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Aussie serial killer lived in NZ

A former Australian Navy mechanic who reportedly confessed to three murders spent time in New Zealand. Australian police are seeking information on him.

Arun Kumar killer won't be named

The teenager found guilty of killing a West Auckland shopkeeper will have his name hidden from the public permanently.

Heather du Plessis-Allan: Brown and his fists not welcome

Chris Brown's behaviour proves he doesn't deserve a ticket into New Zealand, writes Heather du Plessis-Allan.

Mum's US mercy dash

The devastated mother of a Kiwi basketballer who narrowly survived yesterday's college massacre is rushing to be with her son.

Cruelty in home escalating: agency

Body parts bitten off, maimed from severe burns - experts believe the brutality of attacks on women by their male partners is worsening.

'These are crimes of ownership not love'

The day after Parmita Rani left her controlling husband, he waited in the foyer of her central-Auckland language school to stab her to death.

Delamere: I'd let Chris Brown in

A former Immigration Minister says he would let Chris Brown into the country because it would cause no obvious harm.

South Africans killed at rate of war

South Africa's murder rate has increased for the third year running, with opposition groups saying the figures mirror "a country at war".

Man jailed for life for wife's murder

When his wife left him, Mandeep Singh bought knives and waited patiently in the foyer of her school until she finished her exam.

Toddler's death: murder charges

A man and woman charged after the death of Taupo preschooler Moko Sayviah Rangitoheriri have had the charges upgraded from assault on a child to murder.

Kiwi teen charged with murder

A New Zealander living in Vanuatu has appeared in court today facing charges for murdering a local man in what police describe as a vicious, drunken fight over a girl.

Scott Guy killing: Father's plea

Father says finding killer will always hinge on someone coming forward with information as Ewen McDonald's lawyer says family "wasting money".

'They are wasting their money'

Lawyer Peter Coles says he's not surprised Kylee Guy has run out of money investigating her husband's death because he says she's focusing on the wrong man.

'We'll fight for you' - Mother won't rest until she gets justice

The mother of slain teenager Luke Tipene faces the prospect of reliving her son's death all over again at a second trial.

Hung jury in Luke Tipene murder trial

The jury on the Luke Tipene murder trial has reached a stalemate and been discharged by the judge.

Teen to remain in jail until murder trial

An Auckland teen charged with murder, who allegedly escaped bail and evaded authorities for four days, will remain behind bars until trial.

Judge sums up in Tipene murder trial

The judge in the Luke Tipene murder trial has told the jury the teenage defendant can be found guilty even if the act was unplanned and "instantly regretted".

Murderer: Prison like a holiday park

A Taupo man who killed his partner in an "unprovoked and cowardly" hammer attack has told the woman's daughters he was enjoying prison.