A 52-year-old man charged with the murder of a Wellington woman found beaten to death in her Newtown flat last week has been remanded in custody.

A man shot by police after allegedly presenting an airgun at them last month says he thought he was playing a joke on his brother.

An autopsy in Bali has established that wounds inflicted on NZ surfer Jordan Lucas's face, hands and body would have killed him.

A former girlfriend of murdered New Zealander Jordan Lucas says he was a generous, mellow man.

Family members of a NZ surfer found dead on a surf beach in Bali are on their way to Indonesia and are being helped by the NZ consulate there.

The brother of the man who killed liquor store owner Navtej Singh has been sentenced over an aggravated robbery of a tinnie house a day before the fatal shooting.

The man convicted of killing teenager Liam Ashley four years ago has been found guilty of kidnapping, threatening to kill and assault with an offensive weapon.

Police investigating the murder of a Wellington woman are looking for a man who may have spent time with the victim.

A teenager charged with assault following the death of a man during a street brawl in south Auckland has appeared briefly in court.

A 16-year-old boy has appeared in court charged with the murder of an off-duty police officer.

An off-duty police officer stabbed to death in his own home appears to have known his attacker but police will not comment on whether the accused killer was a relative.

Two people have been charged with assault after a man was fatally struck by a car during a street brawl in south Auckland early this morning.

A woman police constable was attacked by a motorist she pulled over for drunken driving.