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Siege gunman a repeat offender
The man shot dead by police yesterday had just got out of jail for trying to cut the throat of the woman he held hostage.
Editorial: CYF must act when babies at risk
Fewer in the community are prepared to turn a blind eye to child abuse.
Victims of drunk driving to get extra support
Families of victims of serious crimes are set to get more Government-funded assistance.
Meads sentence sets 'dangerous precedent'
Men will see murder as cheaper than divorce following the Greg Meads sentence, Sensible Sentencing...
Team NZ among charity casualties
Team New Zealand is among dozens of organisations that have lost their charitable status in a crackdown by the new Charities Commission.
Call for monitoring of child sex offender
A mother is questioning why a child sex offender will be allowed to live in NZ with no official monitoring when he is deported from Australia this month.
RSA victim can sue Corrections
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".
Three strikes law may see early releases - criminologist
Preventive detention will be retained as a sentencing option for judges under the Government's proposed "three strikes" legislation, Police Minister Judith Collins said today.
Three strikes law will leave offenders with 'nothing to lose'
Offenders with a record will have "nothing to lose" and could be more likely to kill under the three-strikes law, a prisoners' advocate says.
New scheme 'breeding ground' for crime - former detective
A new scheme to warn offenders rather than put them through the courts is a 'breeding ground' for more serious crime, a former detective has warned.
National, Act to get tough on violent crime
National and Act have agreed to pass a three-strikes law under which some killers will be locked away in prison without any chance of release.
Body in wardrobe murderer jailed at least 12 years
The niece of a woman beaten to death and stuffed in a wardrobe described her aunt's murder as "savage and disgusting" at her killer's sentencing today.