The police officers shot by Napier gunman Jan Molenaar did not take all possible precautions but could not have known how Molenaar was going to react, according to Coroner David Crerar.

A police inspector speaking at the inquest into the Napier gun seige said he believed it would end in a suicide or "suicide by police."

nzherald.co.nz's Edward Gay reports live from day two of the inquest into the Napier gun siege.

Jan Molenaar's partner has told an inquest she warned police that there would be trouble when he came home and found them searching his home.

nzherald.co.nz's Edward Gay reports live from the inquest into the Napier gun siege.

RSA victim Susan Couch's ongoing battle with successive governments for compensation is not one she should have to be fighting.

New Zealand is one of the most violent countries in the developed world, according to a new independent report.

The convicted violent criminal who lived in Government minister Paula Bennett's home is out of prison - and has been kicked out of the country.

Convicted double-murderer David Tamihere - who killed two Swedish tourists in 1990 - has had his first proper taste of freedom in 21 years.

The Labour Party says the three strikes bill will be a nightmare for victims, see court costs soar and have no impact on violent crime.

The hurdle is too high for David Bain to get compensation for 13 years wrongly spent in jail, say people involved in New Zealand's other historic retrials.

David Bain spent 13 years in prison for the murder of five family members before being acquitted in a retrial. Should he be compensated? Give us your views.

David Bain has lodged a compensation claim that could cost taxpayers more than $1 million, but he has to prove his innocence first.

Susan Couch's case against Corrections will allege that RSA killer William Bell 'did not receive adequate supervision from the supervising officer'.

A man whose car was vandalised with a key says he's not surprised a former district court judge walked free of the charge yesterday.

Two Supreme Court judges yesterday helped to overrule a Privy Council decision which had earlier trumped their ruling when they were judges on the Court of Appeal.

Susan Couch's Supreme Court victory came with a sting in the tail - the Court has set the bar far higher for her and others to win "exemplary damages".

A teenager told police she knew a mother-of-three was at home when she started a fire that blocked the woman's chance to escape and left her to die.

The last moments of Liberty Templeman's life may never be known, as her killer has never told the truth, his sentencing judge has said.