgives assailantThe mother of a young man brutally assaulted in central Auckland was by his bedside last night praying for a miracle, but had already forgiven his attacker.03 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandMan arrested over assaultA 27-year-old man has been arrested over a brutal assault in Central Auckland which left a trainee teacher on life support.03 Nov 06:33 AM
New ZealandRandom assault puts life at riskA trainee teacher on life support after a brutal assault in central Auckland is being described by friends as a kind and gentle person.02 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandWitness denies killingA key Crown witness against two men charged with the kidnap and murder of Hamilton woman Rae Portman has denied killing her himself.31 Oct 04:56 AM
New ZealandMurder accused a 'man on a mission'A man convicted of taking part in the kidnap of Rae Portman says he was threatened to go along with the plan by the man accused of her murder.31 Oct 02:27 AM
New ZealandCourt hears of farm excavation work"He said he had buried something from a previous job." A witness continues giving evidence in the kidnap and murder trial of Hamilton woman Rae Portman.30 Oct 10:00 PM
New Zealand'No one would find her'A man currently serving time in prison for kidnapping a Hamilton woman has told a High Court trial he had no idea she was destined to be killed.30 Oct 06:35 AM
WorldInvalid beaten, set alight after photographing vandalsOn the few occasions the quiet and self-effacing Bijan Ebrahimi ventured outside his drab council maisonette on the outskirts of Bristol.29 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandWitnesses saw accused hiding bodyA man accused of the kidnap and murder of a Hamilton woman was seen by witnesses strangling her to death and hiding her body, the Crown says.29 Oct 06:18 AM
New ZealandAccused 'shocked' by deathA man accused in relation to the kidnap and murder of a Hamilton woman in 2012 did not know she had been killed, a court has heard.29 Oct 04:08 AM
New ZealandKiwi's death not an accidentThe Queensland Court of Appeal has dismissed suggestions the death of NZ man Brent Dumper at his daughter's house-warming party on the Gold Coast was an accident.25 Oct 01:04 AM
New ZealandStabbing trial: Not guilty of murderA man accused of killing expatriate New Zealander Robert Wilkinson has been found not guilty of murder, but guilty of manslaughter.24 Oct 04:27 AM
New ZealandStabbing accused: 'I just got a fright'A jury has heard from a man accused of killing a man at Waihi Beach how he stabbed the man because he got a fright after the victim stood on his injured leg.23 Oct 01:20 AM
New ZealandMurder trial: 'I think I stabbed someone'A Waihi man who is on trial for the New Year's day murder of an expatriate New Zealander told his friend the next day "I think I stabbed someone last night".22 Oct 01:28 AM
New ZealandJury told of 'polite' teenThe wife of a man fatally stabbed at New Year's in Waihi Beach told a jury of her encounter of a "non-threatening" and "polite" teen accused of killing him.21 Oct 08:40 PM
New ZealandVictim's brother 'disappointed'The brother of a woman raped and murdered in 1992 said he is disappointed the man jailed for his sister's murder was denied parole.21 Oct 04:52 AM
New ZealandPora 'upset with himself'Convicted murderer and rapist Teina Pora is "really upset with himself" after he was declined parole for breaching his home leave conditions to visit a prostitute.21 Oct 01:40 AM
New ZealandStabbing-accused's New Year boastHigh Court hears a man accused of killing a man in Waihi Beach bragged to New Year's revellers he was "the king" and that he had "shanked someone."20 Oct 10:54 PM
OpinionRodney Hide: Heads should roll for this travestyJustice demands that a couple of heads be rolled down Molesworth St, says Rodney Hide.19 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandKaram case: Lie admission retractedA man caught up in a defamation case against Joe Karam has retracted his admission he lied under oath, telling the High Court he's "surviving on coffee at the moment".17 Oct 06:17 AM
