Taser use back in firing line
Police use of Taser electric shock guns is again under fire in Australia.
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Student found guilty of murder
Peng Cheng Tian, 26, has been found guilty in the High Court in Auckland of stabbing a fellow student to death and putting her body in a suitcase.
Macsyna King shows her emotion at inquest
Macsyna King showed strong emotion as she gave evidence at the Coroner's Inquiry into the deaths of Chris and Cru Kahui today at the District Court in Auckland.
Wife shot husband minutes after 111 call, court hears
A woman called police to say her husband attacked her and then minutes later killed him with a shotgun blast, a court heard yesterday.
Murder-accused 'had enough'
A woman charged with murdering her husband in west Auckland said she feared for her own safety and she'd "had enough" after he allegedly tried to throttle her, a jury has been told.
Night club clash may end top model's career
One of NZ's top international models has suffered a potentially career-ending broken nose.
Police pay their respects to Carmen
A canvas grid hidden in dense bush marks the spot from which police removed the dismembered remains of Carmen Thomas last night. Officers who recovered her body are being offered trauma counselling.
Carmen's body removed from bush
The remains of Carmen Thomas have been removed from a crude grave in dense bush in the Waitakere Ranges.
Ex terrorist's trial begins
More than three decades later, Stuttgart court hearing revisits one of Germany's most devastating political murders.
Carmen's body found in Waitakere Ranges
Murdered mother Carmen Thomas has been found in one of several concrete containers partially buried in the Waitakere Ranges.
Carmen Thomas' body found in west Auckland
The dismembered remains of murdered mother Carmen Thomas have been found buried in bush in the Waitakere Ranges.
Significant announcement coming in Carmen case
Police searching for the body of murdered Auckland woman Carmen Thomas are making an announcement about the case this evening.
Less crime, more solved, say police
There was less crime and more of it was solved in the year ended June 30, police say.