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Hunter pleads guilty to teacher's manslaughter
A hunter who fatally shot school teacher Rosemary Ives has admitted her manslaughter.
Woman wants sailors kept in Navy despite attack
A woman whose family was terrorised by two drunken sailors says she does not want to see the men thrown out of the New Zealand Navy.
Man who almost got away with neighbour's murder
Wayne Reid almost got away with murder when he crept into his elderly neighbour's unit and strangled her with a towel.
Victim defends drunken Navy men
A Nelson woman whose family was terrorised by two drunken sailors wants to meet them face-to-face, and says they should not be thrown out of the Navy.
Man guilty of murdering neighbour
Wayne John Reid had been accused of killing Beryl Campbell in her west Auckland unit in 2008.
New charge for man who accidentally shot teacher
A manslaughter charge has been laid against the man who shot and killed 25-year-old schoolteacher Rosemary Ives last month.
David Tamihere: The freed killer
One of NZ's most notorious killers was released from prison yesterday and was later enjoying freedom on the balcony of his new Auckland home.
Accused admitted killing girlfriend, witness tells court
A man accused of murdering his Thai sex worker girlfriend admitted the killing to another woman he had been seeing in Thailand, a jury heard today.
Zahra's mum speaks of 'devastation'
The biological mother of dead Australian-born 10-year-old Zahra Baker has arrived in North Carolina.
Killer David Tamihere freed
David Tamihere was this morning released from prison after 20 years behind bars for the murders of Heidi Paakkonen and Urban Hoglin.
DiCaprio attacker faces prison term
A woman who smashed a broken bottle into Leonardo DiCaprio's face could go to prison for up to seven years.