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David Tamihere's double-murder case heading back to court

David Tamihere was convicted in 1990 of the murder of two Swedish tourists.

Man with machete calls 111, threatens to 'kill people' before police shoot him dead

The man shot dead by police in Papatoetoe called 111 and threatened to "kill people".

Machete-wielding man shot dead believed to have moved to NZ from Fiji

The investigation into the fatal shooting of a man by police in Papatoetoe continues.

Police shoot dead man with machete; worried residents' 13 calls

Police received multiple calls about a man causing damage in a Papatoetoe street.

Focus: Man shot dead after wielding machete

Focus: A man was shot dead early Monday morning after wielding a machete on Central Ave, Papatoetoe. Video / Supplied

'I was terrified': Mum cowers with young son as partner shot dead

Alana Wingrove hid with her 9yo son as her partner was gunned down below her window.

Labour Party summer camp case: High Court dismisses suppression bid

Offender reached a plea deal with prosecutors; gets interim suppression pending appeal.

No release: Parole denied to Arrowtown killer nabbed 16 years after crime

Jarrod Mangels who killed his neighbour but was not caught for 16 years, refused parole

Man arrested after filming himself coughing, sneezing on shoppers

The man has been charged with endangering life by criminal nuisance.

Grace Millane's killer appeals murder conviction and jail sentence

The man was sentenced to a minimum of 17 years in jail for the murder of the backpacker.

Murdered by his teen babysitter: Mother found son, 9, with knife in stomach

'What would you do if I killed someone?' accused messaged three friends on Snapchat.

Graeme Burton prison attack: Senior gang member sentenced to preventive detention

Burton was left in a life-threatening condition and now suffers from diminished vision.

Rejected: Man who fatally assaulted teen Eli Holtz fails in sentence appeal bid

Man who beat a teen to death at an Auckland CBD intersection fails in appeal bid.

Two people found dead: 'Yelling, screaming' then silence at Auckland house

Neighbours say they've heard fighting at the house before.

Chch mosque shootings clip still on Facebook, one year on

"You're creating the perpetrators."

Editorial: March 15, 2019 - What rises from atrocity?

We say: Reflecting on the Christchurch mosque shootings, one year on.

Kerre McIvor: March 15 - the day mass violence came to our shores

COMMENT: I don't think I am as naive or as wilfully optimistic as I was a year ago.

Chris Lynch: Reflecting on March 15 one year on

Residents refused to allow Christchurch to be defined by hate, writes Chris Lynch.