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House of horrors burnt, demolished
Christchurch's so-called 'house of horrors' has been demolished following an arson attack this morning.
Woman dies as police try to save her
Police tried in vain to save the life of a 30-year-old woman at Ruakaka, south of Whangarei, after she was stabbed last night.
Chainsaw used in Dunedin attack
A man was reportedly attacked with a running chainsaw while sitting on a lawn of a Dunedin house yesterday afternoon.
Man arrested in cop shooting case bailed
A man arrested in connection with the shooting of an Auckland police officer has been given bail.
Mum attacked twice while kids sleep
Police are looking for two men in connection with an assault on a Dunedin woman.
Woman attacked in her home twice in one night
A Dunedin woman suffered facial injuries after she was twice assaulted overnight.
Injured police officer: 'I'm not quitting'
Injured police officer Jeremy Snow is itching to get out of his hospital bed and back to his police work.
What shot cop told his parents
Constable Jeremy Snow didn't want to go to work the night that he was shot, his stepmother says.
Man charged over Tauranga death
The man found dead on the doorstep of a Gate Pa house yesterday morning was a talented, emerging Maori artist.
Bedside hearing for police shooting accused
A hospital bedside hearing is being held today for the man accused of shooting a South Auckland police officer.
Kidnap trio seize and rob woman, 82
An 82-year-old woman was kidnapped by three young women and driven around in the back of her own car while her captors robbed her of more than $1500.
Gunned down and lucky to be alive
Shot in both legs, Constable Snow fell, screaming for help. One bullet severed an artery in his leg and he was bleeding to death.