Citizens queue early for a seat at Macdonald trial.

Victim's mother says she has been let down by the mental health system.

Police have set up a cordon around a home in Manurewa, where it's believed a man was killed last night.

A Kiwi grandfather beaten to death in Vanuatu would not have thought twice about putting himself at risk to lend a hand, his family say.

Everything looks sinister, says lawyer Greg King, when viewed through "the myopic lens of the presumption of guilt".

Bob Gabolinscy never realised his forehead was streaming with blood after a group of young men attacked him with a pack of pre-mixed drinks outside his home late at night. He was too worried about rescuing his wife Margaret.

Hanz Christian, who was in his 60s, died trying to break up a fight between a female friend and her boyfriend at a Port Vila nightclub.

Police have named a 36-year-old man who was found dead at his Auckland home yesterday. His accused killer, a mental health patient who lived at the same address, is due to appear in court today.