Police have eliminated a woman seen giving away puppies from their murder inquiry and want to hear from two motorists.

Today, a court in Cambodia will deliver its verdict on the man who ran Phnom Penh's Tuol Sleng jail.

The family of a man shot dead by a high-powered air rifle is welcoming a policy change that will see all those with such weapons requiring a firearms licence.

The country's youngest convicted killer has been charged with assault after allegedly punching his mum on Mother's Day.

Police investigating the slaying of farmer Scott Guy are following up reports of a woman trying to give away chocolate coloured Labrador puppies in a Palmerston North car park.

Two Upper Hutt men have been charged with an assault near a Wellington service station last weekend and will appear in court on Wednesday.

An armed gang member is still at large after a fruitless police search in east Hamilton this morning.

A teenager who admitted murdering a mother-of-three by setting her house alight was today jailed for a minimum of 11 and a half years.

Shannon Lawson, 38, who was shot by police in west Auckland on Sunday, has been remanded in custody after a brief appearance in court today.

Police say Colin Rangi Robyn Kiriona is dangerous and should not be approached.

A dozen people have contacted police about a possible link between the murder of farmer Scott Guy and the theft of three puppies.

Bruce Emery, jailed for killing tagger Pihema Cameron, is suffering from stress and depression and can't yet be released from prison,

Police are still trying to establish if the theft of three labrador puppies is linked to owner Scott Guy's murder.

Police are investigating whether the disappearance of three puppies from a Feilding property is linked to the murder of farmer Scott Guy.