A Malaysian court sentenced a man to death for murdering his Indonesian maid in a landmark verdict.

Windows were smashed and walls tagged at the home of a murdered Manawatu farmer last year, but police say there is no connection between the two crimes.

A West Auckland man seriously wounded when police shot him was armed with an air rifle he had allegedly stolen from a neighbour.

Increases in police staff and the number of officers on the streets over weekends are being credited with reducing crime in Counties-Manukau.

A formal police investigation is underway to determine if a man gunned down by police last night fired the first shot.

Kylee Guy, the pregnant widow of farmer Scott Guy is never likely to return to the rural Feilding home where he was gunned down.

The mother of a man allegedly assaulted by new All Black "superman" Rene Ranger is stunned he has been picked to play in tonight's test.

A New Zealander charged with the brutal bashing of an Irish backpacker in Sydney was remanded in custody when the court process finally began today.

The widow of murdered farmer Scott Guy, who is pregnant with the couple's second son, paid an emotional tribute to her slain husband at his funeral today.

A New Zealand man has arrived in Sydney to face court over an attack that left an Irish backpacker with brain damage.

Actor Rob Mokaraka has been sentenced to 400 hours of community work and supervision after an incident at his Auckland home last year.