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.

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.

Chinese authorities are to travel to NZ to gather evidence on the murder of a taxi driver in Auckland.

Flickering candles, flowers and stuffed toys cram the pavement in the immediate vicinity of shot congresswoman Gabrielle Gifford's office.

The family of a girl, 5, found dead last month had to be restrained when the man accused of sexually violating her appeared in court today.