Two women have been jailed after they forced an 82-year-old to drive around in her own car and used her bank card to get cash.

Two armed offenders detained security guards and held customers at gunpoint while they robbed an ASB Bank branch in Auckland.

Australian police have dismissed speculation that a mentally ill patient may have murdered New Zealand-born nurse Michelle Beets.

Police are hunting a man who they say sexually assaulted a 13-year-old Napier girl as she slept in her bed late last night.

A NZ-born nurse ambushed and killed on the veranda of her home in an upmarket Sydney suburb was possibly the victim of a man who preyed on her.

The family of an up-and-coming Maori leader killed in a pub assault are astonished that his attacker has been bailed to live with his family.

Michelle Beets, who worked in a Sydney hospital's A&E, was found on the patio of her home after neighbours reported screaming.

The partner of a gang member accused of beating her was declared a hostile witness after refusing to repeat her complaint in court.

Actor Rob Mokaraka has pleaded guilty to two charges of threatening to kill an officer and two charges of assaulting an officer.

The man charged with killing a Whakatane school principal has pleaded guilty to manslaughter today.

The man accused of murdering two Hokitika men three weeks ago was named for the first time when he appeared in court today.

A man is found guilty of murdering a Chinese grandmother who was punched, kicked and stomped during a home invasion.

A murder trial has been given a rare chance to hear from the victim "beyond the grave", a court has heard.

Three police officers have been stood down for an alleged assault on a prisoner.

Sleep deprived, pregnant and 'overwhelmed' by caring for three young children, Sasha Pene begged a social worker for help.

A 25-year-old man will appear in court today charged with attacking a police officer in Ngaruawahia.