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Teenager murdered after allegedly stealing young woman's AirPods

Kayla Dawson, 22, will undergo a psychiatric check before she is allowed to plead guilty.

'Zero to 100': Mum with no criminal history stole $140k from relative, involved in stabbing

Mihiata Morgan's offending history went from 'zero to 100', her lawyer said.

Hailey Bieber's sister arrested for assault, battery

The sister of Justin Bieber’s wife has been accused of throwing a used tampon in a bar.

Person hospitalised after early morning assault in South Auckland

The assault at a property in Roscommon Rd left one person seriously injured.

Bus driver stabbed ‘below his heart’ with hunting knife after Hop card malfunction

The driver had allowed a passenger to ride for free, but he became enraged anyway.

'Organised rumble': Up to 200 youths from rival schools in mass brawl

The brawl follows a week of violence in Taitā, Lower Hutt.

Name suppression continues for woman accused of murdering pensioner

The reasons for the name suppression are also suppressed.

‘I’ve sinned. I murdered my daughter’: Damning police interview played at dad's trial

'I never thought she would die,' the man told police.

Sydney double murder sparks Police backlash, tensions ahead of Mardi Gras

New South Wales Police faced calls not to march in the LGBTQIA+ celebration.

Mum confronts driver who dragged her son to death

Raynor Cribb was dragged 80m to his death under a car by a driver who knew he was there.

Scooter shooter case: Woman admits helping murder-accused avoid arrest

Witnesses said the person who shot Sione Tuuholoaki fled on a Lime scooter.

Accused killer cop allegedly drew a map leading to two bodies

Lamarre-Condon, 28, is behind bars after being charged with murdering two men.

Man, 25, charged with murder after Mt Albert death

The man was taken to hospital with serious injuries following the incident.

Steve Braunias: The sad, strange case of Nikita Tekotia, whose baby daughter was murdered

She failed, acutely and profoundly, to look after and save Arapera Fia.

Mt Albert homicide: Kāinga Ora admit resident complaints before ‘tragedy’

The estate, with 20 one-bedroom units, is known to have had security issues in the past.

'You failed': Dad's grief as mother of 2yo beaten to death sentenced

Arapera Fia was forced to isolate with her killer, who had been diagnosed with Covid-19.

'Enough to level the Sky Tower': Amateur bomb-maker's threat that spurred large-scale evacuation

The wheelchair-bound ex-con had been released from prison two months earlier.

Appeal denied for killer who climbed in bed between dead flatmate and sleeping girlfriend

Jianxin Tu has been denied a final appeal against his sentence of life in prison.