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Officers didn't consider accused gunman a threat
Two undercover police officers were shot at close range, one fatally, after they and a colleague was sprung trying to put a tracking device on a car, a jury has been told.

Inmate awaiting transfer at time of fatal attack
A prison inmate was awaiting transfer to a high security prison at the time of a fatal attack on prison guard Jason Palmer, the Department of Corrections says.

Slain guard wanted prisons career
A prison guard who wanted to spend his entire working life with inmates has been killed on duty after only six months in the job.

Corrections on defensive after prison guard death
Department of Corrections bosses say staff safety is paramount following criticisms made in the wake of the death of slain prison officer Jason Palmer.

Father jailed for Christmas Day assaults
A man's attack on his partner was described as domestic violence of the worst kind by the judge who jailed him.

Police blocked aid for dying man
Slain liquor store owner Navtej Singh waited for 37 minutes for medical treatment because the officer in charge of the scene was never directly told the robbers had fled, an IPCA inquiry finds.

Man charged over 'gang' assault on boy
A police investigation into the assault on a four-year-old in a Whakatane park has resulted in the arrest of a 21-year-old local man.

Gang after some rough justice
Black Power members say they want to track down the attacker of a boy, 4, so they can deal to him before police.

Man who assaulted boy sought by police, Black Power
It may be a race between police and Black Power gang members as to who catches a man who assaulted a four-year-old boy because he was wearing a red shirt.

Teen's killer jailed for 14 years
A judge has ruled it would be unjust to sentence a man found guilty of murdering a 14-year-old boy to the usual statutory minimum jail term of 17 years.

Suspect in NZ nurse's murder denies killing
The prime suspect in the murder of NZ-born nurse Michelle Beets has gone public to profess his innocence.