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Murder witness says her cousin was shot within a minute of arrival at an Ōmanawa property.
Murder trial: Accused googled ‘how to wake up a baby after being choked’
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Third man accused over fatal Sandringham dairy robbery pleads not guilty to murder
The death of dairy worker Janak Patel during an alleged robbery sparked outrage.
Murder trial: Primary caregiver says she ‘blocked out’ memories of toddler’s bruises
Arapera Fia was covered in bruises when she arrived at Starship with a brain injury.
Ōmanawa murder accused claims fatal shooting was act of self-defence
Trial of man accused of murdering a Tauranga man at Ōmanawa begins today.
'Felt like a gun to my head': Unvaccinated family carers win court case
A group of carers who lost their funding due to being unvaccinated have won their case.
Autistic man who bludgeoned love rival to death has appeal dismissed
The man bludgeoned a 19-year-old love rival as his partner slept next to him.
'I have to say what I know': Caregiver threatened to report lover's confession after toddler's violent death
The woman, who was Arapera Fia's primary caregiver, has pleaded guilty to manslaughter.
Spending spree: Ministry purchases $4000 desks, $13,000 wardrobes
There was one picnic table but most of the new furniture was to furnish judges' chambers.
High Court upholds man's extradition to Australia over alleged machete attack
The man has been accused of attacking three men with a machete in a drug deal gone wrong.
Jurors listen to secretly recorded calls of murder accused sobbing after toddler's death
Two-year-old Arapera Fia arrived at hospital covered in bruises and with a brain injury.
Man who ‘received messages’ from Peaky Blinders stabbed woman to death, found insane
The man will now be held in hospital as a special patient.
Molotov-cocktail attack: Home detention bid rejected again
Fatima Ibrahim had hoped for home detention after two people were set on fire.
Jurors weep as prosecutors play murder accused's deleted video of 2yo days before death
Arapera Fia, 2, showed up at hospital covered in bruises and a fatal brain bleed.
Update in Prince Harry's phone hacking trial
Harry is one of a number of high-profile figures bringing claims against the publication.
Big cats from closed Whangārei lion park unsuitable for the wild
It's unlikely the big cats will be taken by a zoo in New Zealand, an expert believes.
Witnesses describe last days of 2yo girl's life before fatal beating
Tyson Brown is accused of having caused toddler Arapera Fia's fatal head injury.
Unvaccinated family carers take Covid Minister to court over losing funding
The group of carers were still living and caring for their family but couldn't be paid.
Terrorism sentencing: Teen who planned attack took weapon to hockey game
The teen became radicalised online after bullying at school.
Auckland dairy killing: Third man now charged with murder
The men were initially charged with robbery, but those charges have been upgraded.
Man accused of murdering toddler had admitted MMA-style punishment: Crown
Two-year-old Arapera Fia died on October 31, 2021.
'Never had a girlfriend': Man had homicidal fantasies before swerving car into schoolgirls
Two people were taken to Auckland Hospital with serious injuries as a result of the crash.
Guilty of murder: Jury rejects manslaughter defence for killing of 16yo
The defendant admitted to manslaughter but said he didn't deserve the label 'murderer'.
Beaten, chained and dragged by a car: Farmers jailed for 'savage' murder of colleague
The men beat the father-of-three, chained him to a car, and dragged him 1km across gravel.
Husband guilty of trying to kill his wife by driving car over cliff
'If there's no you, there's no me,' the man said before driving his wife over the cliff.
Buried in the riverbank? Murder suspect had ‘highly-suitable location’ to conceal body of close friend, court hears
Body may have been 'flushed' away: Mike McGrath vanished in 2017, never to be seen again.
Watch: Tensions boil-over with patched gangsters as Mob boss jailed for 'cold-hearted' murder
The patched gangsters shouted the Nazi cry Sieg Heil as the gang president left court.
Tensions boil-over with patched gangsters as Mob boss jailed for 'cold-hearted' murder
The patched gangsters shouted the Nazi cry Sieg Heil as the gang president left court.
Notorious B.I.G. and e-scooter drug mules: The trial of Auckland Grammar boy turned alleged meth king
At one point, a detective read the lyrics of Notorious B.I.G's 'Ten Crack Commandments'.
'Incredibly stupid' or delusional? Jurors set to begin deciding fate of admitted strangulation killer
Trinity Oliver was killed in September 2021, but was it murder or manslaughter?
Guilty or not? Jury out on attempted murder trial in car over cliff case
"If there's no you, there's no me," the man allegedly said before driving off a cliff.
51-year-old pleads guilty to murder of woman who died in Auckland house fire
Teao Ida Wiki died after a house fire in September.
Man accused of trying to murder wife by driving car off cliff can’t remember crash
The man denies the Crown’s claims he tried to kill his wife by driving off a cliff.