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Guilty verdict after parents' worst nightmare
When Blenheim couple Pat and Pam Heagney heard the jury verdict "guilty" in the High Court at Wellington this afternoon, they dissolved into loud sobs.
Man guilty of toddler's murder
A Whanganui High Court jury has found Rikki Ngatai-Check, who kicked two-year-old Karl Perigo-Check to death, guilty of murder.
I am a stupid killer, says hunter who mistook woman for deer
The hunter who fatally shot Rosemary Ives made his first public statement with tears in his eyes.
Govt turns down calls for Crewe case probe
Simon Power has turned down calls for an independent inquiry into a 40-year-old murder mystery.
Mum charged with son's death
A Kiwi dad is in mourning after his son was allegedly drowned by the toddler's mother off the coast of Western Australia.
Son testifies against father in murder trial
A son has given evidence against his own father, accused of the murder of a mother of four.
Tagger killer Bruce Emery granted parole
Bruce Emery will walk free next month after less than two years in jail for fatally stabbing a teen.
Piper murderer gets life sentence
The man who admitted murdering Raymond Piper has been sentenced to life imprisonment, with a minimum non-parole period of 14 years.