A top modelling boss is mourning the violent death of her father at her home in an upmarket Auckland suburb.

Domestic violence, from psychological abuse to beatings, is our biggest problem.

Glenn Cooper says his black eye took three weeks to heal, and he still has a lump on his face.

A man who was fatally shot after holding his ex-girlfriend hostage died from...

People in the quiet seaside town of Opunake always wondered how a "lovely, kind and beautiful...

The man shot dead by police yesterday had just got out of jail for trying to cut the throat of the woman he held hostage.

Murder-accused Brad Callaghan allegedly confessed to three close friends that he killed former girlfriend Carmen Thomas - and asked them to help cover his tracks, according to police.

A summary of the police case against Carmen Thomas murder accused Brad Callaghan, released by a court today, reveals the alleged cause of death, a witness account and other case details previously suppressed.

A nine-year-old girl is on crutches and terrified of going anywhere on her own after she was viciously assaulted by a group of drunken thugs - in broad daylight.

It's hard to believe a grown man killed a five-year-old in his own defence - or even accidentally - but there you have it.

The man accused of murdering Auckland taxi driver Hiren Mohini last year will stand trial in China next month...

A judge told a man he sent home without penalty to contact him in a year and tell him about his...