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.

The mother who has been accused of "horrific" abuse against her 9-year-old daughter wrote to the Prime Minister last year seeking help, it has been revealed.

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'.

A French tourist was dragged from his car and beaten, kicked and robbed by a gang of drunken youths in a Christchurch park.

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.

The West Auckland parents accusing of abusing their nine-year-old girl have appeared in court today.