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Shock jock in airport clash
Radio "shock jock" Iain Stables has been involved in a physical altercation at Auckland airport.
Slain mother Carmen Thomas to be sent off with music she loved
Carmen Thomas will be laid to rest on Wednesday - to the beats played at her favourite pub.
Carmen accused's dad 'thunderstruck'
The father of Carmen Thomas-murder accused Brad Callaghan says he can't believe what has happened and still loves his son.
Kahui confused under questioning
The father of slain twins Chris and Cru Kahui agreed he was trying to protect his sons from his own anger under cross-examination at an inquest into their deaths today.
Kahui tells inquest he should have thought more about statement
The father of slain twins Chris and Cru Kahui agreed he was careless about signing his police statement before reading it properly.
Teen arrested over Nelson bashing
A Nelson teenager has been arrested over a vicious attack in which a man was left for seven hours in a pool of his own blood.
Man jailed for minimum 11.5 years for stabbing friend
A man who stabbed his friend in the heart, then made a cup of tea as he bled to death, was today jailed for a minimum 11-and-a-half years.
Mother must have hurt twins - Kahui
Chris Kahui has changed his mind about why he thinks his former partner Macsyna King caused the deaths of their twin boys, a coroner's inquest heard today.
Kahui hung up when told to come to hospital, King tells inquest
Chris Kahui said "whatever" when Macsyna King asked him to come to the hospital to see their injured sons, an inquest has been told.
Police track slain farmer's Facebook friends
Police hunting Scott Guy's killer are tracking down Facebook friends of the slain Manawatu farmer and his widow.
Kahui mother breaks down at inquest
The mother of the Kahui twins broke down in tears at an inquest today as she conceded that her evidence about how she came into hospital "does not match" that of a nurse.