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Arrest made after man shot in face
A Christchurch man and woman caught on CCTV walking away from the scene of a shooting have turned themselves in. Photo / NZPA
Student begins trial for apartment murder
An Auckland woman died after being stabbed in the heart twice before having her body stuffed inside a suitcase, a court heard today.
Slain cop's mother cut out of $2m will
A bitter dispute has developed over the will and $2m fortune of slain undercover police officer Don Wilkinson.
Friends may be hiding killer
Police believe friends may be helping a man they want to question after a body was found in a pool of blood.
Mt Eden stabbing victim identified
Police have named the man stabbed to death in a boarding house in the Auckland suburb of Mount Eden early on Saturday morning.
Murder near former PM's home
A killer was last night on the loose after stabbing a man to death in a boarding house near the Mt Eden home of former prime minister Helen Clark.
Man found dead in Auckland suburb
Police have launched a homicide investigation after a man in his early twenties was found dead at a Mt Eden boarding lodge in the early hours of this morning.
Assault dad has punished himself enough - judge
A Rotorua man who admitted assaulting his son has walked free after a judge said he had already punished himself enough.
It was road rage, no mistake, says horrified witness
A witness has described how an enraged driver put his foot down and "just went for it" in a road-rage incident that left a man with two smashed legs.
Rockefeller killers sentenced to jail
The killers of Melbourne businessman Herman Rockefeller have been sentenced to nine years and seven years in prison.