The grieving family of three children killed by their father in Melbourne are fighting to have their bodies returned to NZ.

The Solicitor General is considering a request from Whangarei's crown prosecutor to appeal the sentence given to murdered schoolgirl Liberty Templeman's teen killer.

A 37-year-old man, who shot dead his three children in Melbourne, lived in NZ for five years earlier this decade before moving to Victoria.

Australian police are offering a reward for information on a New Zealand woman who disappeared in Sydney 30 years ago.

An Iraqi immigrant smashed up and set fire to his Auckland home before allegedly attacking several family members.

More than a decade after Scott Watson was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murders of Ben Smart and Olivia Hope, questions remain about the accuracy of his conviction.

A 24-year-old woman arrested after the fatal stabbing of a woman in Auckland last month now faces the more serious charge of murder.

The Chiefs have been spared another selection headache with Sione Lauaki available to play in their crucial clash with the Bulls after avoiding an NZRU-imposed suspension.

A 41-year-old Hokitika man has appeared in court to face a charge of murdering an elderly man found shot dead yesterday.

Nicollette Sheridan, who played estate agent Edie Britt in the hit programme, has filed a lawsuit claiming she was sacked after being physically assaulted by the show's creator.

A 41-year-old man will appear in court today on one count of murder after a double shooting in Hokitika yesterday.

A man in his 40s has been charged with two counts of murder and will appear in the Greymouth District Court tomorrow.