Three teenagers have been arrested over the murder of 74-year-old Donald Alfred Stewart in Hamilton last month.

As armed police continue their manhunt for accused killer Raoul Moat, life goes on in rural Rothbury.

The NZ man jailed in the US, who kept his girlfriend's body on ice for a year, says being home in Queenstown is "like Mars".

TVNZ has received a formal complaint about a documentary that reveals inconsistencies in the testimony of a witness in the David Bain retrial.

A shopkeeper was hit on the head with a hammer and had her wrists and ankles bound with lavalavas before a teenager stole money from her till.

A teenager who fired a shot during the robbery of a Christchurch tavern yesterday is bearing the injuries of a struggle with patrons.

Police are treating the death of a man in Feilding as suspicious after his body was found in the Manawatu town this morning.

A complaint to the Solicitor-General over a juror on the Bain murder retrial who was convicted of a serious theft is unlikely to affect the verdict.

A juror on the Bain murder retrial who was convicted of theft is the subject of a complaint to the solicitor-general.

David Bain supporters' challenge for a live, public debate has been accepted by a documentary maker - but only if Mr Bain shows up.

A Canadian known to visit New Zealand is wanted for his involvement in the murder of 13 rival bikie gang members.

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.

The man found dead on a Manukau street last night died from gunshot wounds, say police.