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Carmen police scan drain
Police searching for the body of Auckland mother Carmen Thomas yesterday lowered a high-tech camera into a drainage system on a central Auckland construction site.
Murder-accused was 'shy and didn't say much'
A Chinese student accused of stabbing a woman to death and putting her body in a suitcase after a dispute over money was "shy and didn't say much", a jury heard today.
Camera lowered in hole in search for Carmen
Police investigating the death of Auckland woman Carmen Thomas today lowered a camera down a hole in a central Auckland construction site, according to a worker on the site.
Carmen cops question CBD businesses
Police today questioned businesses in downtown Auckland in the hunt for clues to the slaying of Carmen Thomas.
Man admitted murder to 111 operator, court told
A student admitted to a 111 operator that he had fatally stabbed another student, jurors hear.
PM confident NZ will send Games team despite attack
John Key remains confident NZ will send a team to the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi.
Carmen cops want to rip up concrete
An inner-city Auckland construction site has become the focus of police investigating the murder of missing escort Carmen Thomas.
Inmate who killed prison guard sentenced
Inmate Latu Kepu has been sentenced to six years and four months for the manslaughter of a Waikato prison guard.
Inmate due in court for disputed facts hearing
The inmate who killed a Waikato prison guard is due in court this morning for a disputed facts hearing.
Scott Guy inquiry focuses on Invercargill visit
Police investigating the killing of Manawatu farmer Scott Guy have moved the focus of their investigation to Invercargill.
Teenage girl arrested for attacks on taxi drivers
A 17-year-old woman has been arrested and charged with a number of attacks on Wellington taxi drivers.
NZ athlete slain in street
A man has been arrested for the murder of a NZ athlete, stabbed to death in Hungary after the Triathlon World Championships.
Jurors shown knives found near murdered woman
The knives found near the body of a stabbed woman in a suitcase have been handed around a jury in a transparent case.