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Police name man killed by tarseal truck
A road worker who died after he was run over by a tarseal spraying truck north-east of Hamilton on Thursday was today named by police as Graham Donald Bennie, 55, of Huntly.
Murder accused appears in court
The man accused of murder after his wife's body was found burning on a roadside near Huntly last week has reappeared in court.
Burnt woman's husband facing three charges
The man accused of murder after his wife's body was found burning on the roadside near Huntly is facing three charges, including one of assault in December last year.
Burnt woman's husband likely to face murder charge
The husband of the woman found burnt to death near Huntly last week has arrived in Auckland on a flight from Fiji, accompanied by NZ police officers. He is likely to be charged with her murder.
Burnt-alive woman's husband on way to NZ
Davesh Sharma, the husband of the woman who was found burnt alive near Huntly last week, is on his way back to New Zealand.
Funeral today for woman burnt alive
The woman who died after she was doused in accelerant and set alight will be farewelled at a service in Fiji today.
Burnt woman's uncle 'very shocked'
The family of a young mother burnt to death in the Waikato have been stunned by her death. Police today confirmed they had tracked down her husband Diwesh Sharma in Fiji, after help from the local Fijian community.
Husband, son of burnt mother found
The husband and son of a young mother burnt alive on the side of a rural road near Huntly have been found in Fiji. NZ Police said the boy was found when Fijian police located his father.
Fiji police silent on custody reports
Fiji police have refused to confirm that a man wanted in connection with the death of his wife near Huntly last week has been caught.
Real threat of honour killings in NZ, women's group says
Honour killings have taken place in New Zealand, a spokesperson for an ethnic women's group says.
Burnt mother's misery
A young mother left burning to death on a rural road was in a violent marriage to a man now the focus of an international manhunt.
Police use Interpol to track burn victim's husband
Police have launched an international search to find the husband of a woman burned to death by the side of a Waikato road last week, after he flew to Fiji with their four-year-old son the day after her body was found.
Husband of burned woman sought
The husband of a woman found burned to death next to a Huntly road last week fled overseas with the couple's four-year-old son the day after her body was found, say police.
Woman who burned to death named
Police have identified the woman found burned to death next to a Huntly road and say her husband - who left NZ with their son on Friday - is a person of 'considerable interest' to their investigation.
Woman was alive when set alight
A woman whose body was found burning by a remote Waikato road was alive when she was set on fire.
Burned woman's death homicide
Police believe they have identified a woman found on fire on Thursday evening, and that an accelerant was used to start the blaze.
Burning body identity still a mystery
Police are tonight still trying to identify a woman whose burning body was on the side of the road in Waikato overnight.
Police seek public's help to identify burnt woman
Police are appealing for help identifying the body of a young woman found on fire near Huntly last night.
Ride-on mower sends King to emergency dept
A run-in with a ride-on mower is being blamed for keeping the Maori King from at least one high-profile event.
Wanganui crash raises road toll to 6
Six people have died in five separate Labour Weekend accidents in Wanganui, Southland, Canterbury, Hawke's Bay and the Waikato.