'I love you': Parents of alleged murder victim recall their daughter’s final goodbye
The 21 year old was alive but likely unconscious when a fire took hold and killed her.
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The dispatcher tried for several minutes to get people at the scene to start CPR on him.
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First responders initially couldn't see the wound that caused so much blood loss.
'Left her to burn to death': Murder-accused allegedly torched sleeping partner's bed
The 21yo was alive but likely unconscious when her bedroom was engulfed in flames.
Firefighter will 'never forget' amount of blood at murder scene
The firefighter was told it was a medical call, but arrived to find Tongia dead.
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"Baby, wake up!" bystanders heard Jovan Pora yell at his partner after the fatal crash.
Shot in the back while sleeping: Four women on trial for murder
The killing is said to be revenge for an earlier assault.
Auckland teens, 14 and 17, guilty of murder for road rage stabbing attack on stranger
The victim suffered a frenzied knife attack to his head and upper body.
Phone data, text message seal meth-making man's fate
Cellphone data put accused man at property where methamphetamine was being made.
Mum's grim texts foreshadow violence prior to infant's death: 'Not safe with me'
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Gang murder trial aborted after judge falls ill
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'A bitter pill to swallow': Anger, pain as killer sentenced to life in prison
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Mum admits fatal assault on baby boy days before murder trial was set to start
The identities of the defendant and the victim remain secret.
New trial date for mother accused of murdering children, leaving bodies in suitcases
Hakyung Lee had initially been scheduled to go to trial last month.
'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.
Supreme Court knocks out Grahame Christian's defamation case
The final ruling follows High Court and Court of Appeal decisions.
Jurors watch last seconds of alleged kidnap victim's life as manslaughter trial begins
Prosecutors say victim was trying to escape when car crashed on motorway.
Man who beat estranged business partner over the head jailed for manslaughter
'The scars left behind on our family's heart will remain forever.'
Identity of 17yo who raped stranger at knifepoint in Albert Park revealed
His victim fought for the rapist's name to be made public. Now it has.
Clumsy Auckland car thief caught with DNA database after leaving bloody trails
He cut himself twice - once with a screwdriver, again breaking a car window.
Woman who left 29kg mother on tarpaulin to starve to death released from prison
It was estimated Cindy Taylor's mother went up to 15 days without food before dying.
Temuka man admits dangerous drink-driving that killed two people
Murray Dean Stockwell lost control of his car when driving at high speed.
'Surreal, raw and tender': Murder-accused in court after death at accommodation complex
Whatitiri Whakaruru, 26, died last month after being fatally stabbed in South Taranaki.
Sex worker slashed customer with knife in secluded carpark, severing artery
Details of the violent end to Daniel Otess' life have been revealed for the first time.
‘I chopped up my wife’: Papatoetoe meat cleaver wife murderer to remain behind bars
Zeshen Zhou couldn't handle his marriage ending, so he killed his wife.
'I drowned it': Nurse who killed her 15-week-old baby girl wants to practise again
“She’s already lost her child, is that not enough of a conviction," her lawyer asked.
'The most indiscreet name imaginable': Man imports $5.5m of meth as 'Quade Cooper'
He created fake IDs using aliases', including one of the Australian rugby star.
Auckland man who beat his baby girl to death can finally be named
Baby Falute's father has kept his identity secret until now, despite lengthy prison term.
Psychotic Mt Albert killer detained as special patient as family remember student victim
Friends and family of Tom Coombes told the killer of their anguish at a hearing today.
'So many stab wounds': Good Samaritan testifies through tears at murder trial of teens, 14 and 17
'That’s what happens when you come to Beach Haven,' they allegedly taunted.
International rugby player who harmed endangered birds loses appeal
He drove a power boat at speed into a flock of endangered birds.
Man who allegedly struck road worker with speeding car charged with attempted murder
The road worker was critically injured after he was struck by a vehicle.
Christopher Luxon, David Seymour respond to latest ruling on Waitangi Tribunal summons
The Government is weighing up whether to appeal a ruling that a minister can be summoned.
Woman with no job for six years but $49k in cash strikes a deal with police
The drug dealer, who was also caught with cannabis, has forfeited the cash.