Police received the report of a shot being fired before 2pm.

Malcolm Rewa bludgeoned Susan Burdett to death with a baseball bat, a jury concluded.

Malcolm Rewa will appeal after being found guilty of killing Susan Burdett.

It was a moment in New Zealand's judicial history not lost on those in the courtroom.

We are the lucky ones. We are the survivors. But Susan Burdett was not so lucky.

'Today is your day Susan. Victory for you.'

The murder of Susan Burdett is one of New Zealand's most infamous cases.

"This case is not about what you might think of [Malcolm Rewa] as a person."

But the defence says Susan Burdett's son had "means, motive and opportunity" to kill.

"My sister-in-law was sleeping in there. She just got out in time."

Car's accelerator jammed and it smashed into the house.

Malcolm Rewa's third trial over the death of Susan Burdett is now in its fifth day.

The jury pondered: "Photo 33 has a cockatiel in a cage but not in photos 32 and 37."

Malcolm Rewa is on trial for murder but the jury wanted to know the fate of a bird.

Malcolm Rewa is on trial for a third time, accused of murdering Susan Burdett in 1992.

"I saw her legs over the side of the bed, naked from the waist down."

One in six Auckland schools are looking for teachers, down from one in five last year.

Part of a suburban street remains closed following the crash on Gowing Dr in Meadowbank.

More principals than trainee teachers at Otago University's recruitment day.

On Saturday night, the Good Home gastropub in Birkenhead was brazenly robbed.

"It's an opportunity to create a memory" - parent Keryn Grogan.

Daycare teacher censured, her registration cancelled and ordered to pay $31,000 in costs.

Agent suspended for 18 months and fined $5000.

Up to 3800 Airbnb owners in Auckland expected to be hit by new bed tax.

A build-up of fat in the pipes was behind a massive sewage overflow in Papatoetoe.

Aorere College's own "Magic Mike" has gone viral with his ball proposal.

Former real estate agent Aaron Hughes was acquitted of criminal charges.

Police considered charging hundreds of men who paid for the services of a teen sex slave.

Funerals for Taylor King and Jeremy Tokotai Kaukasi will be held today and Monday.

The corner involved three traffic elements that do not work well together, says engineer.