The man's name will remain secret until at least early July.

A homicide investigation has been launched after a suspected stabbing in Waikanae Beach on the Kapiti Coast.

First parole hearing for man who murdered, dismembered Auckland mum Carmen Thomas.

Judge: 'If you went to prison, I don’t know you would come out a better person.'

Emma Field was alive but likely unconscious when the blaze took hold of her bedroom.

The baby had been known to police due to previous 'non-accidental' injuries, police say.

He said he wanted to get his drunk partner home safely. Family said she screamed for help.

He woke her up at 3am before trying to kill her with a fish-filleting knife.

The 22-year-old dad is worried police will charge him over his son's death.

Defence accused him of torching the place after breaking in and assaulting the woman.

Inmate Krome Wilson punched one of the guards from behind, sending him to the ground.

'Nobody in the community likes to think that this sort of thing can happen'.

Tough economic times linked to increase in 'severe' family violence.

'We believe these injuries were not accidental.'

'For God's sake, that's not what should be happening at our kids' schools.'

Sarah Boone has pleaded not guilty to the second-degree murder charge.

The 9-year-old's body was found dumped in a barrel with gunshot wounds in Australia.

John Bittrolff’s lawyers have long accused prosecutors of relying on dubious forensics.

Rex Heuermann is accused of murdering multiple women and scattering their corpses.

Jacob Ramsay was beaten over money he owed and then chained to a car and dragged.

School kids been attacked while waiting for their buses, creating fear in the community.

Thomas Humphrey, 47, was sentenced after pleading guilty to the murder of his mum.

Despite the new conviction, Knox will not serve any more jail time.

Police are keeping 'an open mind' on whether the two shootings overnight are linked.

Part two of A Moment In Crime's look back at the infamous murder case.

But he claims he can't remember much else, including how the blaze broke out.

A Waitaanga home was extensively damaged, with a body later found at the scene.

Katelyn Rua-Tuhou had a history of fleeing moving vehicles when drunk, defence claims.

Auckland residents are getting frustrated at the lack of protection in the CBD.

Prosecution says kidnap and manslaughter accused is suffering selective amnesia.