A 42-year-old Feilding man entered no plea in court today after last night being charged with the murder of Wanganui woman Marice McGregor.

Murder accused John Skinner said he fired shots at Sergeant Don Wilkinson because he thought Mr Wilkinson was "reaching for something to harm him with", a jury has heard.

An Australian man has been arrested over the alleged murder of his multi-millionaire drinking buddy after a manhunt characterised by Keystone Cops-style blunders.

A man has been formally charged after allegedly fighting his partner for car keys on a night of drinking before driving and killing a solo mother.

A high-profile public servant acquitted of hitting his teen son was given permanent suppression of his name and occupation today.

A tetraplegic whose throat was cut as he watched TV did not agree with his killer that he wanted to die, a court has heard.

House of Horrors killer Jason Somerville says he killed the only person who ever loved him - and cannot understand why.

Police fear a sexual predator is stalking the streets of Auckland's premier nightlife district after attacks on two women in the early hours.

Bottled granny Mary Loader - who last year completed the Rotorua marathon - is determined to recover from the devastating effects of her injuries.

A 28-year-old woman has been arrested and charged with murder after a man was found dead in a Gisborne house this morning.