A man accused of murdering his first wife, plotting to kill his second NZ wife and planning to marry a third to get insurance payouts will stand trial today.

The man accused of sexually violating and killing a five-year-old Napier girl has been further remanded in custody.

The man accused of murder after his wife's body was found burning on a roadside near Huntly last week has reappeared in court.

The man accused of murder after his wife's body was found burning on the roadside near Huntly is facing three charges, including one of assault in December last year.

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.

Davesh Sharma, the husband of the woman who was found burnt alive near Huntly last week, is on his way back to New Zealand.

The woman who died after she was doused in accelerant and set alight will be farewelled at a service in Fiji today.

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.

Police investigating the murder of South Auckland woman Ranjeeta Sharma have confirmed they have interviewed a "person of interest" in Fiji.

A brutal attack which left a south Auckland man brain dead and on life support was prolonged and ferocious, say police.