Three men have been jailed for their part in a south Auckland drug ring run by the notorious Killer Beez gang.

Radio Live host John Tamihere has defended the innocence of his brother, soon-to-be-released convicted double murderer David Tamihere, on his radio show today.

David Tamihere could have given his victims' families closure by revealing Heidi Paakkonen's body, a key witness in the case says.

David Tamihere will not have to reveal where Heidi Paakkonen's body is hidden when he is freed.

The man who bashed James Whakaruru repeatedly until he died, aged 4, will spend Christmas a free man - despite fears he will reoffend.

Double murderer David Tamihere made his 14th appearance before the parole board today. But what was the decision?

One of NZ's most notorious killers allegedly raped and abducted a girl, 14, in a previously unreported case before going on to commit murder.

The Parole Board has had to apologise to convicted paedophile Graham Capill and his victims after it botched up details in a written decision denying him parole.

The rapist of a 75-year-old woman has walked into a police station waving an axe and begging to be sent back to jail.