Teenager Jiayi Li came to NZ with dreams of a better life. Her goal was to finish a business course and open a karaoke bar and pool hall.

A local newspaper has reported that Derrick Bird killed his twin brother David before embarking on his murderous rampage in a nearby town.

A man accused of shooting dead an undercover police officer in 2008 denied he had guns and weapons at his house to protect a meth operation, the High Court heard today.

The man accused of shooting dead an undercover police officer says he did so out of self defence, the High Court has heard.

The man who killed up-and-coming Maori leader Hawea Vercoe in a pub assault last year has been sentenced to two years and ten months in prison.

The sister of a New Zealand father-of-four killed at a family party in Queensland says her brother was an "absolutely awesome brother" who didn't deserve to die.

A woman has died after suffering knife wounds and burns to her entire body in a frenzied attack at a Melbourne petrol station.

After killing his paralysed friend, Eric Smail asked the neighbour who found him nearby to shake hands, like friends, then take him to the police.

Two off-duty cops allegedly battered a group of students with punches and kicks after forcing their way into an apartment building, a court hears.

Two men have been charged with kidnapping, assault with a weapon and aggravated robbery after an incident in Rotorua last week.

The father of four was shot dead as he celebrated at a family housewarming on Queensland's Gold Coast.

Three police officers are facing charges over allegations of assaults done on duty, including a case in which an alleged victim was injured so badly he lost a testicle.

The heartbreaking story of a couple looking after their dead daughter's baby girl.

A 21-year-old Warkworth beneficiary to three years for 'recklessly' shooting his girlfriend in the face.