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Hunter's actions provoke anger
Fellow hunters have expressed "disgust" at the actions of a man who shot dead a woman after he mistook her for a animal.
Man likely to face homicide charge after apartment death
A 31-year-old man is likely to be charged with murder or manslaughter after the death of his apartment-mate in Auckland city overnight.
Man charged after body found in city apartment
A 31-year-old man has been arrested and charged with assault after a man's body was found in an Auckland apartment today.
Stalker's fatal error stuns teacher's colleagues
The principal of a tiny school in the Hutt Valley faces the heart-breaking task of telling pupils a popular teacher was shot dead at the weekend by a hunter stalking deer at night.
Tony Veitch in office quarrel
Tony Veitch was sent home from Radio Sport just one week after it was announced he would be rehired for his old job.
Partner's desperate attempt to keep shot woman alive
A young woman was shot in the head and killed - while she was brushing her teeth - by a hunter who thought she was an animal.
Police wined and dined Thomas jury, says QC
A group calling for a probe into the wrongful convictions of Arthur Allan Thomas described the atmosphere at the hotel where jurors were staying as a "Bacchanalian carnival".
Ex-cop: Chief pressured me on case
A former police officer and MP says he was pressured to change important evidence to the Crewe Royal Commission to suit the police case.
Mentally ill killer's outings safe - Coleman
The Associate Health Minister says he is confident it is safe for a schizophrenic man who beat a friend to death to be out unescorted in public, despite the victim's brother's pleas.
Mentally ill killer released on leave
A schizophrenic man who beat a friend to death after being released from psychiatric care - despite telling staff he wanted to kill someone - is allowed back into the community without supervision.
Rochelle Crewe: Police avoiding truth
Rochelle Crewe fears a police refusal to open a new inquiry into the unsolved murder of her parents is a "continuation of police seeking to avoid the truth".
Pardoned farmer willing to join Rochelle Crewe
Arthur Allan Thomas - wrongfully imprisoned for the Crewe murders - says he expects a police reassessment of the case to be a cover-up.
Review of Crewe case 'small move'
The man wrongfully convicted of the Crewe murders has welcomed news police will review the case, but is not expecting much to come from it.
Police to re-assess Crewe case
Police will review the Crewe murders in a bid to answer questions raised by Rochelle Crewe - who killed her parents?
Son's death 'left a hole in my heart'
The mother of a man killed by a driver trying to escape a brawl says his death has left an unseen hole in her heart.
Man jailed for killing son in crash with train
A man who drove into the path of a freight train killing his son and injuring two of his daughters and a niece was today jailed for three years.
Wife-killer in $1.4m luxury hideaway
Greg Meads enjoyed his final months of freedom in a plush beachfront home with another woman before being convicted of murder.
Stepdaughter recalls mother's cold killer
Kimberley White remembers her stepfather Greg Meads enforcing silent meals at the family dinner table as he watched television.