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Two police officers assaulted in Dunedin
Three people have been arrested after two police officers were punched, kicked and bitten as they tried to break up a domestic incident.

Stabbed cop's secret life
Detectives are trying to piece together the secret life of a police officer who was stabbed to death in his home last weekend.

Victim's neighbour loses pedigree pets
It's the $6400 question - would anyone commit murder to steal a litter of chocolate Labrador puppies?

<i>Deborah Coddington</i>: Time to wake up to reality of child-bashing shame
Today's column may offend, so if you're of delicate mind, turn the page now.

Scottish mum charged over deaths
The American mother of three children who were found dead in an Edinburgh house faces criminal charges, police said.

Woman hires hitman to bash her boss
Broke and desperate, Tania Aziz devised a plan to seriously injure her boss. With him in hospital, she could take over his kebab shop lease.

Laws, Karam in heated Bain debate
Shock-jock Michael Laws went head to head with David Bain supporter Joe Karam on the Bain family murders this morning.

Police cell beating 'unjustified' - IPCA
Four police officers beating a young man with batons and pepper-spraying him 65 times was "unnecessary, unreasonable, and unjustified", the IPCA has found.

Man charged with murder remanded
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.

Man shot by police was 'playing a joke'
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.

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

Olympian pleased with verdicts
The lawyer of a former NZ Olympian says he is pleased with two not guilty verdicts on charges of raping and assaulting his wife, but wouldn't comment on the possibility of a retrial.

Surfer was 'a real cruiser' - ex-girlfriend
A former girlfriend of murdered New Zealander Jordan Lucas says he was a generous, mellow man.

Family of murdered NZer on way to Bali
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.

Brother of liquor store shooter jailed for tinnie house robbery
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.