A British woman found in bed with a NZ man in a Dubai apartment had previously worked as lapdancer, a British newspaper reported today.

A primary teachers' union hopes an inquiry into a serious case of child abuse will reveal the Govt's role in its handling. The Govt received two letters about the girl, including one months before the girl was discovered by police with huge

A judge this afternoon ruled that name suppression should continue for a 28-year-old woman accused of murdering her newborn baby.

The identity of a man accused of two murders in a $2 million mansion can now be revealed. Name suppression was lifted on a 51-year-old who was charged with the murders of two men in the Auckland suburb of Mt Albert.

A former NZ horse trainer is accused of killing her ex-boyfriend in the UK and watching his body burn while she drank red wine with a friend.

The New Zealand man caught in a violent love triangle in Dubai has reportedly spent six weeks in jail without being charged.

A CYF report into the care received by a girl who suffered "horrific" abuse at the hands of her parents has found no single glaring failure by any of the 12 state agencies involved. An independent inquiry has now been launched.

A NZ man is in a Dubai jail after calling police for help when a jilted lover allegedly attacked him with a knife.

The man accused of killing his estranged NZ girlfriend in 1987 lived as a virtual recluse nicknamed 'Badges'.

An Auckland man who allegedly murdered his estranged girlfriend in 1987 has handed himself into police after being on the run for almost 24 years.

The names of two men murdered in a $2 million mansion can now be revealed but the identity of their alleged killer remained suppressed in court this morning.

Police have charged a 21-year-old man with the manslaughter of a five-month-old baby who died in Hawkes Bay last week.

A man accused of murdering two people at a multimillion-dollar mansion had several civil court claims filed against him.

A man charged with a double murder in Auckland has had his name suppressed so his children can be told of the charges. He will reappear in court on Monday.

No charges have been laid following the deaths of two men at a central Auckland mansion, but a man is assisting police with their inquiries.

Police have launched a double homicide investigation after two men were killed at at a multi-million dollar mansion in the Auckland suburb of Mt Albert today. A resident of the property is helping police with their enquiries.