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![Baby Mustafa Ali death: Man to fight murder charge](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Baby Mustafa Ali death: Man to fight murder charge
A trial date has set in the High Court at Hamilton for February 2026.
![Man jailed for life after 6yo son weighing 8kg starved to death](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Man jailed for life after 6yo son weighing 8kg starved to death
Anthony Jose Martinez was sentenced to life in prison on a first-degree murder conviction.
![Editorial: The kids aren't all right](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Editorial: The kids aren't all right
OPINION: It will take a united effort to tackle child crime.
![Killer attacked in dock as he's jailed for partner's manslaughter](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Killer attacked in dock as he's jailed for partner's manslaughter
Corrections staff and court security were assaulted in the melee.
![Parole for mum who used 5-year-old as ‘sexual plaything’ after 4 years in prison](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Parole for mum who used 5-year-old as ‘sexual plaything’ after 4 years in prison
The woman will be released having served three years and 11 months behind bars.
![Ex-Files: I’ve been slapped with a protection order - what are my rights?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Ex-Files: I’ve been slapped with a protection order - what are my rights?
OPINION: How it affects work, travel and immigration.
!['I'm sick of it': Rising sports star Mea Motu calls time on domestic violence](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'I'm sick of it': Rising sports star Mea Motu calls time on domestic violence
World champion opens up about her abusive relationship and how her kids saved her life.
![Man slashed young girl's throat in 'savage, unprovoked' attempted murder](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Man slashed young girl's throat in 'savage, unprovoked' attempted murder
He woke her up at 3am before trying to kill her with a fish-filleting knife.
![Man who lived with murdered girlfriend’s corpse for nearly a month denied parole](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Man who lived with murdered girlfriend’s corpse for nearly a month denied parole
Gordon Hieatt strangled his girlfriend to death during a fight about rent.
![30 years on from infamous family killings, Herald podcast revisits Bain massacre](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
30 years on from infamous family killings, Herald podcast revisits Bain massacre
Part two of A Moment In Crime's look back at the infamous murder case.
!['Not a cent wasted': Finally, a public home for Hawke's Bay Women's Refuge](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Not a cent wasted': Finally, a public home for Hawke's Bay Women's Refuge
The agency has made its way out of the shadows to help those in need.
![US man behind 'doomsday' triple murder plot sentenced to death](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
US man behind 'doomsday' triple murder plot sentenced to death
Chad Daybell is sentenced for gruesome murders of his wife and his girlfriend’s children.
![Terrorised, battered woman was tied up and left on a bed - then she smelled smoke](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Terrorised, battered woman was tied up and left on a bed - then she smelled smoke
Recidivist offender's chilling words: 'I can't let you go because you'll nark.'
![Ginny Andersen: We have a major problem with family violence](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Ginny Andersen: We have a major problem with family violence
OPINION: The Government is putting family violence in the 'too hard' basket.
!['Degrading': Man drags naked partner outside, pours boiling water over her](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Degrading': Man drags naked partner outside, pours boiling water over her
Simon Kereopa then told his partner 'you deserve it, and that’s what you get'.
![Best friend says defendant was hurt, upset with partner before alleged fatal kidnapping](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Best friend says defendant was hurt, upset with partner before alleged fatal kidnapping
"Baby, wake up!" bystanders heard Jovan Pora yell at his partner after the fatal crash.
![Three dead after suspected murder-suicide at Perth home](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Three dead after suspected murder-suicide at Perth home
A man has shot two women dead in an apparent murder-suicide in Perth’s west.
![Bain massacre: 30 years on from infamous family killings](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Bain massacre: 30 years on from infamous family killings
A Moment In Crime takes a look at the infamous murder case.
![‘Hiding in plain sight’: Call for law targeting coercive control abuse](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
‘Hiding in plain sight’: Call for law targeting coercive control abuse
Victim advocates argue New Zealand should follow the lead of two Australian states.
!['I truly thought I was going to die': Man lifted partner by her throat](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'I truly thought I was going to die': Man lifted partner by her throat
Thomas Tuhou, who watched true crimes, told her strangulation was the perfect murder.
!['Dehumanising and degrading:' Man's abuse left woman unable to breastfeed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Dehumanising and degrading:' Man's abuse left woman unable to breastfeed
Adam Thomas Ross' abuse spanned two-and-a-half years.