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All Black Brooke faces legal scrap
Former All Black Robin Brooke is facing legal threats over allegations he assaulted a teenager in Fiji, amid revelations that another rugby star was with him at the luxury resort.
Man forced partner to punch him, court told
A man forced his partner to repeatedly punch his face in a bid to get her locked up for assault, a court was told today.
Woman who died after alleged domestic attack named
Police have named the Kaikohe woman who died after what police allege was a domestic violence attack.
Woman dies after alleged domestic attack
A homicide inquiry has been launched after a Kaikohe woman died following what police allege was a domestic violence attack.
Parents taking care of shot officer
The parents of a police officer shot three times have moved in with him and his flatmates to aid his recovery.
Cop shooting accused keeps identity secret
The identity of the man accused of shooting a police officer in Papatoetoe will remain a secret until at least tomorrow.
Homosexuals being used as 'scapegoats' by flawed governments
Homophobia is on rise in Uganda as the government seeks an Anti-Homosexuality Bill and the minister for ethics and integrity insists that it will be every citizen's duty under new laws to denounce anyone they suspect of being gay.
Notorious killer Marsh dies in jail
Double killer Rufus Junior Marsh, a career criminal who spent just 18 months out of jail since he was 14, has died in prison.
Fijian police still to decide whether to charge Brooke
Fijian police say it is too early to say if former All Black Robin Brooke will be charged for allegedly sexually harassing a teenage girl.
Partner: Party death was an accident
The partner of a man who died aboard a luxury boat during a party on Auckland's Viaduct says his death was a "terrible, horrible accident".
Robin Brooke in police probe
Police in Fiji have confirmed Robin Brooke is the former All Black being investigated over a sexual harassment claim.
Schizophrenic genius whose worst fears came true
A brilliant US scientist, millionaire and paranoid schizophrenic withdrew from life, convinced he was being spied on, only to be murdered.
Jailed rapists 'drew teen victim into their web'
The father of murdered schoolgirl Karlo Cardno has been sentenced to nine years in prison for indecently assaulting a minor.
Woman charged with Orewa man's murder
Name suppression was today lifted for a woman accused of murdering a man found dead in Orewa at the weekend.
Parents plead for son who plotted to have them killed
An Asperger’s sufferer in England who plotted to kill his parents was sentenced to an indefinite hospital order yesterday, despite a letter from his mother and father asking the judge for leniency for their son.
Tormented driver's journey of death
In part five of his series on 2009's big trials, Andrew Koubaridis revisits the night Tony Worrell drove into Katie Powles.