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Policeman stood down

Second death-causing driver avoids jail time

Fine for attack on photo-taking woman

Wellington murder accused remanded

Carmen officers visit ex-partner's work

Police visited the workplace of missing escort Carmen Thomas' ex-partner while he was out of the office.

Man still critical after Herne Bay fight

Mother attempted suicide after baby drowned, court told

A mum on trial for the murder of her baby denies intentionally drowning the 13-month-old, saying accusations she was a murderer were "not true".

Father admits killing five-week-old son

Double killer Barlow freed from jail

John Barlow was jailed in 1995 for the execution-style killings of Wellington father and son businessmen Eugene and Gene Thomas.

Baby-in-bath murder accused had bipolar, court told

A woman accused of leaving her baby boy to drown in the bath suffered from bipolar disorder and was having a severe depressive episode at the time of his death, the woman's lawyer said today.

Man in court for attack on teens

Officer jammed fire hose down tourist's throat

Bin may be key to solving homicide

Baby-death trial told of mother's tragic past

Her mother burned to death in a fire. Her aunt died after falling from a building and she was sexually abused a year after her father died in a plane crash.

Aussie cop admits to bashing tourists

A senior Queensland constable brutally bashed three tourists while on duty.

Gang members seek bail after shooting

Changing court procedures won't work - Law Society

Calls to change procedures after a notorious killer was able to write a letter to a juror have been called into doubt by the Law Society.

Man charged over street fight