New ZealandChina murder trial 'insult to NZ jurisdiction'Chinese authorities are to travel to NZ to gather evidence on the murder of a taxi driver in Auckland.12 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandOutburst disrupts child-sex violation court appearanceThe family of a girl, 5, found dead last month had to be restrained when the man accused of sexually violating her appeared in court today. 11 Jan 10:12 PM
Opinion<i>Editorial</i>: Rhetoric of violence must be reined inIt would be dangerous to instantly suggest that the shooting of Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was the product of a poisoned political climate in the United States. 10 Jan 04:30 PM
Opinion<i>Nicola Lamb</i>: Politics of fear spawn politics of the gunThere was something awfully inevitable about the Tucson shooting, writes the Herald's Foreign Editor Nicola Lamb.10 Jan 04:30 PM
WorldWoman, 61, praised for confronting gunmanThe brave actions of a 61-yr-old woman may have stopped the Arizona gunman from inflicting even more carnage.10 Jan 01:40 AM
WorldThe young man who shot a congresswomanJared Lee Loughner walked up to the crowd and opened fire... if everything had gone to plan he would no longer be around.10 Jan 12:47 AM
New ZealandAttempted murder charges after campervan attackThe man arrested for allegedly trying to set fire to a campervan with two people in it has been charged with the attempted murder of the pair.07 Jan 04:08 AM
New ZealandWoman says she was targeted by driverThe woman who was discovered seriously injured in Christchurch early today says she believes she was intentionally mown down by a driver.06 Jan 06:05 AM
WorldAustralian man avoids Afghan death sentenceA former Australian soldier has been sentenced to 20 years in jail in Afghanistan for murdering a colleague.05 Jan 11:54 PM
WorldJackson trial a star-studded media circusThe Michael Jackson hearing hopes to determine whether the pop singer died of natural causes or criminal negligence.05 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandPolice seek witnesses to stabbingPolice are appealing for anyone who may have seen a man and a woman walking away after a man was stabbed in Whitianga on the Coromandel Peninsula on New Year's Day to come forward. 04 Jan 11:31 PM
New ZealandManhunt sparked after Gisborne shootingPolice stopped a gunman 40km away from where he allegedly shot a man in the face.02 Jan 10:08 PM
