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Man appears on assault charge after domestic incident
A man arrested after a west Auckland domestic incident which resulted in six people being taken to hospital has appeared in court.

Officers accused of assaulting teen
A trial has begun for two police officers accused of punching and challenging to a fight an 18-year-old who was getting "a little bit lippy" after they were called to disperse a group of teens drinking in an Auckland park.

British grandmother waits on death row
For eight years, a British grandmother has been living on death row in Texas.

Police wait to quiz knifing victims
Police hope to speak to the five victims of a frenzied knife attack today to learn what triggered the bloody assault.

Arrest after six stabbed at west Auckland house
A 45-year-old man has been arrested after a bloody stabbing incident in a west Auckland house last night.

Former Auckland student jailed for Taser attack
A former Auckland University student will have to serve 13 years in an American jail after pleading guilty to attacking a 35-weeks pregnant woman with a Taser in the United States

Huge horror buried in small news story
Dita De Boni is horrified at the fear of a 2-year-old kicked to death after wetting himself.