A Scotland Yard detective is in trouble for allegedly inserting song titles into his evidence.

David Tamihere, who was convicted of the murder of two Swedish backpackers, has been granted parole after serving nearly 20 years in prison and will be released on November 15.

A hunter who has admitted causing the death of Rosemary Ives says he doesn't feel he deserves to ever be happy again.

The man who bashed James Whakaruru repeatedly until he died, aged 4, will spend Christmas a free man - despite fears he will reoffend.

An Australian family has learned that the man who killed their daughter and sister went on to stab Austin Hemmings.

The Kahui twins' support worker has expressed deep regret for not telling her colleagues about seeing their mother "dump" her baby in his cot while changing his nappy.

The Kahui family's social worker warned it was possible twins Chris and Cru could be at risk before they returned home a month before they died, but the warning was not acted on.

Professionals who worked with the Kahui family prior to the deaths of twinsChris and Cru had no cause for concern other than the parents' infrequent hospital visits, an inquest hears.

Double murderer David Tamihere made his 14th appearance before the parole board today. But what was the decision?

In his first interview Josef Fritzl said his dream was to "look after my wife again because she was always loyal to me."

The man who murdered Good Samaritan Austin Hemmings spent eight years in an Australian jail for stabbing and killing his estranged girlfriend.

A witness to a huge street brawl has described how crowds armed with big pieces of wood charged at partygoers at a 21st birthday.

The trial has begun of a freezing worker accused of shooting dead his brother and driving around the lower North Island with him in the back seat, avoiding police during a two-day manhunt.

The widow of 'Good Samaritan' murder victim Austin Hemmings welcomed his killer's guilty plea outside court today and called for law-makers to toughen up on knife crime.