WorldKiwi sentenced to 22 years' jail over Melbourne murderIn sentencing, Justice Betty King described the killing as "bizarre, pointless and unprovoked".05 Apr 07:52 AM
New ZealandConstable shocked at conduct of senior accused of assaultConstable wondered whether alleged assault was just 'the way things are done in west Auckland'.05 Apr 06:55 AM
WorldZahra's stepmother collapses in courtThe American woman accused of the brutal murder 10-yr-old Australian Zahra Baker has collapsed in a US court.05 Apr 12:45 AM
New ZealandPolice hunt man after Palmerston North stabbingA young man on a rehabilitation programme for offenders has been stabbed outside the Probation Service building in Palmerston North.04 Apr 03:14 AM
New ZealandConvicted killer wins appeal hearing on jail termConvicted murderer Joseph Martin Reekers has won another hearing after appealing his 15-year non-parole sentence for killing Auckland hairdresser Marie Jamieson 10 years ago.04 Apr 01:43 AM
New ZealandCap may be key to finding taxi driver's attacker - policeA popular baseball cap may be the key to finding a man who repeatedly stabbed a Wellington taxi driver, police say.03 Apr 11:05 PM
WorldFBI asks public to help crack code in murder caseThe FBI is using the internet to invite amateur sleuths to have a go at helping them solve a 12-year-old murder.03 Apr 02:59 AM
New ZealandSergeant throttled prisoner - constableA young constable has described seeing her sergeant throttle a prisoner half a metre from her face.01 Apr 04:30 PM
New ZealandHat clue in taxi driver stabbingPolice hope a hat left by a man who stabbed a Wellington taxi driver a week ago may help identify the offender.01 Apr 01:01 AM
New ZealandMeads sentence sets 'dangerous precedent'Men will see murder as cheaper than divorce following the Greg Meads sentence, Sensible Sentencing...31 Mar 11:00 PM
New ZealandReparation from killer not enough - wife's familyText messages Matamata horse breeder Greg Meads unloaded from his wife Helen's cellphone led him to believe she intended to be difficult about their separation, his murder trial was told today.31 Mar 05:44 AM
New Zealand'Person of interest' in Wellington murder case diesPolice say a "person of interest" in the brutal murder of a Wellington heavy metal band member died a few weeks after the killing. 31 Mar 05:36 AM
New Zealand'Life is cheap', says victim's fatherLife is cheap, said the father of slain Matamata woman Helen Meads, reacting to the 11-year non-parole period that Justice Christopher Allan, in the High Court in Hamilton, imposed on Gregory Meads today when sentencing him... 31 Mar 02:00 AM
New ZealandConstable describes how he saw senior knee prisonerA constable has described how he saw his senior officer knee a handcuffed prisoner, who later had to have his left testicle surgically removed.30 Mar 11:33 PM
New ZealandConstable gives evidence against senior in trialA police constable has started giving evidence against his former senior officer who is on trial for allegedly assaulting five prisoners.30 Mar 04:36 AM
New ZealandTaxi driver traumatised after stabbingA Wellington taxi driver repeatedly stabbed at the weekend is still in shock and struggling emotionally, a relative says.29 Mar 03:40 AM
WorldMan who threw daughter off bridge guilty of murderThe man who threw his four-year-old daughter off Melbourne's West Gate Bridge has been found guilty of murder.28 Mar 06:43 PM
New ZealandPolice hunt man who stabbed taxi driverA Wellington taxi driver remains in hospital in a stable condition after being stabbed in Wellington in the early hours of Saturday morning.28 Mar 01:50 AM
