A top international criminal profiler has thrown new light on the Kirsty Bentley murder case.

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.

Prosecutors trying Blazej Kot for his wife's murder are resisting attempts to introduce a mental illness related to anti-malaria medication as a defence.

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

Police name a couple who died in an apparent murder-suicide after shots were fired at a Nelson camping ground yesterday.

A witness reported seeing an armed man enter a caravan before screams and shots were heard.