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'I'll never forget his smile'
Woman relives heroic efforts to help brutally bashed man in South Auckland.
Burnt woman's husband likely to face murder charge
The husband of the woman found burnt to death near Huntly last week has arrived in Auckland on a flight from Fiji, accompanied by NZ police officers. He is likely to be charged with her murder.
Burnt-alive woman's husband on way to NZ
Davesh Sharma, the husband of the woman who was found burnt alive near Huntly last week, is on his way back to New Zealand.
Funeral today for woman burnt alive
The woman who died after she was doused in accelerant and set alight will be farewelled at a service in Fiji today.
House-sale row turns deadly
A frenzied attack on a couple that left a man brain-dead may have been the result of a family feud over the sale of an Auckland property.
'Person of interest' interviewed in burnt-woman case
Police investigating the murder of South Auckland woman Ranjeeta Sharma have confirmed they have interviewed a "person of interest" in Fiji.
Attack prolonged and ferocious - police
A brutal attack which left a south Auckland man brain dead and on life support was prolonged and ferocious, say police.
Man injured in attack not expected to live
Life support is expected to be turned off for a man critically injured when he and a woman were attacked with a wooden club.
Woman shot dead: Boy, 15, bailed
A 15-year-old has been released into his parents' care after he allegedly shot dead a friend while playing with a gun.
Waikato police focus on Sharma's son
Police say they are focusing on the welfare of motherless four-year-old Akash Sharma, while they decide whether to extradite his father back to NZ.
Teen released on bail after Northland shooting death
A teenage boy was released on bail today after his first court appearance over the shooting death of a 20-year-old woman in Northland.
NZ police in Fiji to question burnt woman's husband
New Zealand police detectives have arrived in Fiji to question the husband of a woman burnt alive near Huntly.
Teen charged after woman, 20, fatally shot
The fatal shooting of a woman in Northland last night is a tragic reminder of how dangerous guns can be, say police.
Murderer lays charges against witnesses
Convicted murderer Stephen Hudson has filed private prosecutions against witnesses who gave evidence against him.
Burnt-alive suspect expected to be a priest
The husband of an Auckland woman burnt to death is the son of a Hindu high priest and was nearly deported from NZ for overstaying.
Burnt woman's uncle 'very shocked'
The family of a young mother burnt to death in the Waikato have been stunned by her death. Police today confirmed they had tracked down her husband Diwesh Sharma in Fiji, after help from the local Fijian community.
Husband, son of burnt mother found
The husband and son of a young mother burnt alive on the side of a rural road near Huntly have been found in Fiji. NZ Police said the boy was found when Fijian police located his father.