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Panmure murder victim named

The man found dead in an Auckland home yesterday was a 19-year-old from Whanganui.

Woman in custody after stabbing spree

A 25 year-old woman is in custody after the death of a 67 year-old man in a "tragic" family dispute, police say.

One dead in Wellington stabbing

Three other people were transported to Wellington Hospital by ambulance, while one person was assisting police with inquiries and the scene.

Murderer assaults prison officers

A convicted murderer has been transferred out of Whanganui Prison after assaulting two prison officers.

Principal accused of attack in 'white rage'

Peter Lawrence Clague is on trial at Auckland District Court charged with male assaults female.

Principal pleads not guilty to domestic assault

A Kiwi principal at the helm of one of a prestigious English school has flown home to defend a domestic violence charge laid by his ex-partner.

Bravery award for stopping attack

Others stood by while a young woman was being strangled and punched in her car, but five Auckland men took action.

Man in court in relation to child's death

A 27-year-old man has been granted interim name suppression after he appeared before the court over the death of a two-year-old Hawera girl.

Changes to victim notification after killer's release

Obama's grim message to Americans

Two years ago President Barack Obama predicted that when it came to averting mass shootings through gun control, "sooner or later, we are going to get this right".

Kumar trial: Accused claims self-defence

A boy who stabbed a west Auckland shopkeeper to death was retreating and trying to defend himself at the time, his lawyer says.

Man denies killing autistic step-son

A Christchurch man has today denied killing his 5-year-old autistic step-son.

Hate crime, says city's police chief

United States police were last night searching for a gunman who opened fire at a historic African-American church in downtown Charleston, South Carolina.

Kumar trial: Accused's upbringing of drugs, alcohol and violence

The story of a 13-year-old accused's upbringing that was laced with drugs, alcohol and violence has been told in court this morning.

'I knew I was innocent'

In an exclusive interview with the NZME.News Service, the man cleared of murdering Cissy Chen says he remained calm during the trial through constant prayer.

Police will not reinvestigate Chen case

A piece of paper was found by police officers in the couple’s Torbay home weeks after the investigation began.

If I die, tell the police it was Jack

The morning Cissy Chen went missing she allegedly told a close friend that if she died her partner of eight years would be the killer.

Cissy's family 'heartbroken' by verdict

Cissy Chen's brother says the jury's decision to find her partner not guilty of her murder is "very unfair" to his sister.