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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.

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.

Fresh calls for Auckland - Hamilton rail service
Waikato residents renewed their calls for a commuter rail service between Hamilton and Auckland with staged sit ins at train stations on Saturday.

Mother pays tribute to her murdered children
The mother of three NZ children shot dead by their father broke her silence as they were laid to rest at their ancestral marae.

Chinese gymnast living in NZ stripped of medal
A Chinese gymnast, now living in Huntly, has been stripped of an Olympic bronze medal for being too young during the Sydney 2000 Olympics.