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Father's doubts on knife crackdown
The father of a young man who was stabbed to death says knife crime law changes are unlikely to be effective in limiting access to weapons.
Man killed in Manukau died of gunshot wounds
The man found dead on a Manukau street last night died from gunshot wounds, say police.
Man found on footpath after Manukau stabbing
A man aged in his twenties died after being stabbed in the chest in Manukau City last night.
Cop backs calls to reopen Crewe case
A former detective on the Crewe double murder inquiry is backing calls for the unsolved case to be reopened.
'Icy' Kiwi is living in NZ
Drug dealer went to jail after keeping his dead girlfriend on ice for nearly a year - now Stephen Royds is back in New Zealand.
Whoever took victim's car holds key to solving murder - police
Police investigating the murder of 74-year-old Donald Alfred Stewart want to find the people who took the man's car from a ditch.
Carpark killer jailed for at least 12 years
The man who snatched a handbag from a businesswoman then ran her down in a stolen vehicle has been jailed for at least 12 years.
Six arrested after gang fight ends in shooting
Armed police remain on alert after a gang confrontation in Wairoa last night ended with a man being shot in the face.
Solicitor-General to appeal Vercoe sentence
The solicitor-general is to appeal the sentence imposed on Isaiah Tai for killing Bay of Plenty regional councillor Hawea Vercoe.
No reason to reopen Crewe case, author says
There is no good reason to revisit the unsolved 1970 Crewe murder case, says the man who helped Arthur Allan Thomas win a pardon.
Family plead for help in finding killer
The brother of slain Wellington man Donald Stewart says his family is "shattered and in shock" over the way he died.