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Landmark Aboriginal film marred by killing

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Scott Guy's home near to being sold

Bashing victim's shock at injuries

Tot's murder posted on Facebook

Killer understands if family want him dead

Man accused of setting wife on fire to plead not guilty

A man charged with setting his wife on fire at a rural Waikato roadside before fleeing for Fiji with his son will plead not guilty to her murder.

Move cuts help to anti-violence groups

Women's refuges say some women fleeing from violence may no longer be able to get...

Queenstown horse trainer acquitted of murder in UK

Man pleads guilty in Kiko murder

One of two men charged with killing Chinese student Jiayi Li has changed his plea and admitted to her murder. Also known as Kiko, her body was found in the boot of her car last June. She had been stabbed to death.

Dunedin man bashed with a hammer

Two arrested over attack on foreign student

Two people have been arrested for what Christchurch police say appears to be a racially motivated attack on a foreign student.

Police appeal for information after stabbing

Nelson police are appealing for information after a man on crutches was repeatedly stabbed outside a police station.

Injured man stabbed outside police station

Nelson police are appealing to the public for information after a man on crutches was repeatedly stabbed outside a police station early this morning.